Daily Herald's Week in Photos
Mom Angelica Chavez passes Gael, the first baby born in Elgin in 2010, off to dad Victor Guerrero at Sherman Hospital Friday. Gael was born at 2:32 pm.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Provena Geneva Care Center Activity Director Patty Miemczewski repeatedly takes peeks at the check for $2,326.00 which the Center's Giving Tree won during the Giving Tree Christmas tree contest at the Geneva History Center.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Vincent and Erika Padovano of Vernon Hills trek around Big Bear Lake on new snow shoes as they enjoy the winter weather Sunday at Century Park in Vernon Hills.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Angela Boule of Pittsburgh, Pa., carries off a large piece of brush from the Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove during some habitat restoration work Saturday.
Kevin Sherman | Staff Photographer
Austin Gabrielsen, 12, right, Brooklyn Sawyers, 11, Daniel Gabrielsen, 13, and Marco Colin, 12, play the video game Mario Kart on the Wii system during "School's Out Game Day" Tuesday at the Warren-Newport Public Library in Gurnee.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Agnes Merzyn of Palatine and her daughter Dominique, 1 ride down a sledding hill at Palatine Hill Golf Course.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Matthew Manibog, 12, of South Elgin practices lay ups during warm-ups at the St. Charles North boys basketball holiday basketball camp for kids. This was Matthew's third year going to the camp.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Martin Fudulov of Lake Villa sets his tip-up as he prepares to ice fish Wednesday with his friends Matt Zastrow, Eric Pope, and Ben Modica on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. This was the first time this year that the friends were able to fish on the lake.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Construction workers battle a snow storm that hit the area Saturday in Buffalo Grove.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
A snowboarder dives out of the way of 10-year-old Kelsey Harrison of North Aurora as she speeds down the sledding hill at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva Monday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
8-year-old Jason Casebolt, dressed as Abe Lincoln, helps magician Brent Allan with an American flag trick during a show for families filled with comedy and magic tricks at the Wauconda Library.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Michelle Boule and her father Melvin Boule of Sugar Grove cut down some brush during some habitat restoration work at the Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove.
Kevin Sherman | Staff Photographer
A ladder truck works a fire from the air as almost 20 area companies converged on this home on a private road off of the 1500 block of Waukegan Road in Lake Forest Wednesday. The fire apparently started in the fireplace.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
The first baby of the year at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital made her entrance at 12:11 a.m. Olivia Patricia Barbush was born to Julie and Dan of Braidwood.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Mike Mulcahey and his 11-month-old golden retriever Cullen walk through a snowy parking lot in Geneva Thursday.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Sledders fill the hill at Randall Oaks park in West Dundee at the end of the weekend snowstorm Sunday.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Alyce Richmond, 2, enjoys her time jumping on bubble wrap during the Bubble Bash at the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville Thursday.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Brady Goldsworth, 14, of St. Charles, Jack Callaghan, 12, of St. Charles and Lorenzo Estrada, 12, of South Elgin do dribbling drills with Kyle Nelson, left, and Joshua Mikes of the St. Charles North boys basketball team.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Nick Ruggiero, 15, of Huntley gets a little air off a makeshift ramp as he and friends snowboard and sled at Randall Oaks Park in Carpentersville Monday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Kristie Schuman holds her new daughter Taylor, who was the among the first babies born to Kane County parents in 2010 at 6:24 am Friday morning at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Cousins Kenyon Mussehl, 12, left, Owen Mussehl 6, Amelia Mussehl, all of Verona, Wisconsin and Cassidy Petersen 13 of Volo hold Lemon Drop, an albino Burmese python inside Serpent Safari at Gurnee Mills Tuesday.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Giving Tree contest entries at the Geneva History Center on Tuesday, December 29.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Several residents of Oak Crest Atrium retirement apartments spent the last day of 2009 watching an improv belly dancing group from Sugar Grove perform in the Cellar Pub in Elgin.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Proud parents of the first baby born in suburban Cook county are Alvin Lebron, 25, and Rosa Rosado, 20, both of Woodstock with their new baby boy Joaquin Lebron weighing in at 8lbs 12oz and 21 inches long at St. Alexis Hospital in Hoffman Estates.
Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer
Sharon Spriester of Mundelein walks her dog Hitch down Highland Road in Mundelein during a winter storm Saturday.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
April Mueller of Grayslake throws a frisbee for her dog, Torque, who chases it in the snow Monday at Central Park in Grayslake. "The dog has more torque," explains Mueller as she watches her companion romp.
Gilbert R. Boucher II | Staff Photographer
Taylor Gola, front, and Carly Evert turn their haeds to avoid the snow spray as they sled at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva Monday. Both are 18 and from Geneva.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Debbie Higginbotham of Carol Stream takes a break from shopping outside of the Victoria's Secret store in Woodfield Mall Saturday.
Stephanie Janisch | Staff Photographer
Liza Jain pushes her three-year-old daughter Aashika on a wheeled board at the Persinger Recreation Center Thursday during a Geneva Park District Lil' Tykes New Year's Eve Bash. They are from Geneva.
John Starks | Staff Photographer
Fire burns on the roof of this home on a private road off of the 1500 block of Waukegan Road in Lake Forest Wednesday evening. The fire apparently started in the fireplace and spread. One person was home at the time but was able to escape.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Under red lights Naperville Mayor George Pradel screams "Happy New Year!" during the Bubble Bash at the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville Thursday.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Debra Norton of St. Charles and Provena Geneva Care Center Activity Director Patty Miemczewski remove gold ribbon from a walker on display in front of their Giving Tree Christmas tree contest entry.
Laura Stoecker | Staff Photographer
Naturalist Ben Katzen points out the characteristics of some deer tracks during the Forest Preserve District of Kane County's Tracks and Trails nature program at Tekakwitha Woods in St. Charles Tuesday.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Mitchel Huffman plays on the turf soccer field during an open house Tuesday at the soon-to-open Falcon Park Recreation Center in Palatine.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Laura Shoults of Palatine pulls her son Patrick, 1 in the snow at the Palatine Hill Golf Course sledding hill.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Irina Plyamovataya of Buffalo Grove skis the trails in the Deer Grove Forest Preserve in Palatine.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
Matt Schuman holds his daughter, Taylor Brooke, as mom Kristie looks on Friday. Taylor was among the first babies born to Kane County parents in 2010 at 6:24 am Friday morning at Rush-Copley Medical Center in Aurora.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Emilie Guerrero, 3, of Streamwood and her aunt Lizzie Olague decorate a cookie at the Bubble Bash at the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville Thursday.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Luke Hand, 11, left, and his brother Max, 13, race down the sledding hill at the Lakewood Forest Preserve winter sports area in Wauconda Saturday. The boys are from Mundelein.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Marina O'Malley, 6, of Napervile is all smiles during the bubble release at the DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville Thursday.
Paul Michna | Staff Photographer
Gary Steciuk clears his driveway in Buffalo Grove as a winter storm hit the area Saturday.
Steve Lundy | Staff Photographer
Teresa Chavez, left and Rosalina Ojeda carry bags from their many trips around Woodfield Mall over the course of the morning on Saturday.
Stephanie Janisch | Staff Photographer
Maria and José Macias of Waukegan hold their baby daughter Julina who was born on January 1, 2010 at 12:55 a.m. making her the first baby of the year born in Lake County.
Mark Black | Staff Photographer
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