Flowers are in bloom and graduations are too in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for May 22-28, 2021.
Flowers are in bloom and graduations are too in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for May 22-28, 2021.
Palatine High School students attend their 138th commencement held at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
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Graduate Bode Engelmann poses for a photo with family at the Lake Zurich High School graduation ceremony in Lake Zurich on Saturday, May 22, 2021.
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Graduates pose for their families before the West Aurora High School graduation ceremony Sunday May 23, 2021 at Brigham Field in Huskie Stadium in DeKalb.
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Students Antonio Soto and Tyler Ziebell get ready to graduate at the Palatine High School's 138th commencement held at the NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates on Sunday, May 23, 2021.
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Naperville Central right fielder Kendall Lenz laughs as she brings a stray balloon off the field in the first inning of a softball game against West Aurora in Naperville Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Image from the Schaumburg High School graduation ceremony at NOW Arena in Hoffman Estates Monday, May 24, 2021.
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Maine West High School science department chair Derrick Swistak, left, helps teacher Jennifer Ellberg set up for an Earth and Environmental Science class project.
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Patrons Hannah Stanley, of Grayslake, with Tyler Green and Grace Carlson, both from Mundelein, have a perfect outdoor dining experience on Park Street in Mundelein as city officials kick off a renewal of entertainment since the pandemic took hold and shut it all down.
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Steve Snower, of Glencoe speaks during a dedication of a plaque in honor of fellow swimmer Curt Wennerdahl at the Bernard Weinger JCC pool in Northbrook Thursday. Wennerdahl, who recently lost his battle with cancer, regularly swam at the pool for many years.
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After his career as a maintenance man and welder, Randy Meyers starting fooling around with all the motorcycle gears, industrial gauges, copper pipes and other supplies he had accumulated. Now the West Chicago man sells steampunk lamps, and one-of-a-kind greenhouses and she-sheds.
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Anna Grubisich places a slice of pizza on her plate during a lunch for the Northbrook Public Works Friday. Northbrook trustee Muriel Collison collected donations (and she matched the first $200 in donations) to provide lunch for the village's public works department to celebrate National Public Works Week.
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Fremd High School senior Faith McNaney, right, gives fellow graduate Kailey Mleko a hug before attending their graduation ceremony on Wednesday, May 26 at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.
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Lake Zurich's Baelyn Zitzmann in the high jump at the North Suburban Conference girls track and field meet at Mundelein High School on Wednesday, May 26, 2021.
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The new outdoor exhibit "Human+Nature" features oversize sculptures by South African artist Daniel Popper at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle. This sculpture, "Hartwood," is made of wood, steel and concrete.
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St. Thomas More Catholic School's Rhys Acas was the national kindergarten winner Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest.
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Work continues at Moto iMoto, Thursday May 27, 2021 in St. Charles.
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Wheaton North's Dan Lam still touches the track with a finger as he pushes out of the blocks in the 100-meter dash at the DuPage County boys track and field meet at Naperville Central High School on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
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Sporadic rain left puddles of water on the track as runners take off in a 4X100-meter relay during Thursday's Northern Lake County Conference girls track meet at Wauconda High School.
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Burlington Central High School seniors process in for their graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 27, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.
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The "Ladder of Light" sculpture is officially turned on at a ceremony on Jefferson Avenue in Naperville on Thursday, May 27, 2021.
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Libertyville High School's mascot, the Wildcats, keeps a watchful eye over Thursday's graduation ceremony in the school's main gym. Senior Aiden Nolan, right, has fun with fellow classmates as seniors gather before the start of the ceremony.
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Students pose for photos in front of a green screen before striding across the stage during the Burlington Central High School graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 27, at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.
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Vernon Hills High School senior David Jun poses for a photo with his mom, Kathy Jun, before the start of his graduation ceremony on Thursday, May 27 at the school in Vernon Hills. Due to bad weather, the school moved commencement to the main gym and held two separate ceremonies.
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