Images: Kids, ponies and kites make pictures of the week
From flying a kite to ponies at the track, see our best photos of the week.
Kristian Captain, 4, formerly of Naperville, rides high on his new two-wheeler during the Bikes for Tikes Charity Drive, coordinated by the Waubonsie Valley High School community.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Elijah Eaffes, 10, of Batavia, makes his way to the starting line for the attempt to break a Guinness Book of World Records record for the number of scooters in a parade in Batavia Saturday. Despite the rain, about 175 gathered wearing raincoats or rain boots.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
The weather may have felt a little bit like Ireland Saturday, but the rain didn't dampen Irish Spirits at the 4th Annual Irish Fest in Mount Prospect. Four-year-old Ainsley McIlrath, of Hoffman Estates, sits on her dad Jim's shoulders, waiting to go on stage to dance with the Trinity Academy of Irish Dance from Palatine.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Negar Faily, 11, of Lindenhurst, laughs as he runs to get his kite aloft during the Lindenhurst Park District Earth-Arbor Day celebration at the Lindenhurst Village Hall Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
About 250 St. Charles combined high schools lacrosse players and their friends and family observed a moment of silence Sunday before a three-mile walk to benefit the Brain Injury Association of Illinois, at the Gunnar Anderson Forest Preserve behind the Kane County Government Center in Geneva.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Runners participate in the 100 Meter Run during the Special Olympics Illinois Area 2/5 Spring Games at North Central College in Naperville Sunday.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Round Lake Beach Police Officer Kariann Hill, middle, who was diagnosed with cancer in March, hugs her sister Lauren Hill, of Fox Lake, after Kariann and her fiancé, Tim Schuster, arrived at a fundraising event at the Round Lake Beach Buffalo Wild Wings Sunday. Participants had their heads shaved during the benefit inside the restaurant.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Here is a behind the scenes look at a quick interview session that I recently did.A while back I had the chance to photograph former Mexican President Felipe Calderón who was the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Judson University World Leaders Forum in Elgin. This year we were granted a very quick interview with him before his speech. We do a little bit of multi-tasking at the Daily Herald and you can see my flash on the right and my iPhone capturing video on the desk to the left of Daily Herald reporter Madhu Krishnamurthy who was asking the questions. The flash off to the side gave a nice clean look to the resulting photo. This image was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Part of an annual rite of early Spring, Ken Schaefer, of Oakton Community College, backs away from a cloud of steam as he boils sugar maple sap to make maple syrup in the woods adjacent to the Des Plaines campus.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Restoration technician Ray Menges, of Liberty Prairie Restoration, sprays invasive plants at Mike Rylko Community Park in Buffalo Grove on Monday. The team was hired by the Buffalo Grove Park District to spray so that natural plant species will not be crowded out and allowed to grow.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Matthew Aleman, left, and Hildeberto Mancilla, both of Round Lake, enjoy Monday's nice weather and played a round of disc golf at Adler Park in Libertyville.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Eighth-grader Francesca Grimes, right, plays her guitar for first-graders Sheridan DelRe, left, and Rachel Feinendegen, as students at St. Patrick School in Wadsworth had their annual Academic Fair on Thursday showcasing their projects to schoolmates.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Luis Carlin, left, and Brandon Sell, both of Waukegan, wait an hour early to see "The Avengers: Age of Ultron" during the grand opening celebration of the new AMC Theater at Westfield Hawthorn Mall on Thursday in Vernon Hills. The VIP event supported Bright Pink, an organization that focuses on the prevention of breast and ovarian cancer in young women.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A fan turns his NFL 2015 Drift cap backward as he watches the crowd Thursday at the 2015 NFL Draft at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Workers prepare the stands while horses train as Arlington Park opens for another season.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Band Director Chris Barnum is blasted by confetti after being presented the official Drum Head from Macy's creative director Wesley Whatley, after Macy's announcement inviting the Prospect High School Marching Knights to the 2016 Thanksgiving Day Parade.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Steve Kosmicki, left, of Mundelein, gets checked out by fight doctor Pamela Nickson prior an event called "Badges vs Bad Guys" at the Libertyville Sports Complex Friday night. The proceeds went to benefit Junior Olympics.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Sheena Perez, of Elgin, shows her son Jaeden, 6, one of the notes left by students in their new house, which was built by Maine East Geometry Construction class at Maine East High School in Park Ridge and Northern Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity. The house will be delivered to Elgin in May and ready to move into by the end of July.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
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