The end of winter and the beginning of spring are reflected in The Week in Pictures
John Blickem, right, of DuPage County Stormwater Management, speaks from the top of West Lobe during a tour of the Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Facility.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Mitchell Gibrick, 4, of Volo, gets a drop of pure maple sap on his finger tip to taste while on a maple syrup hike at Ryerson Woods Conservation Area in Riverwoods.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Mike Konicek shovels snow in front of his business in Barrington during Monday's snowfall.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
An appropriate fox face appears in clouds over Crystal Lake during a rich Fox Valley sunset last week. Changes in seasons always yield beautiful and unusual clouds. The sky can change quickly as day turns to night at this time of year. But last week's sunsets seemed to last longer than usual and this one was a joy to watch. I was inspired as the huge face of a fox formed and slowly morphed into a heart as I held my iPhone to the sky. To see more of what catches my eye, follow my social media accounts at Instagram.com/JohnStarksPhoto, Facebook.com/JohnStarksPhoto, and Twitter.com @DHJohnStarks. This photo was originally published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Arlington Heights resident Adam Reed Tucker carefully tends to the LEGO Empire State building, one of his 13 world-famous landmarks built entirely of Lego bricks displayed at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Ben Reif, 5, of Naperville, tastes the dripping sap form a freshly tapped maple tree at the Naper Settlement.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
During a tour of the Elmhurst Quarry Flood Control Facility, observers stand on top of a vortex drop shaft which slows down the speed of the water.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Des Plaines resident Sue Rolek and her border collie, Ignite, run through the obstacle course during the Wisconsin-Illinois Agility Group competition at the Libertyville Sports Complex. Hundreds of dogs and their handlers competed.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez visited with religious leaders at the Gurudawara Sikh Religious Society Sunday in Palatine. Alvarez listened to and addressed the issues of hate crimes, bullying and mistaken identity that have plagued the Sikh community.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Estella Schultz, 7, of Cary, pets Irish Wolfhound "Rory" who is as tall as she is during the Fourth annual Northwest Celtic Fest at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates Sunday.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Matthew Miszewski, 19, of Madison, Wis., and Sara Rokosz, 15, of Valparaiso, Wis., race in a heat during the All American Soap Box Derby race at The Quad in St. Charles Sunday.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Joon Oh, of Libertyville, uses two shovels to clear his driveway on Golf Road as residents woke to a snow-covered landscape in Lake County Monday morning.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
RJ Lindsey portrays Thomas A. Edison during a program at Fremont Public Library Wednesday night in Mundelein.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Steve Johnson makes a short but unpleasant walk back to his house from his car parked on the street in South Elgin as a spring snow blankets the area Monday morning.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Nearly a hundred people use the "just run and move fast" strategy to scoop up some of the easter eggs at the Adult Flashlight Egg Scramble at Falcon Park Recreation Center in Palatine Friday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
First-grader Annabelle Gohr mimics a hand gesture after watching a classical Indian dance as Butterfield School had their last Arts As We Lunch program Friday in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Dylan Sherwin, left, and Matthew Zalewski work on math at Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Jim Celebron, owner of Rumpel Shirt Skin in downtown Wheaton, shovels the sidewalk in front of his business Monday morning.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Second-grader Kendyl Roberts, of Libertyville, reads a book she wrote titled "Copeland Character Counts" as Copeland Manor School principal Lori Poelking looks on during the Principals Read program Monday night at Cook Park Library in Libertyville.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Nanny Bobbie Musial, of Libertyville, sits with Lyla Hilts, 2, surrounded by art from Aspen Elementary School during the 5th annual Hawthorn District 73 students art show at Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills. About 375 students in grades kindergarten through eighth displayed their work.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Lilyanna Lopez, of Beach School, makes a fruit salad during the Sodexo 2015 Future Chefs Challenge at John T. Magee Middle School in Round Lake on Wednesday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Four-year-old Penelope Troiano, of Round Lake, plays a kazoo as music instructor Susan Nierman, of Mundelein, held a program called Instrument Zoo at Grayslake Public Library Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Using an evaporator, Ken Schaefer boils sugar maple sap to make maple syrup on the Oakton Community College campus Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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