Images: See our best staff photos from the past week
Fernando Garcia, of Aurora, takes over at the fourth station in the Stations of the Cross walk in Aurora on Good Friday. The walk took place between Sacred Heart Catholic Church and St. Nicholas Catholic Church. This is his sixth year acting in the event.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Lorelei Wheeler, 2, of Vernon Hills, picks up plastic eggs during the Vernon Hills Park district Hoppin Holiday Hunt and Magic show at the Sullivan Community Center in Vernon Hills Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Colleen Baren, of Round Lake, lines up her shot on the infamous "Gopher Hole" during the Winter Miniature Golf Snowball Tournament to support the St. Baldrick's Foundation, held at Kristof's Entertainment Center in Round Lake Beach Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
More than 100 people took part in the Blackberry Farm 5K Spring Gallop Saturday morning. The race featured eight age divisions for males and females 10 and older.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Hailey Giarraffa, 3, of Buffalo Grove, fills her basket with plastic eggs at Nutphree's Bakery's food free Easter egg hunt for children with food allergies at Trinity United Methodist Church on Saturday in Mount Prospect. Giarraffa is allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts and other food items.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Shadows of runners show the effort it took to accomplish the Blackberry Farm 5K Spring Gallop Saturday in Aurora.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Nine year-olds hunt for eggs at the Great Egg Scramble at the Cosley Zoo in Wheaton.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Lindenhurst residents Tracey Wold and her daughter, Jennifer, 9, enjoy a pancake breakfast by the Lake Villa Lions Club during SpringFest Expo 2015 on Sunday at Lakes Community High School in Lake Villa. The 12th annual event was sponsored by the Lindenhurst-Lake Villa Chamber of Commerce with 85 businesses participating.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Hailey Giarraffa, 3, of Buffalo Grove, reaches for plastic eggs hidden under a bench at Nutphree's Bakery's first food free Easter egg hunt for children with food allergies at Trinity United Methodist Church on Saturday in Mount Prospect. Giarraffa is allergic to dairy, eggs, peanuts and other food items.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Larry Wolfram uses a loupe to inspect a coin Sunday at the Elgin Coin Club Spring Show at Moose Lodge 799 in Elgin. He is a club member and owner of Wolf Coins & Collectables of Lockport.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Red practice skirts swirl and furl around dancers in the adult Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoytl (BFH) class at Elgin Community College. To produce their dramatic double circles and swirls used in the dances, the skirts are created with 15 yards of material. I recently did a Moving Picture story on the artistic director of the dance group and was able to visit the class several times. Never did I get tired of watching the beautiful and entrancing patterns the skirts made. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
From left, Joey Yurek, 11 of Libertyville, Trent Adams, 11, of Green Oaks and Dylan McCarty, 11, of Libertyville, pose for a selfie with the Lakes Eagle mascot during the sectional semifinal boys basketball game at Vernon Hills. I like this candid moment which shows the electronic times we live in. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edtion of the Daily Herald.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
A lamb peeks through the slats of board segregating him and his mother from the other adult sheep at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Five-year-old Amaar Kothari selects a stuffed toy as he makes a Spring Easter basket Tuesday at The Lindenhurst Early Childhood Center. The baskets were given to children in residential, foster and hospital care for Easter in coordination with Open Arms Mission and PLAN Food Pantry.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Ten-year-old Emily Duan, of Buffalo Grove, holds up her simple circuit origami candle she made during the MAKE IT: Paper and Origami Circuits program at the Vernon Area Public Library.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Tea Schmitz, 5, of Elburn, gets a kiss from Lutheran Charities Comfort dog Susie during her visit to Elgin Community College's campus day care Wednesday during story time.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Aidan Cascio,center, plays Jesus with Jacob Molloy, left, and Trevor Paige, right, going through Stations of the Cross at St. James the Apostle School in Glen Ellyn.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Lillian Mink, of Elgin, shares a laugh with fellow walkers as they try to guess the restoration cost of rehabbing the windmill at Fabyan East Forest Preserve in Geneva Thursday. The cost was $900,000 and the project took eight years. Strollers learned some of the history of the preserve which was once owned by Col. George Fabyan. Mink has been a member of the group since the mid 90s and comes as often as she can. "It's good to get out."
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Dressed as a medic, World War ll re-enactor Phil Lauricella, of Elburn, center, lets Liam Guiritan, left, and Charles Fladhammer try on some authentic World War ll garb, as re-enactors from Elburn based Don't Know Much About History, brought World War ll to life for eighth-graders at Fremont Middle School in Mundelein on Thursday.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Brendan McArdle, left, and Max Delaney, right, carry the cross along Ardmore Avenue during St. Alexander Catholic Church's Good Friday Walk in Villa Park.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Pete Mangan, of Elgin, pets his dog Jones in the background while a pair of his young chickens mill around their coop Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Jesus, played by Manuel Diaz, enters Jerusalem during Via Crusis at Santa Maria del Popolo parish in Mundelein Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Jesus played, by Ruben Callejos, is crucified during the annual Stations of the Cross procession from St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Arlington Heights, to Mision San Juan Diego in Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Rev. Rafael Tunarosa performs a reading at the third station during St. Joseph Catholic Church's Stations of the Cross event in Elgin Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
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