Colorful staff photos you may have missed last week
ECC student Ashley Shields, 19, of Algonquin, talks to David Thompson, President of Green Light National, Wednesday about new light technology that helps improve everyday living. "I love the Earth, and I love the outdoors. I am big on sustainability, and I am absolutely in my element here," says Shields about the Sustainability Maker Faire. Elgin Community College held its first Sustainability Maker Faire aimed at teaching local entrepreneurs, students and educators how to embed sustainability into their everyday lives, a program that coincides with Earth Day.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Dentist Victoria A. Ursitti D.M.D. works on little patient Filip Dinca, 4, of Buffalo Grove, during his office visit in Arlington Heights.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Amy Norbot and her daughter Savannah, 1, of Lombard, play with blocks at the Robin's Nest, the Helen Plum Library's new Early Literacy Learning and Play Space.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Kayla Villa, 14, of St. Charles, collects garbage from the native areas at Peck Farm Park in Geneva Saturday. She and her mother, Kathleen, participated in the Earth Day Clean-Up Hike around the park as part of the Natural Resources Committee of Geneva's annual Earth Day celebration at the park.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Bunting adorns the front of the Main Chapel at St. Mary of the Lake Seminary in Mundelein, in memoriam for the passing of Cardinal Francis George.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Patty Pearsall, of team Fab Four from Lake in the Hills, reacts after hearing the answer to a question during the Literacy Connection's 18th Annual Trivia Bee Fundraiser Saturday in the Fox River Room at the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Sarah Everakes, of Northbrook, waves a bird wing on display by the Lake County Forest Preserve during "For the Birds" weekend Sunday at the Reed-Turner Nature Center in Long Grove. Visitors participated in guided bird walks, bird crafts for children, live birds of prey demonstrations, and birdhouses up for auction.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Violet Lorant, 5, of Lake Zurich, points to a train at the Northern Illinois LEGO Train Club exhibit Sunday at the Ela Area Public Library. Visitors enjoyed imaginative scenes and huge city landscapes made in Legos while trains raced around on their tracks.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Carol Rasmussen, of Gurnee, and her daughter Deneen Scott, of St. Charles, find what they were looking for while attending the Festival of Arts and Crafts Show at the DuPage Expo Center in St. Charles Sunday. For Rasmussen she picked up a new bird feeder, and for Scott a small plant holder bench decorated for both the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, that fits the fan base of her family.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
An old string of Christmas lights that have yet to come down, alongside new buds on this tree along Hough Street in downtown Barrington made an interesting juxtaposition, and an encouraging sign last month that spring was on its way. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Dave Wagner, of the Lake County Astronomical Society, right, shows Library Director Matt Womack the telescope, as he discusses the telescopes that are now available at Ela Area Public Library in Lake Zurich.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A sunset colors the ugly spring landscape in Naperville on Thursday evening. I liked the contrast of the dull weeds at the beautiful sky. The two combined made this image work for me. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
The 34th Annual CLC Student Art Competition show is currently on exhibit through May 16 at the Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art in Grayslake. Three of the pieces in the show are by students, from left Ivan Vasquez, Julie Caples and Christiane Laskowski.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Katherine Dagres, left, and Velma Robinson, battle for the puck during the Friendship Village chair hockey tournament in Schaumburg.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Helen Diekman, 99, of Elgin, and Beverly Reif, of Portillo's, chat at the restaurant in Elgin Friday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Vernon Hills High School junior Rebecca Schneider, right, gets a Mehndi art design on her hand by Meshwa Thakore while visiting the Indian Student Association's booth at Wednesday's Unity fair. Students stopped by booths to learn about various cultures and organizations during their lunch period.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Fourth-grade student Samantha Steen, 9, finishes some planting at H.C. Storm Elementary School in Batavia Wednesday in the school's new outdoor garden.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Todd Russell, right, has designed performance-based training to enhance the games of golfer's like Pam Demaine, left, of Naperville. Russell is a PGA golf professional and certified golf fitness specialist through the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Kate Creamer, left, and Ashley Millan, both 17 and from Geneva, show their support for friend and Geneva High School varsity soccer player Megan Newingham at the game vs. Batavia Tuesday. The girls attend as many games as possible, no matter the weather, including Tuesday's chilly and windy weather. "Weather does not faze spirit!" Creamer said with a smile.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Jana Frohlich, of Elgin, adoptes and fosters elderly cocker spaniels. Po'Boy is blind and had one eye removed, but she adopted him for his loving personality.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Children's book author Barb Rosenstock, of Vernon Hills, tells an expressive story during a presentation about writing, to Butterfield School students Wednesday in Libertyville. Second grade student Daniel Olesen, left, dressed as President Theodore Roosevelt and third grade student Marissa Quill dressed as naturalist John Muir during the program.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Sabas Ortiz carries his homemade cross to Cardinal George's Committal Service at All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Diane Roller, of Lisle, Bill Bollinger, of Naperville, and Jim Steimel, of Aurora, train for an 80-mile relay-style race, by teams of runners that goes from the Mississippi to the Ohio rivers. They were running ten miles through the Herrick Lake Forest Preserve in Warrenville.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Carl Sandburg Middle School seventh grade students spread mulch around one of six bur oak trees that were planted Friday at the Mundelein school in celebration of Arbor Day.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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