Images: Pictures of the Week
Cogsworth, played by Sean Kearney, sings as the cast performs Human Again during Wednesdays dress rehearsal for the Elgin High School production of Beauty and the Beast. Chip, played by Betsy Page, and Mrs. Potts, Andrea Verhasselt, are pictured at left.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Jill Murphy and Scott Reynolds play Belle and Beast during Wednesdays dress rehearsal for the Elgin High School production of Beauty and the Beast.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Darth Vader speaks to Nate Guerrero, 11, Wednesday at Fox River Country Day School in Elgin where Guerrero is a student. Vader and two other Star Wars characters were there as part of the schools annual fund-raising auction.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Tim Cross, 14, performs with Love of Evidence during the Evolution Rocks! battle of the bands concert Wednesday at Grayslake Central High School. Biology teacher Katie Titus arranged the event to raise money for the St. Baldricks Foundation.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Eric Durigan, 14, plays the guitar with his band, The Durigans, during the Evolution Rocks! battle of the bands concert Wednesday at Grayslake Central High School.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Jim Hall of Kids Karate Club demonstrates with his son, Mark, 6, during the Fox Valley Park Districts annual Fitness Fun Fair at the Vaughn Athletic Center in Aurora on Saturday, February 19. Jim has been doing karate for seven years and Mark started last year. Parents can participate side by side with their children at no cost in the Kids Karate Club program.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Danny Sego, 12, of Elk Grove Village spins the wheel to win a prize during the Elk Grove Village Park District Facility Fair at the Pavilion Saturday.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Bob Stemper of S&S Wine and Spirit Warehouse, left, and Tom Lockowitz of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory pour wine for patrons during the fifth-annual Lets Wine about Winter wine tasting and art festival in downtown Libertyville.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Mary Koval, co-owner of Oh, Olive!, pours glasses of wine for Jerry and Anna Marie Kelly of Wauconda during the fifth-annual Lets Wine about Winter wine tasting and art festival in downtown Libertyville.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Matthew Downing makes his way down the runway during the Special Leisure Services Foundation 21st-annual Gold Medal Fashion show at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows. The fashion is held to raise money for the local special olympians.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Joe Bisek and Melissa Temesvary walk the runway under the glare of spotlights during the Special Leisure Services Foundation 21st-annual Gold Medal Fashion show at the Meadows Club in Rolling Meadows.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Tory Geraci and Cristina Cassata strut their stuff on the runway during the Special Leisure Services Foundation 21st annual Gold Medal Fashion Show.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Cpl. Ron McQueen of the 5th Marine Division 26th Marine Reg. shares memories of war and life during the 1940s at Bloomingdale Public Library Sunday in Bloomingdale. He joined the Marines Corps in 1943.
Tanit jarusan/tjarusan@dailyherald.com
Drivers heading southbound on Route 45 in Grayslake pass the remains of an earlier crash. Mondays icy roads led to multiple crashes in Lake County.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Braden Foster portrays Muhammad Ali during Fremont Intermediate Schools fifth-grade wax museum presentation honoring famous African Americans.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Victoria Zanoni, portraying blues singer Billie Holiday, gets high-fived by parent Quinta Untermyer, after hearing her story during Fremont Intermediate Schools fifth-grade wax museum presentation honoring famous African Americans.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Fine Line Creative Arts Center painting teacher Alyce Van Acker holds up student Nancy McGuires artwork during the More Discoveries in Acrylics class so McGuire can determine what else she needs to do to the piece during class on Tuesday, February 22 in St. Charles. Van Acker, previously a painting teacher for Catholic schools, has been teaching at the Fine Line since it opened in the late 70s. McGuire has been taking classes at the school since 2004.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com