Jason Packard, 11, (left), and Rachel Packard, 14, sit inside their boxcars in the driveway of their Woodstock home Friday, July 11, 2014. The siblings will be competing in the National Soap Box Derby in Akron, Ohio. Kyle Grillot - kgrillot@shawmedia.com
Rebecca Vieyra is a science teacher at Cary-Grove High School and former finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. She is taking a year off from Cary-Grove starting in September to go to Washington DC where she will work with NASA's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate to contribute to STEM initiatives after receiving the Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow. Kyle Grillot - kgrillot@shawmedia.com
Elgin Police search for a prisoner who escaped from the Elgin Mental Health Center Wednesday near Seneca Street and Dundee Avenue in Elgin. Sandy Bressner - sbressner@shawmedia.com
A women wears a no Pedcor sticker while attending the Cary Village Board meeting Tuesday, July 15, 2014. The Village Board voted to consider whether to rescind an ordinance that allowed Pedcor Investments to build a $18 million affordable housing apartment complex at First and Pearl Streets. The motion to rescind failed to a 3-3 vote. Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com
Mainstay Therapeutic Farm volunteer Sonja Lilljeberg of Chicago takes a horse for a ride in between therapy sessions Tuesday in Richmond. The farm was the latest to donate a 40-acre easement to The Land Conservancy, which now has more than 21,000 acres. Kyle Grillot - kgrillot@shawmedia.com
1985 Super Bowl Champ and former Chicago Bears Steve McMichael reacts to his first tee shot during Ovarian Cancer Symptom Awareness organization Golf Tournament on Monday, July 14 at Boulder Ridge Country Club in Lake in the Hills. H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com
Donovan Day, Woodstock's assistant to the director of the community economic development, gives a tour of the Old Courthouse in Woodstock. Restoration on the 1857 courthouse is expected to be completed by the end of September. Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com
Mary Divelbiss, 6, of McHenry plays in the long jump sand pit while participating in Wednesday's Open Track Meet sponsored by McHenry Parks & Recreation Department during Fiesta Days in McHenry July 16, 2014. Fiesta Days runs through July 20 and features a carnival, live music, car show, art and crafts, children's events, food and fireworks. Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com
Will Grant rides with Thomas Teresi of Huntley, and Tim Taylor of Crystal Lake during a tournament at the Crystal Lake Country Club. Grant recently received the Fritz Franz scholarship, which, started by the Crystal Lake Country Club, will be given away every four years in honor of the late local legend. Kyle Grillot - kgrillot@shawmedia.com
Emily Fox celebrates after getting a birdie on the 7th hole during the MCJGA Billy Vahldieck McHenry County Junior Amateur Thursday in Bull Valley. Kyle Grillot - kgrillot@shawmedia.com
