Images: The Week in Pictures
If you've ever traveled along Route 25, you're sure to be familiar with "The Unknown Solider" which sits in front of Custom Furniture in St. Charles. It's a navigation landmark for many along the road, including a friend of mine who lives a few a blocks from the statue and tells visitors to be on the look out for him when coming to her home. Current owner, Dick Pakan, who is retiring, told me the humongous wooden statue was made from trees on the property by his father, Andrew Pakan, who started the business in 1938. "The Unknown Solider" is for sale if you're is interested. Just a heads-up though, you'll have to haul it away yourself. The head alone weighs 500 pounds. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Vincent Bayman tightens bolts on the Freakout ride, preparing for the Mount Prospect Jaycees Carnival. It's festival time again, and carnival setups can sometimes yield some interesting angles. I watched in awe as this worker clambered up and down this particular ride like a mountain goat, tightening bolts and doing general maintenance, making sure the ride was safe and ready to go. An interesting picture was made more interesting by adding the human element, no matter how small it might be. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Six-year-old Luke Gadomski, of St. Charles, holds a green iguana while a blue tongue skink sits on his head during a program by Dave DiNaso's Traveling World of Reptiles Monday at the St. Charles Library.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Ominous clouds move in over Danada Shopping Center on Butterfield Road in Wheaton as a storm passes through DuPage County on Monday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Francisco Hernandez, right, and Tim Nguyen, both of Elgin, continue fishing in the Fox River as dark storm clouds roll in on Monday evening.
Brooke Herbert Hayes/bhayes@dailyherald.com
"It's called The Heart Attack and it's going to kill me", joked Edd Herrera, of Hanover Park, as he gets a cell phone photo of homemade chips with cheese and bacon from Genoa Italian Concession. Tueday was the opening day of Taste of Lombard.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Conrad Dick, 10, rides the mechanical bull during the first day of Lincolnshire's Red, White & Boom celebration Thursday at Spring Lake Park. The Lincolnshire Community Association festival featured a mechanical bull riding competition, vintage car show, games, food and entertainment.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Storm clouds roll along the Jane Addams Memorial Tollway on Monday evening.
Jim Baumann/jbaumann@dailyherald.com
I recently photographed storm clouds moving into downtown Naperville near Rotary Hill and the Millennium Carillon. The storm clouds made for a dramatic photo with the carillon in the foreground, but for a different perspective on the scene, I took another photo with my iPhone in the panoramic mode. I thought this also made an interesting and dramatic photo. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Meredith Levine, 7, of Cary, rocks out to her proclaimed favorite group, Alex and The Allstars at the Cary Summer Celebration at Lions Park on Thursday. The band brought over 10 tambourines for kids to play along with them.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
A family walks by the barn and llama at Lords Park Farm Zoo Tuesday in Elgin. The free zoo is open again after closing five years ago because of budget restraints.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Lainey Sporrer, 10, of Hoffman Estates, middle, flies high on the Yo Yo with her friends at the Northwest Fourth Fest in Hoffman Estates on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Storm clouds arrive near the intersection of Algonquin Road and Route 53 along the Palatine-Rolling Meadows border.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Shawn Rodgers, left, of Bloomingdale, and Huy Tran, right, of Naperville, gather up some ribs for co-workers at Fieldglass during an annual visit to the Naperville Exchange Club Ribfest.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Chloe Mosele, 5, of Barrington, tries on an army helmet with the assistance of Stephane Goupil while visiting the 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion display during Thursday's festival in Barrington.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Robert Degelmann, of Wheeling, toasts with his wife, Joyce, at Evening Under the Stars as DJ Alberto Toro plays music on Friday outside of Wheeling Village Hall.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Hot-air balloons head into the sky on the first full day of Eyes to the Sky festival in Lisle.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Two-year-old Ezequil Bello, center, watches as his dad Baltazar Bello, both of Island Lake, digs for goodies during a treasure hunt on the Veteran's Park beach in Island Lake Friday. The town held a community picnic follow its Fourth of July parade.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Claudia Reese, 19, Lexi Hogarth, 19 and Alli Harwell, 19, all of Arlington Heights, use the roof at the home of Brian Daily to watch the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade on Friday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Aiden Jaquez, 6, gets a head start with his family, Margie Clark, Addison Clark, 6, and grandmother Kathleen Taylor, of Montgomery, close behind him at the July Fourth Great Western Freedom 4 to benefit Lazarus House at the LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles on Friday.
Brooke Herbert Hayes/bhayes@dailyherald.com
Tim Klimowski, of Geneva, gazes upon birds on Nelson Lake at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia during a bird walk led by Terry Murray of the Kane County Audubon Society on Saturday. Klimowski often attends the bird walks, which are held the first Saturday of every month throughout the year.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Bradley Berd, 10, of Cub Scout Pack 679, rides in Saturday's parade in Fox Lake.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Paige Swarthout, 3, of Carpentersville, makes faces at her parents as she rides the Ladybug at Northwest Fourth-Fest on Saturday in Hoffman Estates.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Lions Club members carry a large American flag during the Crystal Lake Fourth of July parade on Dole Avenue Sunday afternoon.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Ron Morin, of Aurora, sits with his 1942 Dodge Weapons Carrier (WC) 52 at the antique car show at Blackberry Farm in Aurora on Sunday. Morin is a veteran who served from 1968-1972 in the US, Germany and Vietnam.
Brooke Herbert Hayes/bhayes@dailyherald.com
Richard Ross, of Bartlett, marches with the Bartlett VFW Post 11018 at the parade and Fourth of July Festival in downtown Bartlett on Sunday.
Brooke Herbert Hayes/bhayes@dailyherald.com
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