Images: The Week in Pictures
Take a look at some of the best Daily Herald photos from last week in our Week in Pictures gallery.
Palatine firefighter/paramedic Eric Jordan prepares to present the wreath during the ceremony honoring fallen firefighters Warren Ahlgrim, John Wilson and Richard Freeman who were killed in the Ben Franklin fire 43 years ago in Palatine.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Daniel Wright Junior High School fifth grade students Ika Gagua, left, and Nathan Spohnholtz participate in the Guitar Anyone? session during Wednesday's Explore the Arts day at the Lincolnshire school.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Chicago Bull's Luvabull Brielle Gatto celebrates with the students of Eisenhower Jr. High School in Hoffman Estates after the name Windy City Bulls was revealed on Wednesday for the D-League team.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Leafs Ice Centre coach Gus Liato works with players in the in-house program Saturday at the Leafs Ice Centre, in West Dundee.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
The warm weather made the horse drawn wagon rides a popular choice for the 3rd annual Hawthorn Woods Winter Carnival at Community Park.
Bob Chwedyk, bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Len Lulich, of Chicago heard about the 21st Annual Chicagoland Chapter of the Buick Club of America swap meet, at the last minute and didn't have time to bring his car, so he wore a sign advertising it's sale Sunday at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. "I've had a couple bites," he said.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
The Arlington Heights Police Department team, led by Ofc. Pete Hamrick in a Nacho Libre mask, runs into the frigid water during the annual Palatine Polar Plunge on Sunday at Twin Lakes Recreation Area in Palatine. The event is presented by the Law Enforcement Torch Run and GEICO to support Special Olympics athletes.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Volunteers listen to instructions Sunday at a Feed My Starving Children event at North Central College in Naperville. One million meals were packed.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
This is an outtake from an assignment with an exotic bug exhibit at the DuPage County Children's Museum in Naperville. A man places a hissing cockroach onto the palm of a young boy. I was surprised how many kids were not squeamish at all and wanted to hold the bugs. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Seventh grader Hope Peterson works on her ride called "Super Swings" as students make prototypes for amusement park rides Monday at Fremont Middle School in Mundelein. The activity was part of STEM exercises that involved constructing, testing and marketing the rides.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Adam Zuckerman, of Aurora helps his daughter, three-year-old Keaton, with a s'more during the Winter Wonders program. Indoor, outdoor activities and games for all ages including a snowman target throw, nature scavenger hunt and s'mores. Ronald McDonald visits were just part of Winter Wonders Saturday in Campton Hills at the Campton Township Community Center.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Barb Kocinski and her dog Buddy are barely visible as they take a walk in Seven Gables Park during Wednesday's snow in Wheaton.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Eleven-year-old Jana Dziki, of Libertyville gets help attaching rubber bands to popsicle sticks as kids made catapults during Aspen Drive Library's Tween Science Explorers program Monday in Vernon Hills.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Laura Coletta, left, of Wadsworth talks with Lynda Farber, of Lindenhurst about the florals arrangements she made for her daughter's wedding during Wedding Luxury for Less Expo! on Sunday at the Knights of Columbus Hall in Lake Zurich. The wedding event was held by Events with Style to offer wedding items, dresses, table decorations and more at a reasonable cost.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
His carbon fiber skis bend and thump the snow as Slovenian ski jumper Luka Plestenjak lands near the 70 meter mark at the 111th Annual Norge International Winter Ski Jump Tournament in Fox River Grove in January. Olympic jumpers may use skis that are up to 146% of their body height. Jumpers are judged not only on distance, but also on the style of their flight and landing. In Fox River Grove, jumpers carry their skis up the narrow stairs of the 150 foot ramp that launches them down the steeply sloped hill. The wide and long skis, combined with the neoprene type body suit, helps them glide toward the bottom of the hill. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Jayne Kaspar, a surgical technology student at College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, finds a way to shield herself from blowing snow as she leaves class on Wednesday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Erin Freed walks her son, Mason, 5, home after picking him up from the bus during the snowfall in Mundelein on Wednesday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Elena Fang, left, and Maggie Yuan, both 10 and from Buffalo Grove break out in laughter as they play Wheel of Wisdom at Vernon Area Library Monday night.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Children's Librarian Mary Tompson works with a parachute as she leads a program called Not Naptime Hullabaloo at Aspen Drive Library in Vernon Hills Friday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Dr. David Sam, Elgin Community College President, runs down the aisle as he competes Friday in the 15th Annual KCFB Food Check-Out Challenge Shopping Spree at the Batavia Jewel. The 5-minute non-perishable grocery shopping spree was held to benefit a local food pantry of their choice.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Victoria Bajorek, 14, of Streamwood performs a short number for the period five lunch hour crowd at Streamwood High School on the school's "Play Me, I'm Yours" piano in the lunchroom. It's part of a movement that has put 1,500 pianos on the streets and plazas of more than 50 cities around the globe. Bajorek has been playing piano for nine years.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
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