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IMAGES: I wonder when spring arrives in The Week in Pictures

  Mundelein resident Rico Higgins carries his daughter Amayzie, 6, as he dribbles a basketball and shoots baskets at the neighborhood court in Fairhaven Park on Tuesday. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Saran Sprague of Lindenhurst, left, and her mother Cathy look through bowls as College of Lake County students studying ceramic art and food preparation teamed up to fight hunger in the 10th annual Empty Bowls fundraiser Wednesday in Grayslake. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  Javier Martinez, from the Wildlife Discovery Center in Lake Forest brought Archie the Armadillo when he read to the class at the Rondout School as part of Read Across America Day. Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
  Andrew Pratt, co-officer of the Elgin Community College food pantry and a full-time student, helps Angela, an ECC student with her basket of goods. She is one of dozens of students who use the food pantry each day. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  A couple carry a wind turbine Saturday at the Kane County Flea Market at the fairgrounds in St. Charles. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Cullen Wagner, 5, of Elk Grove tastes sap during Maple Sugaring time at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. Forty gallons of sap is needed to produce one gallon of maple syrup. Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
  Juniors Katie Miller, left, dances with Clarissa Wienckowski during the Latin dance workshop Tuesday at Mundelein High School. Members of the Puertas Latin Culture Club and the Student Leadership Organization provided lessons in preparation for the first Latin school dance. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Lucy Mellema, a junior at West Aurora High School, plays her bassoon with the West High Wind Ensemble Saturday at the District 129 Fine Arts Festival at the school. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Ashlyn Rudolph, 3, of Oerland Park pets Bubba, a Julianna pig, from Swift Nature Camp during the 13th annual Chicagoland Kids Expo 2018 at the Schaumburg Convention Center. Family Time Magazine sponsored the event that featured Disney characters, parrots and pigs, Mad Science and Rock N' Kids. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Drew Hester and his son Mac, 4 1/2, work a bow drill in an attempt to start a fire as native Americans once did, during the annual Maple Sugaring Days at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles on Sunday, March 4, 2018. Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
  Twins Eloise, left, and Marin Hamm, 5, of Palatine play with butterflies backstage before walking on the runway during the WINGS 11th annual Resale Fashion Show. Proceeds from the show benefits shelters and services to help victims of domestic violence. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  I'm always looking out for different wildlife to photograph. I spotted this sparrow on a wooden fence at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
  I saw this sunset while driving through Libertyville in January. I love the way the sun is hitting the bottom of the clouds giving them dimension and almost cartoon like color. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
  A student takes a dark shortcut under the bleachers to get to the other end of the Burlington Central High School gymnasium recently before a boys basketball game. I was waiting for my assigned game to start and noticed the girl walk under the bleachers, without looking up from her cellphone, and easily maneuver through the supports to the other end. This photo was published in the Perspective column in the print edition of the Daily Herald. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
  Highland Middle School students Anna Koberstein, left, and Michael Lothspeich play violins as they practice before performing at the seventh annual "art effects" art show Thursday at Cook Park Public Library in Libertyville. About 150 students from Libertyville School District 70 had their artwork on display. Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
  Chicago activist priest Michael Pfleger is surrounded by parishioners after he spoke at Holy Family Catholic Community Church in Inverness Thursday night. John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
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