Images: Snow and ashes in The Week in Pictures
Dan Culen, of Woodridge sets his tip-up during the 58th Chain O' Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival in Antioch. Fisherman braved the snow and cold to compete for prizes during the longest run winter event in Illinois.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
A drone shows a birds-eye view of a road that winds its way through Wing Park in Elgin.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Lukas Polanek, 14, of Villa Park practices his hockey skating and stick handling skills at Lufkin Park in Villa Park. “I just had some free time to shovel and practice,” Polanek said.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Grayslake Middle School custodian Ed Loechelt clears snow from in front of the school.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
A pair of cross country skiers take to the woods in the fresh snow at Fabyan Forest Preserve on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Antioch resident Paul Yucus drives his ATV across the lake in the snow during the 58th Chain O' Lakes Ice Fishing Derby and Winter Festival in Antioch on Sunday. Fisherman braved the snow and cold to compete for prizes during the longest running winter event in Illinois.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Stephanie Ritter, science teacher at MacArthur Middle School in Prospect Heights works with students on a science project dealing with worms and compost.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Demonstrations of henna tattoos went on at The Islamic Center of Naperville during the 22nd annual International Festival “Around the Corner, Around the World” at North Central College on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Shoppers try the mattresses at the Mattress FIRM display Saturday at the Old House New House Home Show in the Mega Center at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Sisters Maggie and Emma Coneys, 4 and 8 of Naperville, race the ball around the Gravity Accelerator during the annual Fermilab open house on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Samantha Dunham, 7, bounces around as she zooms down Rotary Hill in Naperville on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Mitya Mehta, 12, of Hawthorn Middle School North in Vernon Hills balances her tower during the Grayslake Invitational Science Olympiad Saturday. The invitational featured 48 middle school teams from all over Illinois.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Safa Lakhany, 16, and Sara Khasawneh, 15, of Naperville disappear into a cloud of snow as they crash while sledding down Rotary Hill in Naperville on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
After clearing his driveway apron of snow deposited by passing snowplows, Bill Arnold makes quick work of the fresh layer of light snow that fell on the sidewalk in front of his Arlington Heights home Saturday morning.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Sisters Addy and Elise Wheeler, 9 and 7 of West Chicago, experiment with a Newton's Cradle during the annual Fermilab open house on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
West Chicago High School chemistry teacher Anna Fulmer attends a candlelight vigil “to pray for a fair” contract settlement outside district office on Monday.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Icicles form along the gutter of this Cook Street home Tuesday in Wauconda.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Bald Eagles along the Fox River are a common site during the winter. These bald eagles were spotted at Island Park in Geneva.
Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
The 390 tollway was at a standstill one early morning and it made an interesting photo with the sun and the outside temperature of 5 degrees. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Pastor Rev. Curtis Lambert tosses palm leaves into the fire with the rest of the palm leaves that will be used to make ashes for Ash Wednesday at St. Alphonsus Liguori Church on Tuesday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
As part of a Stevenson High School improvement project this summer, a wall and doorway will be removed from one of the dance studios to provide more dancing space.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Principal Mike Odiotti holds up a pair of scissors he was given as a gift by President Preston Kendall for the ribbon cutting during the first day of classes at Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep on Tuesday in Waukegan. The building as transformed from an vacant K-Mart big box store into the new progressive high school.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Rev. Philip Danaher of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville distributes ashes to Ken Fivizzani during an Ash Wednesday mass to begin the start of the Lenten Season.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Inmate William Berisford, of Grayslake looks out from his cell at the Lake County jail after he received ashes from Deacon Pedro Martinez which has been a tradition at the Lake County Sheriff's office for many years.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Inmate Ryan Meyer, of Round Lake at the Lake County jail received ashes for Ash Wednesday from Deacon Pedro Martinez and his helpers outside his jail cell area. This has been a tradition at the Lake County Sheriff's office for many years.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Mundelein High School students pass through “the commons” area, which is one area being looked at for changes in a facility improvement plan.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Jessica Birk, from St. Charles Episcopal Church and other members of St. Charles Episcopal Church offered “drive-through” ashes Wednesday in St. Charles.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Denise Tracey, retired Unitarian Universalist Minister, left, leads the group Wednesday during the Long Red Line event, at Elgin Community College which supports the One Billion Rising global movement aimed at raising awareness about and resistance to rape culture, sexual assault and harassment.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Participants hold up red scarves Wednesday during the Long Red Line event, at Elgin Community College which supports the One Billion Rising global movement aimed at raising awareness about and resistance to rape culture, sexual assault and harassment.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Berenice Corona of PLC Window Cleaning cleans a storefront on Milwaukee Avenue in downtown Libertyville Thursday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Connor Goecking, 5, of Arlington Heights hops down from the Planters NUTmobile, a 26-foot long peanut on Wheels, after viewing the interior during a visit to the Jewel-Osco at 440 E. Rand Rd. in Arlington Heights Thursday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
W.J. Murphy Elementary School Digital Age Learning Coach Jenny Lichter, left, takes a group photo with the winning Flash Flooders team during a ComEd assembly Friday in Round Lake. The team's members from left Brooke Lauritzen, Crystal Flores, Briana Gonzales Davis, Aimee Arizmendi, Logan Ramirez, Eduardo Pedrozo and Iroel Velazquez won grand prize in ComEd's KidVid Contest.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
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