Images: The Week in Pictures
Images: The Week in Pictures
Tim Brigham, of Arlington Heights, left, who organized a "superhero collective," leaves two toys with Sean Sullivan, 9, of Hawthorn Woods, at Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights Tuesday. Brigham decided to organize the collective, which delivers toys to children in the hospital around Christmastime, after his own son, Dominick, 3, was hospitalized recently.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Thomas McMahon, 4, of Libertyville, tries to create a tornado in a jar filled with liquid with his mom, Lindsay, and sister, Clare, 2, and brother, Colin, 4-months-old, during the Hands-On Science Museum Tuesday at Cook Park Library in Libertyville. The children's program allowed families to work together to build, shake, create and learn from simple science projects.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Sakhan Nuth, left, and Eugene McIntosh listen as they attend the Homeless Client Memorial Service Monday at Journeys/The Road Home in Palatine. About 50 people attended the service held for homeless clients who died during the past year.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Gretchen Metzger, sophomore, of Beacon Academy at South Elgin High School, concentrates on covering the game between Bartlett and Grant High Schools as a videographer, during the 2014 Hinkle Holiday Basketball Classic at Jacobs High School in Algonquin Monday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Wearing just a t-shirt and running pants, Adam Chorzempa, of Elgin, works his way down College Green Drive in Elgin Tuesday on his way to completing a four and a half mile run. "I am taking advantage of the beautiful weather," said Chorzempa, "I'm loving it."
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Lucy Wielenberg, 2, right, makes a trip to Yorktown shopping center in Lombard to see Santa with her mom Wendy Grdina and sister Cecilia Wielenberg, 5, of Downers Grove. Lucy wanted something called Puppy Surprise this year, which is a stuffed dog with a surprise litter of puppies.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Children attending the Chicago Improv Productions' Storybox for Kids program had the chance to participate in Monday's production at the Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Nika Titova, 6, of Vernon Hills, and Westfield Merry Maker Kaitlin Fleharty watch it snow Wednesday inside Westfield Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills. The Merry Makers handed out goody bags, gave children chocolate, performed dance shows and made snow in the mall.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
There's an old showbiz saying about never working with children or animals. I really should have listened. After trying to wrangle my dog Sophie and my daughter Lilly to hit their marks on our annual Christmas picture, I had more outtakes than keepers. In fact I had all outtakes and no keepers. Is it that hard to get a dog to wear a Santa saddled on her back and look like she's wrapping up my daughter as a present? Turns out it is. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Eliot Dunn, 8, of Arlington Heights, reads a book and lounges in the grass of a vacant lot on the corner of Sigwalt Street and Highland Ave. in downtown Arlington Heights, while waiting for the finish of the recent Rotary 5K Santa Run. While many youths would probably use an electronic device to help pass the time, Eliot chose to read "Odd Weird & Little Things" by author Patrick Jennings.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Markund held its annual gift opening at 10 a.m. in Bloomingdale Wednesday. Joel Santi, of Oak Park, helped Michelle open her gifts during the Christmas celebration. Over 20 volunteers took part in the event.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Bri Ibarra takes down the holiday decorations at the entrance of the Hollister Co. store in the Algonquin Commons on Wednesday. She is a floor-set associate and said since the company is not open on Christmas day, they were getting ready for the post Christmas season early.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
"Red sky at night, sailor's delight". It's not often we can see a red sunset, but this photo was taken in the evening last July in Aurora. It reminds me of sunsets that you often see in winter months. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
A clay target explodes as it is hit at Sportsman's Park in Naperville Sunday as trapshooting starts again after the park was closed all summer for renovations and soil cleanup.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Shannon Roma, 8, of Gurnee, helped balloon artist Ryan Freeman build a ballon octopus Sunday during the Family New Year's Celebration at Fremont Public Library in Mundelein. The R.C. Juggle & Company entertainer performed an interactive show for children and families using his skills at juggling, yo-yo's, magic and balloon art.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Alexxis Garcia, of Houston, is among a group of recruits from Naval Station Great Lakes calling their loved ones on loaned cell phones as they spend Christmas at an event hosted by Christian Liberty Academy in Arlington Heights Thursday. The event was organized by the family of James Stack, an Arlington Heights soldier killed in action in 2010.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Color determines the temperature and workability in the iron being forged by Ernie Klapmeier, a museum educator at Naper Settlement. I shot this photo for an early fall moving picture story when Klapmeier was bending iron into a hook, as he talked to students about the historical role of a blacksmith. I like the graphic qualities of this image, which has window light highlighting the hammer handle, and a 1/60th of a second shutter speed to show slight motion. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Alan Schrader, of the Kishwaukee Valley & Eakin Creek Model Railroad Club of Sun City Huntley, watches as four different scales of trains run in the annual Prairie Lodge holiday setup Sunday in Sun City Huntley.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Chris Bolek, of St. Charles, wraps his arm around his daughter, Lauren, 12, as they listen to a Christmas song before helping serve the annual Lazarus House community dinner at the St. Charles Free Methodist Church Thursday. This is the first time the family has volunteered for the event.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Katelyn Cole, 9, of South Elgin, receives gifts from Santa Claus and Elgin firefighters at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin on Christmas morning. Santa, played by John Botkin of Bolingbrook, is the father of Elgin firefighter/paramedic Nate Botkin of Glen Ellyn. Katelyn, and Joel Ramirez, Jr., 4, of Elgin, were the only two children in the hospital for the holiday. They both had their appendixes removed.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Volunteer Gloria Ludwig, the Des Plaines city clerk, serves meals during an annual Christmas dinner at the Frisbie Senior Center in Des Plaines Thursday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Virginia Baran smiles after receiving a blanket for a prize as residents of the Lake County operated Winchester house play bingo on Christmas Day Thursday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Fernando Herrera, of Bolingbrook, waits for his wife to shop, with his daughter Areli, 5. They were getting after-Christmas deals at Chicago Premium Outlets in Aurora on Friday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
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