Gabriella Torres, 3, laughs as she waits for the start of chocolate eating contest Friday night at Burlington’s ChocolateFest. The contest, sponsored by the Plaza Theater, is just one of many events in the Chocolate Experience tent during the festival, which runs through Monday. For your complete guide to ChocolateFest […]

American flags adorn the infield during the Hope Walk held at the Burlington High School Athletic Field May 18. The event helped put the Hope Walk over the $1 million threshold for the amount of money it has raised over the past 13 years to counter life-limiting diseases and afflictions. […]

The Plaza Theater’s Marie Frederick serves up Andorian Antipasto Kabobs and Vulcan Blood Tarts during the Starfleet Officers Ball held May 17 to coincide with the opening of the new film in the Star Trek series. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

The team of Jake Reetz (from left), exchange student Louise Schmidt and Kit Kocha cross the finish line as winners of Saturday’s Millard Fillmore Canoe Race on the Fox River. The race is a spring tradition for Burlington High School students. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

City of Burlington Police Department honor guard members Brian Zmudzinski and David Krupp present the colors May 15 during the department’s Police Officer Memorial Ceremony at Veterans Terrace. The ceremony honored Officer Hubert “Pink” Schenning and Sgt. Anthony Eilers, who were killed in the line of duty in 1935 and […]

Attendees at the Lynch Motorsports Show May 11 take in the racing cars on display at the Burlington auto dealership. This was the 20th year that Lynch has hosted to show. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

Josh Schultz escorts Rayni Shin (left) and Hee-Eun Her during the grand march at the Catholic Central prom Friday at Hawk’s View Golf Course near Lake Geneva. The students celebrated their annual spring formal to a James Bond theme. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart) 

This trio of mallard ducks enjoy a late-morning nap on the grounds of the St. Francis Friary in Burlington Saturday. (Photo by Jennifer Eisenbart)

Members of the Catholic Central High School prom court are: (front from left) Danielle Seitz and Grace Kubiak; (middle row) Yeeun Shin, Megan Wadsworth, Shelby Frederick, Steven Schwenn, Ben Hildebrandt; (back row) Patty Kempken, Danny Sippel, Tegan Miles, Gavin Wardzala and Zihao Chen. The theme for this year’s prom is […]

Professional musician Tom Meredith performs with the Burlington High School Jazz Band Monday during the school district’s Jazz Fest. Meredith served as a guest clinician and performer for the day, working with local music students during rehearsals and then performing alongside them during the evening concert. As a freelance musician […]