Photo Gallery: The Week in Pictures
Daily Herald photographers found colorful moments in the suburbs. See if we were in your neighborhood.
A hawk flies from light tower to light tower with a few side trips to a nearby grove of trees as the Naperville Central Red Hawks face the visiting Benet Academy Redwings during a Class 3A girls soccer sectional final in Naperville on Friday, May 29, 2026. The Redhawks won 1-0.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Dr. Samuel Lake and Dr. Paul Nourbash, right, inside one of the new six operating rooms built specifically for joint replacements at Ascension Saint Alexius Medical Center in Hoffman Estates.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
St. Charles East’s Hayden Sujack celebrates her home run as she rounds second base against Marist at the IHSA Class 4A Rosemont softball supersectional on Monday, June 1, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
People line a fence along the tracks as Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, arrives at West Chicago on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Libertyville pitcher Madden Cotts celebrates the Wildcats’ 7-6 victory in eight innings over Maine South during the IHSA Class 4A baseball state final at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on Saturday, June 13, 2026.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Mundelein’s Kieley Tomas is tagged out by Lane Tech catcher Madison Shraiberg when she tried to stretch an RBI triple into a home run at the IHSA Class 4A Rosemont softball supersectional on Monday, June 1, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Long evening shadows appear as silhouettes while they stretch from girls in the Mundelein Park & Recreation District's inaugural girls youth flag football program during their first practice Thursday, May 14, 2026 at Keith Mione community park in Mundelein.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Barrington's Liana Maggio (10) throws to first during the IHSA Class 4A NIU softball super-sectional Monday, June 1, 2026 at the Mary M. Bell Field at Northern Illinois University in Dekalb.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
There was a sepia-tone cast in the sky as storms rolled through the Northwest Suburbs, including Arlington Heights, during sunset recently. The campus of Northwest Community Hospital is at the lower portion of the frame. While this image was taken at an altitude of 200 feet, passengers in the jet flying thousands of feet above, which is barely discernible at the upper left of the frame, most certainly had a spectacular view of the weather phenomena.
Joe Lewnard
Warren coach Ryan McCabe leads his team in a cheer after they defeated Fremd in a IHSA Class 4A girls soccer supersectional championship at Barrington High School on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Crew members watch from the cab and the gangway of Union Pacific’s Big Boy 4014, the world’s largest operating steam locomotive, as it arrives Tuesday, June 2, 2026, at West Chicago.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Fremd’s Gwen Zimmerman keeps Warren’s Kenzie Szczerowski from the ball in a IHSA Class 4A girls soccer supersectional championship at Barrington High School on Tuesday, June 2, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Naperville Central's Natalie Liesch (13) collides with Wheaton Warrenville South goalie Lauren Buchalski (0) after an attempted shot on goal during the IHSA Class 3A St. Charles North Girls soccer super-sectional Tuesday, June 2, 2026 in St. Charles.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
David Chase takes pictures of his children Heather and Neil on the Expo Wheel as the Music Express spins behind him at the Cream of Wheaton festival in downtown Wheaton on Thursday, June 4, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Maine South's Gavin Krischke, left, overrruns teammate Dylan Tomlinson on what would have been a grand slam, but he was called out and the Hawks had to settle for three runs instead of four during the Class 4A Bartlett baseball sectional semifinal on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Wheaton Academy’s Michael Lavelle is checked hard by St. Ignatius’ Charlie French in the IHSA boys lacrosse state tournament semifinal game in Hinsdale on Thursday, May 4, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
With their prosthetics set aside, participants stretch out on mats during Bilateral Above Knee Amputee (BAKA) Bootcamp at Hanger Clinic Integrated Care Center on Thursday, June 11, 2026 in Schaumburg.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A set of prothetic legs has been placed on a bench while the owner exercises nearby during Bilateral Above Knee Amputee (BAKA) Bootcamp at Hanger Clinic Integrated Care Center on Thursday, June 11, 2026 in Schaumburg.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Lake Park shortstop Gaetano Lazzara tosses the ball to second from behing his back to complete a double play after making a diving catch of a line drive during the Class 4A Bartlett baseball sectional semifinal game against York on Wednesday, June 3, 2026.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Chris Theodorou, of Boise, Idaho has been volunteering for 28 years at the St. Sophia Greek Fest. Here Theodorou slices some Gyro meat Friday, June 5, 2026 in Elgin. Theodorou said that he grew up here in the area and now makes a point to come back to help each year.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Naperville Central's Emerson Burke leaps for a header during the Class 3A girls soccer state championship match against New Trier on Saturday, June 6, 2026 in Naperville.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Wheaton Academy’s Hudson Hall runs toward the bleachers while his classmates leap onto the field and security tries to control the situation after the Warriors beat Saint Viator in the IHSA boys lacrosse state tournament championship game in Hinsdale on Saturday, June 6, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Naperville Central's Emerson Burke reacts to the Redhawks 2-1 loss to New Trier during the Class 3A girls soccer state championship match on Saturday, June 6, 2026 in Naperville.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
The Cinemark movie theater is the last remaining business to operate on the former Spring Hill Mall site in West Dundee.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Glenbard West libero Carter Long (1) celebrates their win with his teammates after the IHSA State boys volleyball tournament championship game Saturday, June 6, 2026 in Bolingbrook.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Crystal Lake South right fielder Michael Rathjen makes a sliding catch for the final out of the bottom of the second inning during the Class 3A Schaumburg baseball supersectional against Fenwick at Wintrust Field on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 in Schaumburg.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
A sheet of rain falls over Northwest Highway in Fox River Grove Thursday evening, June 11, 2026, proceeding a wall cloud with more extreme weather behind it.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Libertyville pitcher Chase Lockwood celebrates after getting out of a bases-loaded jam during the top of the sixth inning of the Class 4A Schaumburg baseball supersectional against Lane Tech at Wintrust Field on Tuesday, June 9, 2026 in Schaumburg. He gave up just one run during the inning, and the Wildcats led 2-1 at the end of the frame.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Two people do their best to get to their car in a heavy downpour as they come out of Costco at Randhurst shopping center in Mount Prospect on Wednesday, June 10, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Hope Academy’s Adrian Salgado loses his helmet as he is picked off by Harvest-Westminster first baseman Carter Goetz, who jumps over him after tagging him out on the throw from pitcher Jameson Rapinchuk in the IHSA Class 2A baseball supersectional at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva on June 9, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Crystal Lake South's Carson Trivellini reacts to the Gators’ 2-0 loss to Triad during the IHSA Class 3A baseball state semifinal at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on Friday, June 12, 2026.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Des Plaines Mayor Andrew Goczkowski stands in the vault doorway at the former bank building on Lee St. that has been bought by the city and will be a new restaurant.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Residents and staff at Hearthwood Senior Living gather to form a giant human "250" as a staff member takes a photo from a third floor balcony in celebration of America's upcoming 250th birthday in Bartlett on Monday, June 15, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Jeffry, seated, and Johnny Love, parents of of Mary Alice Love, a woman shot to death by a Mundelein police officer in May, listen to a speaker during a protest outside village hall on Thursday, June 18, 2026 in Mundelein.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Clare Bollnow, of Brookfield helps create a vibrant new mural live on-site Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 123 W. Wesley Street in Wheaton. The Downtown Wheaton Association, in partnership with POSCA® and uni Brands Corporation presents Murals, Mocktails, & Music, a first-day-of-summer celebration of public art, music, local businesses, and community.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Sharon House is not being allowed to move into her Mount Prospect condo because of her service dog, Biscuit, which her complex says is not allowed.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
The new main gate is all brick and a sign projects the name of Aurora’s RiverEdge Park on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Activist Cristobal Cavazos leads others in chants inside the Hoffman Estates Police Department on Friday, June 19, 2026 as they protest what they call the department’s cooperation with ICE.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
The Harper College Jazz Ensemble performs during the 6th annual Juneteenth in the Burbs celebration Saturday, June 20, 2026 at Harper College in Palatine.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
The Huns rehearse at Rough Draft Studios in Palatine on June 12, 2026. Lead singer Dave Grundhoefer belts lyrics while guitarist Bob Dempsey plays with him.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com