Daily Herald photographers captured perfect moments throughout the week in the suburbs of Chicago.
A lightning storm heads toward a Hoffman Estates office park Monday evening.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Celebrity chef Fabio Viviani talks with guests during a VIP event at his new Lake Zurich restaurant LAGO Saturday.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Executive Chef Ezequiel Dominguez, of The Drake Oak Brook flames up a pan with fresh red snapper while making an $1,863 version their classic Bookbinder soup.
Rick West/rwest@dailyherald.com
Katianne Olson wrote a book for children about traumatic brain injury after her husband Chase was injured in a fall from a roof. She sits under pictures of her family in their Mount Prospect home.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Katianne Olson wrote a book for children about traumatic brain injury after her husband Chase, sitting with daughter Piper in their Mount Prospect home, was injured in a fall from a roof.
John Starks/jstarks@dailyherald.com
Kenny Dempsey, of Palatine carries his plate to a table during a pizza party at Clearbrookâs 1815 employment Day Program on Friday, March 8, 2024 in Arlington Heights.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com
Cliff McConville unloads hay for dairy cows at his crate-free All Grass Farms in Kane County.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
Cliff McConville with some of his crate-free pigs at his All Grass Farms in Kane County, just south of Algonquin along Route 31. The pigs will be processed for bacon, pork chops and bratwurst.
Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com
In a matter of seconds, the barn that had been in use on the Reckinger family farm since 1882 south of Batavia was destroyed by an EF1 tornado on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024.
Jeff Knox/jknox@dailyherald.com
Adam Peer, 12, of Westmont, his dad, Nawshad, upper right, and Robert Erck of Darien, left, add ingredients to their first package as Wsmah Siddiqui instructs them during the Islamic Relief USA meal packing event at College Preparatory School of America on Saturday, March 9, 2024 in Lombard.
Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com