Nine-year old Sean Hanson is lifted by the Libertyville student section during a Carmel Catholic free throw in a boys basketball game on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
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A lot of people are fans of The Week in Pictures photo gallery for December 5-11, 2022.
Eva Kratunkov, 1-1/2, of Schaumburg and her mom, Eleonora Daskalova visit the chickens during the Christmas in the Valley event at Volkening Heritage Farm in Schaumburg Saturday.
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West Dundee Detective Mike Slager helps Sergio Cabral, 5, also of West Dundee select a toy during Shop with a Cop Saturday, December 10, 2022 at Walmart in Carpentersville.
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Fans attending sports events Tuesday night at Conant High School in Hoffman Estates pass by a World Cup soccer tournament display in the school's hallway near the main gym. The display is flying flags and offers interesting facts about various countries.
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St. Francis' Will Lyzun and Kevin King are introduced under the spotlight before a boys basketball game against Elgin St. Edward in Wheaton on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
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Rabbi Meir Moscowitz lights the Menorah at Chabad of Northbrook.
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Sparkle Light Festival at Impact Field in Rosemont on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
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St. Francis' Aaron Cook battles for a loose ball against St. Edward in a boys basketball game in Wheaton on Tuesday, December 6, 2022.
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Conant's Shreyas Talluri, left, wrestles for possession of the loose ball with Hersey's Jackson Hupp and Michael Krafton, right, during Tuesday's boys basketball game in Hoffman Estates.
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Glenbrook North's Jami de Guzman, left, tries to take the ball from New Trier's Joellle Greif during Tuesday's game in Northbrook.
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Batavia's J.P. Chaney gets a rebound against Lake Park's Thomas Rochford in a boys basketball game on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
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Libertyville's Cole Bonder turns into the defense of Carmel's Noah Lamora in a boys basketball game on Thursday, December 8, 2022.
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Fremd's Maddy Fay pulls down the rebound despite efforts from Barrington's Sarah Bauernfreund during Friday's girls basketball game in Barrington.
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Schaumburg's Amy Carhee competes at the Conant gymnastics invite Saturday, December 10, 2022 in Schaumburg.
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