Posted12/20/2020 12:00 PM
The COVID-19 vaccine arrived in the suburbs, people continued to give their time to those in need, and the Daily Herald named it s annual holiday lights contest winners in The Week in Pictures for December 12-18, 2020.
Steve Mosias, left, of Palatine and Jim Bethke of Elgin, were among those who came to pay their respects to Marine Corps and Vietnam veteran Stephen Alan Myerson at Laird Funeral Home in Elgin Tuesday. Myerson had no known family when he died Sept. 11 at the Citadel Care Center in Elgin.
Rick West | Staff Photographer
Respiratory Therapist Aminderjit (Andy) Dhanoa, 37, gets the first COVID-19 vaccination at Edward Hospital in Naperville Thursday afternoon from RN Nikki Carini-Wardecki.
Holiday Lights Contest Editor s Choice Winner: DuPage County
Rudy Vanderbiest and son Dan at their home at 1214 Easton Drive in Carol Stream. They are the Daily Herald Editor s Choice winner of the holiday lights contest for DuPage County. John Starks | Staff Photographer
Rudy Vanderbiest and his son Dan at their home at 1214 Easton Drive in Carol Stream. They are the Daily Herald Editor s Choice winner of the holiday lights contest for DuPage County. The garage is made into Santa s workshop while the front yard is filled with lights and animatronics. John Starks | Staff Photographer
Rudy Vanderbiest used a discarded children s yard toy to make a gingerbread house with gumdrops made from Tupperware in his yard at 1214 Easton Drive in Carol Stream. He is the Daily Herald Editor s Choice winner of the holiday lights contest for DuPage County.