See the good in our communities in The Week in Pictures photo gallery
Daily Herald photographers found so many good things to take pictures of last week and we round them up here.
A large snow flake is seen close up through a macro lens Friday April 17, 2020.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Rey Lautenschlager, 20, from Geneva enjoys the mid April snow by sledding at Fabyan Forest Preserve in Geneva Friday. Lautenschlager should be in college at UC San Diego but is home due to the pandemic. "It's definitely a little different from usual, but the past few times I've been home in December it hasn't snowed so I'll take what I can get and enjoy it now,"
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Artist Kate Tully with her garage door chalk mural of Albert Einstein wearing a mask at her Prospect Heights home.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Teachers from Rosemont Elementary School decorate their cars and lead a parade up an down streets in the gated community to show support for their students like Brandon, 8, and Brittney, 6, with parents Erin and E.J. Knauss on Monday.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Joe Engel, a fourth-generation diary farmer, feeds some of his 160 Holsteins at Luck-E farm in Hampshire Monday.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Sue Elleson, wife of Pastor John Elleson hands out one of 10,000 masks that Lakewood Chapel is offering to the public Friday at their facility on Palatine Road in Arlington Heights.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
A pair of pedestrians cross the Chicago Street bridge in Elgin during a snowfall Friday morning.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
The stadium lights are turned on at Mundelein High School Friday at 8 p.m. in a "Friday Night Lights" event to show support for Mundelein health care workers, students, student groups and the community in general as they fight the coronavirus pandemic.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Tessa Hugen, 6, of Arlington Heights descends a small hill while playing in the snow near South Middle School in Arlington Heights Friday.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
The Highland Woods community usually holds an egg hunt each Easter weekend but have adapted this year by having the Easter Bunny do a driving tour of the neighborhood with designated dance stops. Residents were instructed via a Facebook post to keep their distance and the Easter Bunny's wife will drive him around.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
Marie Frey, of Bensenville volunteered Saturday to help Two Chefs Cafe and Catering in Bensenville hand out 500 Easter meals Saturday afternoon in Bensenville.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
St. James Catholic Church in Arlington Heights records their Easter Vigil with Pastor Matt Foley and Father Ryan McMillen, standing, which will be broadcast on their website on Saturday and Sunday with an audience of none due to the coronavirus.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Louis Guagenti, 61, who lives in Arlington Heights has a barber shop in Roselle and had to shut his business down in early March because of the Coronavirus. He remains optimistic that he will be able to open his business to his loyal customers soon but expects major changes to his business afterward like wearing a mask while cutting people's hair and only allowing one person in the shop at a time.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
A Turner Construction worker installs ceiling tiles on the third floor of the former Sherman Hospital in Elgin Wednesday. The building is being refurbished by Turner and The Army Corps of Engineers to be used as a place for COVID-19 patients.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Rita Roewert, 84, has owned Rita's Bar and Grill in Rondout for 20 years. Business is down 80% since the establishment is limited to carryout, but she plans to persevere through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Palatine resident Ryan Gable is donating the use of his recreational vehicle to a medical professional who is concerned about spreading the coronavirus to a family member after returning home from caring for patients with the virus.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
"Darth Vader" Eric Carr greets his daughter Bianca, 4, on her birthday following a parade for her in Arlington Heights Wednesday. With them are mom Jennifer and sister Marissa, 7.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Owners Thirumalai Satish, Anand Shanmugam, general manager Pablo Perez and Matt Inanc, area supervisor of Papa John's in Schaumburg are giving away free pizza to the first 50 families in need in the area throughout the eight stores that they own.
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com
Second-grade Adler Park School teacher Lauren Koenig waves to students Thursday during the first Adler Park Student drive by Parade. The Libertyville teachers practiced social distancing by standing more than six-feet apart while they lined up behind the Libertyville school as parents and their children drove by in their cars honking.
Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com
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