Images: The Week In Pictures
Lily Wathen, 9, of Deerfield, tries to catch snowflakes falling in front of a Chicago skyline display that was part of The Wonderland Express, an indoor holiday train exhibition, at Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe last week. Wonderland Express featured garden-scale trains winding their way over bridges, under trestles, past waterfalls and detailed landscapes with more than 80 miniature versions of Chicagos favorite landmarks.
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Four-year-old Lucy Tyll, left, of Libertyville looks up at her father A.J. as they participate in open skating at Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills Friday.
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Giovanni Torres, 2, of Carol Stream, checks out Poinsettia the reindeer and Sparkles the Elf at Stratford Square Mall in Bloomingdale. Summerfield Farms in Belvidere brought two reindeer to the mall on Friday to visit with shoppers and Santa.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Spec. Bart Skomorowski of Naperville hugs his two-year-old twin daughters Abigail and Evelyn as his wife Katherine looks on. When more than 75 soldiers from 822nd Military Police Company, United States Army Reserve, Arlington Heights returned to the Army Reserve Center Friday morning.
Bill Zars/bzars@dailyherald.com
Owen Payton, 5, of West Chicago rides his new bicycle Saturday. It was given to him by the Project Mobility organization.
Paul Michna/pmichna@dailyherald.com
Father Joe Curtis invites all the children at a Christmas Eve service to walk with him around the church carrying a statue of baby Jesus in a basket at St. Mary of Vernon Catholic Church in Indian Creek.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Pastor Zina Jacque runs a Christmas service at the Community Church of Barrington. Pastor Jacque encouraged attendees to wear their pajamas to the service Sunday.
Steve Lundy/slundy@dailyherald.com
Katie Lindberg, 7, right, and Ellie, 5, checkout their newborn sister Natalie as their mom Marnie looks on at Edward Hospital on Monday. The three Aurora girls are all Christmas season babies.
Bev Horne/bhorne@dailyherald.com
Zachary Berk, 8, of Libertyville shoots a basket as kids play knockout during a Holiday Break Sports Galore event Monday at the Libertyville Sports Complex.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Matt Vega is greeted by his wife, Stephanie, of Carol Stream, and met his daughter Leah for the first time at OHare Airport on Christmas Eve after arriving home from three tours in Iraq.
George LeClaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com
Oscar Solis, 3, of South Elgin attempts to offer bread to geese in the Fox Hollow subdivision in South Elgin on Monday afternoon. Solis took an afternoon walk near the geese with his father Rafal, and sister Daisy, 8.
Patrick Kunzer/pkunzer@dailyherald.com
Jessica Flores, 15, rests her head on sister Jennifers shoulder, 18, at the vigil for Alexis Marron, 18, on Tuesday in Mount Prospect. Marron, a senior at Rolling Meadows High School, was murdered in the Mexican state of Michoacan over the weekend.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Family and friends hold a vigil for Alexis Marron, 18, on Tuesday in Mount Prospect. Marron, a senior at Rolling Meadows High School, was murdered in the Mexican state of Michoacan while visiting family.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Third-grader Haig Hagopian, left, works with kindergartner Ceci Marx to build gingerbread houses Monday at Copeland Manor School in Libertyville.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Piper Downey, 5, of Volo rides on the shoulders of Ken Schultz, the Flying Fool, as they ride a unicycle Wednesday at the Wauconda Public Library.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Peter Zatek, 6, wears a balloon nose made by the Flying Fool Ken Schultz as he entertained children and adults with amazing stunts, juggling, and balloon animals Wednesday at the Wauconda Public Library.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
The Flying Fool Ken Schultz balances a sword on his tongue during a show of amazing stunts, juggling, and balloon animals Wednesday at the Wauconda Public Library.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Carpentersville Police Chief Dave Neumann receives a hug from Records Technician Rose Winter after Neumanns retirement ceremony at Village Hall on Thursday. Winter walked away teary-eyed. Its just sad seeing him go. Neumann had been with the department for 26 years and had been the chief since 2005.
Laura Stoecker/lstoecker@dailyherald.com
Halina Urbaniak of Inverness views the baby Jesus statue which had been stolen from her family several years ago. The Hoffman Estates Police Department recovered the statue, and returned the figurine to the family.
JOE LEWNARD/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Selena Kuester of the Lake County Discovery Museum counts down the seconds as she raises a ball like is used at New Yorks Times Square during the Ring in the New Year celebration at the Lake County Discovery Museum Thursday in the Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda on Thursday.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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