In honor of mothers everywhere, enjoy a gallery of our favorite Northwest Herald photos of mothers and daughters and mothers and sons - and grandmothers too! – from the past year.

Dundee-Crown faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Friday, May 9, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Local athletes compete in the Fox Valley Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Thursday, May 8, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Some of our favorite photos from the special Thank You Teachers edition at The Northwest Herald featuring amazing educators from across McHenry County.

Harvard faces Richmond-Burton in the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Soccer Tournament Championship Match on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at HRichmond-Burton High School in Richmond.

Area athletes compete in the Kishwaukee River Conference Girls Track and Field Meet on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Marengo High School.

Prairie Ridge faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Crystal Lake Central face McHenry during a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Friday, May 2, 2025, at McHenry High School.

The Cherry Tree Inn in Woodstock was decked out for Christmas in late April 2025 for filming of a new movie called "Exes of Christmas Past." The inn famously was where Bill Murray's character stayed during "Groundhog Day."

Huntley faces Prairie Ridge in a Fox Valley Conference boys lacrosse game on Thursday, May 1, 2025, at Prairie Ridge High School in Crystal Lake.

McHenry faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference softball game on Wednesday, April 39, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Prairie Ridge faces Cary-Grove in a Fox Valley Conference girls soccer match on Tuesday, April 29, 2025, at Cary-Grove High School.

Hampshire faces Huntley in a Fox Valley Conference baseball game on Monday, April 28, 2025, at Huntley High School.

Veterans and their advocates rally against potential workforce cuts at the VA, which President Trump's administration has said will streamline services for veterans, but which detractors worry will add further strain to the system.

A look back at the last week in sports in the Northwest Herald by photographers Gregory Shaver, and Patrick Kunzer for the Shaw Local News Network