Pictures of the Week
Troy Hensley, 5, of Lake Villa tries to climb into dirt modified stock car owned by Scott Kuxouse of Antioch and on display at Hainesville Fest at Union Square Park on Saturday, August 27th.
George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Week 1 — Photos from the Benet vs. Nazareth football game on August 27th.
Week 1 — Photos from the Glenbard West vs. Wheaton Warrenville South football game in Wheaton on August 28th.
Debrina Moore, smiles with her son Christian, 5, while watching a Celtic dance during a benefit concert at Lutheran Church of the Master in Carol Stream Sunday morning. The concert was held for Christian who lives with Cerebral Palsy.
Samantha Bowden/sbowden@dailyherald.com
Zoe Kemerer, 3, of Gages Lake anxiously waits to pet a chick during Lake County Forest Preserves Little Sprouts program Eggcellent Adventure Wednesday at Bonner Heritage Farm in Lindenhurst. Preschool children learned about eggs, chicks, and chickens through stories and hands-on activities.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Artist Eric Blome created a 22-foot-tall 9-11 memorial sculpture in his Crystal Lake studio. The Sculpture which uses actual beams from the Twin Towers was commissioned by the city of Oak Lawn for its 9-11 memorial.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
The faces of fun are showcased at Buffalo Grove Days with the help of Kayley Te, 12, of Arlington Heights, Jaimee Delorge, 13, of Buffalo Grove, Sarah Smith, 13, and Nikky Nowacki, 13, of Buffalo Grove on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
As much as Nathan Wemstrom, 7, of Buffalo Grove could mustard he swung his mighty sledgehammer to win some prizes at Buffalo Grove Days on Thursday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Zurich is a yellow Labrador retriever who is a constant companion and helper for Patti Kennedy of Des Plaines, who suffers from a rare brain stem disorder. He is one of eight finalists for the first American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Ali Roller, a student at Conant High School, is crowned Miss Septemberfest 2011 by last years winner Kelsey Ehrhardt at the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates meeting Friday afternoon at the Bridges of Poplar Creek Country Club.
Bill Zars/bzars@dailyherald.com
Oak Brook resident Ed Donnelly holds his granddaughter Olivia during a moment of silence for this brother Lieutenant Kevin W. Donnelly, who was lost in the Sept. 11. 2001 terrorist attacks in New York. Kevin W. Donnelly was on the New York City Fire Department Ladder 3 Battalion 6 apparatus.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
The long-time Oak Brook resident Ed Donnelly reflects upon the New York City Fire Department Ladder 3 Battalion 6 Memorial. Donnellys brother, Lieutenant Kevin W. Donnelly was lost in the Sept. 11. 2001 terrorist attacks in New York.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com