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Images: Giant pretzels and floating cars share space in The Week in Pictures

Have you ever seen a pretzel big enough to wear?

  Nine-year-old Stephen Posner, right, tries to edge out his 9-year-old sister Tessa Posner during sack races at the Vernon Hills Worldwide Day of Play at Century Park North. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Robert Michalec busks near the Starbucks on First Street in St. Charles Monday. He said he started playing violin in grade school and played while attending Batavia High School. He's been playing music in the streets of Fort Myers, Florida for the past seven months but came back to Illinois to get a birth certificate. He's planning to head back to Florida before winter. Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
  Shoppers are reflected Saturday in mirrors at the annual St. Peter's Church Barn Sale at the Kane County Fairgrounds. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Michael Halverson, of Matt's Cookies looks over the production line. The Wheeling-based company was recently acquired by a group of investors, but they like the cookies so much, they don't plan to change the recipe. They do, however, plan to change its packaging, market and advertising strategies. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  A Powder Puff football team member walks in the West Chicago Homecoming parade on Joliet St. near the school Friday afternoon. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  With arms raised a runner nears the finish line in the 2016 Fox Valley Half-Marathon. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Defensive lineman for the varsity football team, Adam Huber carries a rose during the Geneva High School Homecoming parade Friday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Peppa, a Boston terrier, tries to lick Heather Cuningham of Round Lake Beach, at Castaway Pet Rescue during the Chicago Pet Show on Sunday at the Libertyville Sports Complex. The event featured pet services, pet products, entertainment, magic acts, and a chance to adopt pets from local rescue agencies. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  German Club members Barth Blazik, left, Danny Schmeda, Cole Gregory and Alex Berggren, right, goof around with pretzel balloons as the Geneva High School Homecoming parade gets started Friday. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Kaela Leimberer, 2, of Wheaton plays a giant game of checkers Saturday during Heritage Fest in West Dundee. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
  Eight-year-old Emma Jazbut gives the Hula-Hoop a workout during the Vernon Hills Worldwide Day of Play at Century Park North. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Dancers from Grupo Folklorico Quetzal, including Amy Berrum, 10, of Hanover Park, front, perform during the Mexican Independence Day parade along Laurel Avenue in Hanover Park Saturday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Abbey Fox, 2, of Des Plaines, and her dad, Michael, make their way through hanging foam tubes as they have fun at the Des Plaines Fall Fest at Lake Park Saturday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
  Some of the highlights of the Libertyville Days parade, held earlier this summer, are giant helium filled balloons making their way along Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville. Here, members of LibertyvilleMileofCars.com hold down one of their floating versions while waiting for the parade to resume. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
  Alex Rothacker, of Wildwood sorts through rocks as he transforms his yard into a desert. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Jamie Lee Curtis poses with 300 students at Longwood Elementary in Indian Prairie Unit District 204. She was there to read her new book "This is Me," which is a story of who we are and where we come from. Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
  Aurora Police Chief Kristin Zeman throws candy Thursday at the West Aurora High School Homecoming parade in Aurora. She was the Grand Marshal. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Stanton School sixth grade science teacher Barb Brown, left, helps eighth grade student Cassidy Chapman from getting entangled in branches Friday at Camp Henry Horner in Ingleside. A group of teachers and students worked at the camp as part of the annual Day of Service. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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