Pictures of the Week
Brener Sube, 2, of Hoffman Estates enjoys a hot dog during Saturdays Germanfest at the Hoffman Estates Village Green.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Runners are a colorful blur of motion as they start the Fox Valley Marathon Sunday in St. Charles.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Water drips steadily from the awning over Tim Sullivans head as he serves hot dogs and brats from his Dog N Go stand at Grafelman Park during a rainy Heritage Festival Sunday in West Dundee. Despite the weather, he said business was good and everyone was having a fun time.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Elias Gil, 2, holds on tightly to his mother, Monica, as he rides a pony during the Des Plaines Fall Fest Sunday at Lake Park.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Fourth graders at St. James the Apostle School in Glen Ellyn, Maria Grimaldo and Grace Garland plant pinwheels to send messages of peace to the world. The students decorated and wrote encouraging words of peace on the pinwheels, so as one fourth grader said when they spin they will spread those words of peace to the world.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Barn sale volunteer Jacob Bastin, 16, of Geneva moves a purchased chair to the pick-up lot at the Kane County Fairgrounds during St. Peters Catholic Churchs barn sale on Saturday, September 17. The annual fundraiser, which runs through Sunday, raises hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Monarch Mike, Dave Lloyd of Brookfield, flies by prairie plant as he entertains those attending Prairie Days at Terrace View Park. The event was sponsored by the Lombard Park District and Lombard Garden Club.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Larger than life scarecrows act as a marker for those attending Laurette & Robs Big Fat Farm Wedding at Heritage Prairie Market on Brundige Road in Elburn on Saturday, September 17. Traffic slowed down quite a bit as drivers gawked at the pair.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
History professor Steve Fratt of Hainesville plays a Union Lt. Colonel in the 1st Brigade Illinois Volunteers during the 9th Annual Lake Villa Civil War Days Sunday at the Lehmann Mansion. Fratt is the head of the history department at Trinity International University.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Wauconda police dog Maxx opens the car door by himself while his partner, Sgt. John Combs, watches. They recently took first place in individual and team events at the Illinois Regional Canine Olympics.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Marissa Rivera, left, and Chloe Meyer inspect the structural integrity of some building form tubing for their sophomore float for the Grant Community High School homecoming parade.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Junior Alyssa Carrico tops the cheerleaders during the Burlington Central Homecoming assembly Thursday, September 22, 2011.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Crew chief Tello Wilfrido installs a plate cover over a light at the entrance to Scream in the Park in Rosemonts entertainment district, on Wednesday September 21st.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Schaumburg sophomore Kathleen Young plays her trumpet as eighth grade band members from Keller, Frost and Addams junior high rehearse alongside the Schaumburg high school band in preparation for Fridays joint halftime show.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Anika Dubon has fun with her dad Bill Dubon playing games during Dad with Desserts at Spring Hills School in Roselle on Friday. The Kindergartners played games with their dads then ate dessert together. While this event highlight the letter D in the childrens curriculum, teacher Amy Salatino said it also aims to welcome more fathers into the school, where mothers tend to be a more prevalent presence. We want the dads to know that they are as important, as welcome and as needed as the mothers are, she said.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Analise Frigo, 8, from Huntley yells while on a roller coaster during the fall fest in Huntley. The festivals proceeds go to the Huntley Park Foundation which helps support park district programs.
Steven Berczynski/ sberczynski@dailyherald.com
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