Images: Daily Herald's best photos of 2017
Posted December 26, 2017 12:00 am
The Daily Herald photography staff shares some of their favorite photos of 2017.
Sophia Licher, 17, right, gets a hug from friend Emma Vitallo, 17, near the memorial for murdered St. Charles twins Tiffany and Brittany Coffland. The girls attended St. Charles East with the twins.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Fire and rescue personnel responded to a fire at Barrington Lakes Apartments in Hoffman Estates. Resident Malgorzata Rostecka, soot smeared on her face, says she entered a burning apartment to pull an injured man to safety.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Bloomingdale Police officers mourn the passing fellow Officer Raymond Murrell after a funeral service at Wheaton Bible Church in West Chicago.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
A grief-stricken woman looks on as firefighters tend to a multiple-alarm fire at Campos Income Tax 427 N. Cedar Lake Road in Round Lake.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Lake County Forest Preserve workers Brian Hoeg, left, and David Cassin set fire to a patch of cattails Tuesday in the Lakewood Forest Preserve just east of Wauconda. Crews set the controlled burn with hopes it will cover 200 acres.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Hawthorn Middle School North Assistant Principal Charity Trowbridge, left, fist bumps seventh grade student Jayda Chavez after hearing about her goals for the year during first day of classes at ther Vernon Hills school.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Firefighters respond to the scene of a house explosion on 18000 block of West Streamwood Ct. in Gurnee.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Lee Bialek with Remax of Lake Zurich drinks water by the company's float during Lake Zurich's Alpine Fest parade along Route 22 in downtown Lake Zurich. More than 50 entries participated in the 75th annual parade that is a culmination of the festival.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Mundelein resident Rico Higgins carries his daughter Amayzie, 6, as he shoots baskets at the neighborhood court in Fairhaven Park in Mundelein.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Grayslake resident Connor Spoden helps helps carry a giant flag, sponsored by Advocate Condell Medical Center, during the Libertyville Days Parade in downtown.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Heavy flooding in Gurnee closed down roads and businesses around Warren Township High School where officials used its parking lot for sandbagging operations.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Jockey William T. Buick jumps off his horse Permian at the finish line of the Secretariat Stakes at Arlington International Racecourse in Arlington Heights. The horse broke its leg and was euthanized. Buick was taken away by ambulance.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Illuminated by emergency lights and rescue lights, a man reacts after crews pulled a person from a sewer line following an accident on S. Park Blvd. in Streamwood.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A coyote runs on the tenth fairway at Arlington Lakes Golf Club. Club officials say foxes, along with coyotes, frequent the golf course.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Kara Hungerford performs with her All Star Stunt Dogs at the Rolling Meadows' National Night Out at the Rolling Meadows Park District Community Center.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Russ Grollemond of Sycamore stands in one of two sunflower fields located in Barrington Hills. The seeds will most likely be used for bird feed.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Gerttrude Baluczynski touches her head to miniature therapy horse Lunar at the Older Adult Services of Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Des Plaines. The miniature horses are with Pet Partners that help with animal-assisted therapy.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Deacon Jim Pauwels of St. Edna Parish in Arlington Heights kisses the casket of Mariam Jane Uddin during the funeral at St. Mary Church in Buffalo Grove. The service was for abandoned babies Mariam and Aritah Mikayla Hoover.
Bob Chwedyk/bchwedyk@dailyherald.com
Cord Barricklow of Lebanon, Ind. competes in the Latting Rodeo's steer wresting event during the DuPage County Fair in July.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
York High School assistant principal Ryan Doherty gets finishing touches during the St. Baldrick's Foundation pep rally in Elmhurst.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Aurora mayoral candidate Richard Irvin celebrates with supporter Kim Meeks after his victory over Rick Guzman in the April election.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Taras Masnyk of Wheaton photographs the Wheaton Park District's 2017 Fourth of July fireworks display at Graf Park.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Itasca resident Carol Janusek waits for her son to arrive to assist in cleanup efforts at their Center Street home following a July storm.
Bev Horne/borne@dailyherald.com
Police escort the hearse carrying Bloomingdale police officer Raymond Murrell into Oakridge Cemetery in Hillside. The officer died in a crash responding to a call of retail theft.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Gov. Bruce Rauner takes a selfie with seventh graders during a May visit to Stratford Middle School in Bloomingdale.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
A rider soars through the air during the Woodstock MX motorcycle race at the McHenry County Fair in Woodstock.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Rachel Harvey, 3, of Geneva offers her mom a thumbs up during National Night Out activities at the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles. Harvey's mom said Rachel was all about wearing her pint-sized police uniform for National Night Out to be like her grandpa who is a St. Charles police officer.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
The sun sets during the Kane County Cougars home opener at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A Batavia High School cheerleader uses a megaphone to rouse the student section during a football game.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Skiers prepare the big jump hill for the Norge 112th International Winter Tournament in Fox River Grove.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Lake Geneva resident Mary Cwiklinski with The Middle Place Yoga Studio and Wellness Center, teaches goat yoga at Rustic Road Fram near Elburn.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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