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Six-year-old Jose Abel, of North Chicago bowls during the 4th annual Pins for PADS bowling fundraiser Sunday, February 24 at Lakeside Recreation Center in Mundelein.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Judge Kit Fung, from The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc. tries to coax Grayson, a Norwegian Forest cat from a scratching pole during judging Saturday, February 23 at the Lincoln State Cat Show at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. The show featured up to 225 purebred and household pet cats on display, educational seminars, rescue groups, cats and kittens for adoption, vendors of cat products, and 11 separate rings of competition.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Medical imaging student Amanda Vignocchi, far right, shows girls how to use an x-ray machine during the College of Lake County's STEM event for girls event Saturday, February 23 in Grayslake.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Bobby Baby, a seal-point Himalayan cat from Rockford takes a break before beginning his showing circuit during the Lincoln State Cat Show at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Cole Synan, 4, presses his nose to the glass as he and his big brother Reed, 5, explore a small world before them as The Northern Illinois Lego® Train Club exhibits a train, city and country display at the Bloomingdale Public Library Saturday, February 23. The boy's father Will Synan said his sons just started playing with the blocks and they traveled from their Elburn home to see the display.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Leah Hayes competes at the SCST Chicagoland Championship swim meet at the John B. Norris Recreation Center in St. Charles on Saturday. Hayes adjusts her goggles before the 100-yard butterfly. At 13 and almost 5 feet, 7 inches tall, Leah has realistic dreams of making an Olympic Trials cut next year, and eventually of making the U.S. Olympic team. As a 6-year-old, she was diagnosed with alopecia universals, which meant she soon would be completely bald. In just four months, she lost all the hair on her scalp and body.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Leah Hayes competes at the SCST Chicagoland Championship swim meet at the John B. Norris Recreation Center in St. Charles on Saturday. Leah cheers with teammates and coaches during a relay. At 13 and almost 5 feet, 7 inches tall, Leah has realistic dreams of making an Olympic Trials cut next year, and eventually of making the U.S. Olympic team. As a 6-year-old, she was diagnosed with alopecia universals, which meant she soon would be completely bald. In just four months, she lost all the hair on her scalp and body.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Volunteer Debra Lindauer, of Cary who works with the Senior Care Volunteer Network in Crystal Lake delivers flowers to Shirley Davis of Cary, for her birthday. The volunteers drive the care receivers to doctors appointments, make home visits, make minor home improvements, anything to keep the seniors living independently in their homes.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Honor Guard march down Brockway Street as the Palatine Fire Department held a memorial ceremony to recognize the service and sacrifice of three volunteer firefighters who died in the line of duty on Feb. 23, 1973.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
"It was a shock to us," said Jack Wilson with his wife Jane, after a pine tree came down in their Wheaton backyard due to high winds over the weekend. He estimated the tree to be about fifty years old.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Renee Anderson, left, president of resident council, and Susan Coblentz, center, manager of recreation therapy, along with other staff, sings "Happy" for residents of DuPage Care Center in Wheaton on Wednesday, as part of recreation therapy month at the center.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Bill Turner makes guitars out of scrap wood and materials in his Fox Lake workshop.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Bill Turner makes guitars out of scrap wood and materials in his Fox Lake workshop.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Part of a "Readers are Leaders" event, Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik reads to first graders in the dual-language classroom of teacher Nancy Brock at Woodland Elementary West school in Gages Lake Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
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