Images: See some of the best pictures by Daily Herald photographers from this past weekend
Every weekend Daily Herald photographers venture out to some of the area's local events. See some of the best images from our Daily Herald photographers that you may have missed this past weekend.
Norra Brown, left, and her brother Reid, right, assist members of the Save Old Nichols group who spent part of Saturday afternoon decorating the construction fencing around the property with a heart made of ribbons so passers-by know that, even as the library is being partially demolished, there are those in town who love it.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Gail Diedrichsen of Naperville was one of about a dozen members of the Save Old Nichols group who decorated the construction fencing around the downtown Naperville property with a heart made of ribbons in an effort to keep the landmark building status in tact.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Bill Simon, left, of Naperville helped the Save Old Nichols group decorate the construction fencing around the property with a heart made of ribbons so passers-by know that, even as the former Naperville library is being partially demolished, there are those in town who love it.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Volunteer Steward Eric Keeley helps maintain Elmhurst's stretch of 10,000-year-old prairie during a Great Western Prairie Work Day. "Fortunately the area was never developed," said Keely of the current path, which is between what used to be the Chicago Great Western Railroad and an interurban commuter line called the Chicago Aurora Elgin.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Kevin Graf, vice president of the Elmhurst Park District, stacks nonnative plant species pulled from Elmhurst's Great Western Prairie Path.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Volunteers like Mike Russ, right, of Elmhurst help maintain Elmhurst's stretch of 10,000-year-old prairie during Great Western Prairie Work Day. Above, Russ and other volunteers remove invasive raspberry plant species which choke off the growth of the natural prairie.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Kevin Graf, vice president of the Elmhurst Park District, disposes nonnative raspberry plants pulled from Elmhurst's Great Western Prairie Path.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
York High School student Linnea Dierksheide removes nonnative species to help maintain Elmhurst's stretch of 10,000-year-old prairie during Great Western Prairie Work Day.
Daniel White/dwhite@dailyherald.com
Natalie Burkhardt, 10, a fifth grader at Westgate Elementary, smiles as her mom, Ellen, cheers for her at the finish line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Tyler Wengronowitz, a seventh grader at South Middle School, is the first student to cross the finish line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Students are out front at the start of the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Windsor School student Sophie Franzen, 10, of Arlington Heights heads for the finish line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Runners leave the start line during the ABC/25 Foundation Just Move It! Challenge 5K run/walk at South Middle School in Arlington Heights Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Famed Chicago Meteorologist Tom Skilling greets people Saturday at the Sustainable Energy Expo at Countryside Church in Palatine. He spoke about climate change.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
While some take his picture with their cellphones, famed Chicago Meteorologist Tom Skilling greets people Saturday at the Sustainable Energy Expo at Countryside Church in Palatine before he spoke about climate change.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Senator Laura Murphy speaks Saturday at the Sustainable Energy Expo at Countryside Church in Palatine.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Jay Womack holds his grandson Noah, 2, while his granddaughter Haylee, 4, laughs at the Earth Day T-shirt she helped paint Saturday at a Peck Farm Park event in Geneva. She is wearing a grass hat she made in school. Jay Womack is an organizer of the event and was also planting trees with help from the Geneva High School Environmental Club.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Pascal the Alpaca, from Albas Acres in St. Charles stands patiently as people come to touch him at an Earth Day event Saturday at Peck Farm Park in Geneva.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Dave Dykes of Grayslake bites into a bulgogi sandwich during Saturday's Lake County Food Truck Frenzy hosted by the Exchange Club of Grayslake at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Sanjay Nair and his wife, Bindu, eat during Saturday's Lake County Food Truck Frenzy hosted by the Exchange Club of Grayslake at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Robert Gustafson of Round Lake and his son, Jensen, age six months, have 74 people in front of them as they wait in line to place an order at the Happy Lobster Truck during Saturday's Lake County Food Truck Frenzy hosted by the Exchange Club of Grayslake at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Julian Ayala, 8, of Gurnee eats pizza and a cheeseburger during Saturday's Lake County Food Truck Frenzy hosted by the Exchange Club of Grayslake at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Mother Wilma's Marshmallow Factory is among the vendors present during Saturday's Lake County Food Truck Frenzy hosted by the Exchange Club of Grayslake at the Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake Saturday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Accident between an armored truck and a sedan caused the truck to tip onto its side at the intersection of Route 31 and New York Street in Aurora on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Accident between an armored truck and a sedan at the intersection of Route 31 and New York Street in Aurora on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Amber White of Naperville crosses the finish line as the winner of the 2018 Naperville Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
The 2018 Naperville Women's Half Marathon kicks off on the North Central College track on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Runners make their way through downtown Naperville during the 2018 Naperville Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Julie Troutman, Naomi Callahan and Liz Konrad take a selfie before the 2018 Naperville Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 22, 2018. The three workout together and decided to run the race without training for it.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Quinn Sigal, 9 of Naperville cheers on her mom an other runners as they make way through downtown Naperville during the 2018 Naperville Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Runners make their way through downtown Naperville during the 2018 Naperville Women's Half Marathon on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Ed Zimmerman and John Matranza, both of Chicago look for tin toys at the Antique and Collectible Toy & Doll Show held at the Kane County Fairgrounds on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Tim Betzolt of Michigan City, IN carefully checks over a Match Box Racing Transporter before purchasing it during a visit to the Antique and Collectible Toy & Doll Show held at the Kane County Fairgrounds on Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Mark Black/mblack@dailyherald.com
Scoutmaster Dan Chachakis of Boy Scout Troop 185 of Forest Park holds his 19-month-old grandson, Kenny, as he packs seeds with his wife, Marcy, during seed collection by volunteers Sunday at Willow Creek Church in South Barrington. Over four days, 20,000 volunteers packed 1 million bags of seeds to distribute to serial countries sin Africa.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Ethan Gray, 10, right, and his brother, Justin, 8, of Carpentersville representing Perry Elementary School filled seed packs during seed collection by volunteers Sunday at Willow Creek church in South Barrington. Over four days, 20,000 volunteers packed 1 million bags of seeds to distribute to serial countries sin Africa.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Eight-yer-old Carolena Moore paints a rock during the second annual Earth Day gathering Sunday at Millennium Park in Fox Lake. The event featured representatives and environmentalists from Promote Fox Lake, Citizens Climate Lobby, Lake County Audubon Society and ComEd.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
Michael Lescher, President of Promote Fox Lake, sings a Bob Dylan song during the second annual Earth Day gathering Sunday at Millennium Park in Fox Lake. The event featured representatives and environmentalists from Promote Fox Lake, Citizens Climate Lobby, Lake County Audubon Society and ComEd.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
ComEd representative Shaun Wismer gives low growing, flowering bushes away for free during the second annual Earth Day gathering Sunday at Millennium Park in Fox Lake. The event featured representatives and environmentalists from Promote Fox Lake, Citizens Climate Lobby, Lake County Audubon Society and ComEd.
Gilbert R. Boucher II/gboucher@dailyherald.com
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