Joe Lewnard

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Staff Photographer at Daily Herald

Daily Herald staff photographer.

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Photo Gallery: Images from the closing day of the boys state tennis tournament

5 days ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Athletes competed during day of the boys state tennis tournament at Palatine High School on Saturday, May 31, 2025. Conant’s Kabir Motwani returns the ball in the Class 2A singles championship match during the boys state tennis tournament on Saturday, May 31, 2025 in Palatine.
Photo gallery: Athletes compete at girls state track and field finals

1 week ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Athletes competed during the girls state track and field finals on the campus of Eastern Illinois University on Saturday, May 24, 2025. Rolling Meadows’ Nora DeMaria gets a hug from Prospect’s Brooke Neri after clearing the bar in pole vault during the IHSA Class 3A girls state track and field meet on Saturday, May 24, 2025 in Charleston.
Kids enjoy hands-on exhibits at first responders expo

2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Zoe Nelson, 4, of Aurora tries out a fire hose with the help of her dad, Jeff, during the 26th annual First Responders Expo Saturday at Gurnee Mills in Gurnee. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] Children and their families got an up-close look at dozens of police and fire equipment from Lake County departments Saturday during the 26th annual First Responders Expo at Gurnee Mills.
Long Grove Chocolate Fest celebrates 25th year

3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Sophie Hernandez, 13, of Batavia enjoys a chocolate-covered strawberry during Chocolate Fest Friday in Long Grove. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] Chocolate-covered strawberries, bananas and cheesecake are just some of the delicacies available during the 25th annual Chocolate Fest starting Friday in downtown Long Grove. Strawberries provide a dash of color to the chocolate that almost completely covers them at the “Strawberry Patch” booth during Chocolate Fest Friday in Long Grove.
Photos: DuPage County boys track and field meet

4 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Joe Lewnard

Glenbard North’s Gabriel Early, left, and Glenbard South’s Lucas Galas are at the front of the pack halfway through the 800-meter run during the DuPage County boys track and field meet at Wheaton Warrenville South High School on Friday, May 9, 2025 in Wheaton. (Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald/Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald)
Traveling museum brings 9/11 history to Rosemont

4 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Docent Michael Barbarino talks about items displayed within the Tunnel to Towers 9/11 NEVER FORGET mobile exhibit at the Parkway Bank Park entertainment district Friday in Rosemont. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] A traveling museum of artifacts from New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, was packed with visitors who came to learn about the events of that fateful day, shortly after opening Friday in Rosemont.
Photos: Go Fly a Kite in Wheaton

1 month ago | shawlocal.com | Joe Lewnard

Charlotte Soto, 2-1/2, of Wheaton waits for her mom, Rachel, to get her Spiderman kite airborne during the “Go Fly a Kite” event at Graf Park on Saturday, May 3, 2025 in Wheaton. (Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald/Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald)
Arlington Alfresco opens for the season

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Jake and Caroline Stauner of Rolling Meadows have a drink together at Beer on the Wall during the first day of Arlington Alfresco Friday in Arlington Heights. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] Beer on the Wall was the hot spot around 3 p.m. Friday as the dinner rush had yet to get started for local restaurants on the first day of the Arlington Alfresco season in downtown Arlington Heights.
New tree planted among Paulus Park’s ancient oaks for Arbor Day

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Alanna Buttitta, left, coordinator of the Green Team at Isaac Fox Elementary School, and Ren Erdman shovel soil onto the base of a swamp white oak planted Saturday during the annual Arbor Day celebration at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] Planting an oak tree Saturday during an Arbor Day celebration at Paulus Park in Lake Zurich took on special significance in light of a microburst that felled or damaged 15 of the trees late last summer.
Kids enjoy ‘Breakfast with the Bunny’ in Barrington

1 month ago | dailyherald.com | Joe Lewnard

Margot Juster, 5, greets the Easter Bunny during Breakfast with the Bunny at Langendorf Park on Saturday in Barrington. Joe Lewnard/[email protected] Kids and their families enjoyed breakfast Saturday while awaiting the arrival of the Easter Bunny, who subsequently led them on an egg hunt on a sunny morning at Langendorf Park in Barrington. Dakota Armstrong, 5, of Barrington watches as the Easter Bunny arrives Saturday during Breakfast with the Bunny at Langendorf Park in Barrington.