Images: The Week In Pictures
The Bull Valley Vaulters performs at the DuPage Forest Preserve Districts annual Fall Festival at the Danada Equestrian Center in Wheaton.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Ella Egmer, 2, from Round Lake helps paint her own face during a baby homecoming Sunday at Condell Medical Center. Events such as a wagon hay ride, arts and crafts and several games were provided for the kids.
Steve Berczynski/sberczynski@dailyherald.com
Amber Miller, 27 of Westchester ran and finished the Chicago Marathon Sunday, then later that evening gave birth to her second child, June at Central DuPage Hospital.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Hannah Monteith packs sandwiches in Rachel Serlins 6th grade class at Hawthorn Middle School for local PADS shelter.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Marcos Chavez, center, along with other students from Hammerschmidt Elementary School in Lombard, participate in Lets Jump, to break the world record for most people doing jumping jacks within a one minute period.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
North Shore Gas crews worked to tie in a new natural gas main Tuesday that required crews to burn off natural gas through a 50-foot-high flare pipe in Mundelein south of Allanson Road and west of Butterfield Road in an electric transmission right-of-way. Burning started around 5a.m. lasting 2-3 hours. A flame rose 40-50 feet above the flare pipe.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
5th graders Caleb Thomson, left, and Christian Larsen participate in a chemistry experiment called Chemistrys Rainbow at Copeland Manor School in Libertyville Thursday. The experiment turned water different colors by adding common chemicals.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Students, teachers and parents march in protest over the possible extension of the Sears Economic Development Area during an event at Jacobs High School in Algonquin Thursday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Lake Zurich High School Athletic Director Rolly Vazquez participates in a flash mob along with teachers and staff during a homecoming assembly Friday in Lake Zurich.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Seventh grader Will Wright leads the Carl Sandburg Middle School cross country team through the hallways to get high fives from classmates and teachers Friday in Mundelein. The team is heading to the Illinois Elementary School Association state cross country finals Saturday in Normal, Illinois.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Friday was a nice day for a walk through Daniel Wright Woods Forest Preserve in Mettawa as the fall colors began to show.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Lake Park student Morgan Polzin reacts to knocking all but one pin down during Lake Park High Schools 33rd annual Reyes Syndrome Bowl-a-thon Friday. Dozens of Lake Park students raised money for charity at The Brunswick Zone in Roselle
Scott Sanders/ssanders@dailyherald.com
Fall colors are on display at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Libertyville High School student Kalyn Constable was crowned homecoming queen during the schools assembly Friday afternoon. The homecoming parade kicks off at 9:30am Saturday morning at the Metra station and heads south on Milwaukee Ave.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Homecoming Court member Logan Farrell observes the festivities during the crowning of the Buffalo Grove High School homecoming king and queen.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Noah Arreguin, 4, from Elgin, sits in a wagon before marching to protest gang violence in honor of Eric Galarza Jr. who was recently killed. Arreguin and family are family friends with the Garza family. We should stop this violence, no one should die that way, Delaney Arreguin, 11, said.
Steve Berczynski/sberczynski@dailyherald.com
Father Michael Zaniolo, OHare Airport Chaplain spreads dirt from American Airlines Flight 191 plane crash site on the American Airlines Flight 191 Memorial dedication in Des Plaines on Saturday, October 15th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
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