Images: The Week in Pictures
You know it's summer when The Week in Pictures gallery starts with kids with a face full of festival food
Particpants navigate deep mud at the one-mile marker during the Chicago Women's Mudderella at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Kate Dominguez, left, and Brentney Hutchinson, both of Chicago, celebrate as they reach the top of a hill during the Chicago Women's Mudderella at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Sue Hansen, of Gurnee, right, carries a bag of pretzels as she and Shelly Van Anrooy, also of Gurnee, wait to get their wristbands at the Mundelein Craft Beer Festival Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Fremont Middle School band teacher and director Brent Burger tries to get his sixth-graders in place for a recent concert at the school Thursday in Mundelein.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
June's Neighbor top teacher is Casey Whitaker, Patton Music Teacher in Arlington Heights Elementary District 25.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Journeys, a homeless care agency in Palatine, faces a potential 21 percent funding cut after losing some HUD money.
Morgan Timms/mtims@dailyherald.com
Tommy Zbikowski, a Buffalo High School graduate and Notre Dame all-star, found himself on the path from addiction to drugs and alcohol to redemption, with a new career as a Chicago firefighter. He has continued to box, and is preparing for an upcoming match in Elk Grove Village on June 17.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Canoeists launch from the Batavia VFW Post 1197 during the 55th Mid-American Canoe and Kayak Race on the Fox River Sunday.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Wheaton North's centerfielder Maggie Will makes a circus catch while falling down during Wheaton North at St. Charles softball. I saved this photo in the hopper from an earlier game to use as a Perspective photo. Sometimes signage on the outfield walls becomes distracting, in this case it actually works. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
With her gown covered in signatures from the Class of 2106, Naperville North Principal Stephanie Posey congratulates students as they receive their diplomas at the graduation ceremony on May 18, 2016. I have covered high school graduations for the Daily Herald for over 25 years and this is the first time I have ever seen anyone, let alone a principal, do something like this. It was a unique way for her to remember the class of 2016. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
A Schaumburg Boomers grounds crew member prepares the batters box Monday before the Class 4A supersectional baseball games.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Carmine Pecoraro, kindergartener, takes part in a Mexican dance during the annual Multicultural Day at Johnson Elementary School in Warrenville on Friday.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Olympic speed skater Nancy Swider Peltz Jr. skates around the library as she and her Olympic speed skater mother Nancy Swider Peltz talk to students at Longfellow School in Wheaton.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Sixth-grade students at Lords Park School in Elgin work in their dual language program Monday. The Elgin Area School District U-46 school board recently adopted a seventh-grade dual language curriculum. The goal is eventually to offer the dual language program through high school.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Members putt on the ninth hole at the Ivanhoe Club near Mundelein Friday..
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
With a bell affixed to his pole, Alexander Serafin, of West Dundee gets comfortable while he waits for a fish to take the bait on the Fox River near the dam in South Elgin Tuesday. He said it was his first time at this spot and that he usually fishes near the Algonquin dam. "Yeah, just sit back, relax and wait for the bell to ring," he said. "It's a blast."
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
PGA golfer Austin Cook, left, and his wife, Crys, right, talk with Nathaniel Smith as he is helped on a horse by therapist Karen Kepski as golfers help children with disabilities ride horses Tuesday at Partners for Progress in Wauconda. The golfers, who will compete in the Rust-Oleum Championship in Ivanhoe this weekend, took time out to contribute at the therapeutic equestrian center.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
From left, Don Lucente, Luca Lucente, 13, and Dominic Lucente, all of Libertyville, check out the interior of this 1955 Chrysler 300 during Park on Park Cruise Night in Mundelein Wednesday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Dr. Allison Parnell completes some dental work on a horse at Kendall Road Equine Hospital.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Russ Petry, of Naperville takes part in drills with Members of the Naperville VFW and American Legion honor guard. The guard marched in its first Memorial Day parade this year and has performed services for eight burials.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
New lines are installed overhead for internet at Carpentersville Middle School Wednesday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Bob Gilliam's widow Marianne Gilliam and his daughter Soynia Gilliam release two balloons in his honor Thursday during the Housing Authority of Elgin's ceremony dedicating the new Central Park Tower 6-story in honor of the late City Councilman and Commissioner, Mr. Robert Gilliam.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
A Windy City Amusements worker climbs the ladder to the top of the Freak Out to change light bulbs Thursday evening at the start of the Festival of the Fox in St. Charles.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Amy Miller, of Wauconda watches her daughter, Eva Santoyo, 4, dance during the concert by StateLine on Thursday night at Cook Park in Wauconda. The show was part of the Wauconda Park District and Wauconda Area Library summer concert series.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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