Week in Photos

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Genoa Police Sgt. Robert Smith and Kane, Genoa's new police dog, finish up their demonstration for city council members Tuesday evening. The purchase of the K-9 and its training was paid for by donations and fundraisers.

Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Oak Crest resident Mary Carpenter and Alexandrea Miller, 16, chat while making trauma dolls at Oak Crest in DeKalb on Wednesday, July 11, 2012. Volunteers meet weekly to make the dolls for Kishwaukee Hospital, where they are used to explain medical procedures to children.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Kamron Kroeger (right) presents Tamara Getzelman with a quilt made by her family during a ceremony honoring Timothy Getzelman and Alexi Weber at the Sycamore Fire Department Fire Station No. 2 Sunday afternoon.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Northern Illinois basketball coach Mark Montgomery watches his players shoot free throws during a practice Tuesday in DeKalb.

Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Danika Thibault, 14, trains with a class at United Mixed Martial Arts & Fitness on Thursday, June 7, 2012. After winning the regional in Beloit, Wis. in May, Danika will travel to Orlando to compete in the International Kickboxing Federation's World Classic Amateur Kickboxing and Muay Thai Championships on July 20 to 22.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Clinical director Ahna Young uses a telephone to speak with a fellow therapist about an active case within her office at the DeKalb County Youth Service Bureau Thursday afternoon. DCYSB, which works with youths and their families, is still owed money from the state from fiscal year 2012.

Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Rena Thibault pins her daughter Danika's dress in their DeKalb living room while getting ready for an end of the year dance for eighth-graders at Clinton Rosette Middle School on Thursday, May 31, 2012.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com DeKalb County's Joey Burney (left) greets teammate Cody Simon after Simon's two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning during a game against the Chicago Zephyrs in Sycamore Thursday, July 19, 2012.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Gwen Haigler of Sycamore tries on shoulder pads inside the Northern Illinois football team's locker room during the Football 101 Women's Clinic Wednesday evening.

Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com After hauling in a pass from Steve Fuller (not pictured), Justin Hatton, 8 of DeKalb, makes a move on Otis Wilson before reaching the end zone during a football camp featuring former members of the 1985 Chicago Bears at DeKalb High School Friday morning.