Week in photos Sept. 25 - Oct. 1
Anthony Swain, owner of Mister Anthony’s Barbershop, hung up his clippers after 57 years on Wednesday. In this photo, he works on a hairstyle in his former shop in Kankakee.
Anthony Swain, owner of Mister Anthony’s Barbershop, cuts his cousin, Dan Dattilo’s, hair Wednesday. Swain retired after the haircut. He gave his first haircut to Dattilo exactly 57 years ago on Wednesday.
Anthony Swain, owner of Mister Anthony’s Barbershop, kept track of his clients’ hairstyles in a notebook. Swain retired on Wednesday, exactly 57 years after giving his first haircut.
Ed Hedlin, of St. Anne, spins the prize wheel Wednesday at the Daily Journal’s 16th annual Senior Fair at Kankakee First Church of the Nazarene.
Attendees chat between bingo games Wednesday during the Daily Journal's 16th annual Senior Fair at Kankakee First Church of the Nazarene.
Members of the Kankakee High School Green Team return from picking up trash along the Kankakee River near Bird Park on Saturday during the Northern Illinois Anglers Association’s 37th annual Kankakee River Clean Up. “The Kankakee River is such a beautiful and important resource that we are so fortunate to live along. It is essential to help keep it as pollution-free as possible,” a post on the KHS Green Team Facebook page said. “After this experience, Green Team members are now wanting to do monthly clean ups!”
Gordon Essington holds his right hand across his heart as the Marine Corps League posts the colors during his Hospice of Kankakee Valley pinning ceremony Thursday afternoon at St. John United Church of Christ in Kankakee. Essington, a 90-year-old Korean War veteran, is battling terminal cancer.
Strong storms caused havoc and forced the evacuation and cancellation of Manteno Oktoberfest Friday night. In this photo, a damaged concession stand sits unoccupied as the village sign shines brightly in the background.
Vendors tents lie toppled late Friday night after a strong storm canceled Manteno Oktoberfest. About 12 hours after this photo was taken, the festival was back up and running.
