United Auto Workers members file into the UAW building holding political signs before a rally on Oct. 11, 2024, on 1100 Chrysler Drive in Belvidere.
The Varsity assistant coach watches the varsity team during practice on Dec. 11, 2023, at Rockford Christian Schools.
Jorge Viana, Beverage Director of Bar Mischief, mixes a drink for customers on July 14, 2023. Mischief is one of the private bars in front of the Inn Cahoots Hotel with its own signature cocktails.
People attending the Auburn-Guilford basketball game walk past cop cars after the game abruptly ended on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Auburn High School.
Bridget Beaudion, 16, cries Saturday, March 30, 2024, during a vigil honoring the victims of a mass stabbing in a Rockford neighborhood. Beaudion was a friend of Jenna Newcomb, who was a victim of the violent attack.
Rochelle faces off against rival Sycamore on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at Rochelle Township High School.
Hollynn Nevel reacts to being crowned Little Miss Stephenson County Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2024, at Stephenson County Fairgrounds in Freeport.
Rockford Lutheran's Aaron Peterson bear crawls up a hill Thursday, July 25, 2024, while attending Camp Courage at the Pecatonica Wetlands Forest Preserve in Pecatonica.
State Sen. Steve Stadelman, D-Loves Park, talks with reporters before the Northern Illinois Council of Governments Legislative Luncheon on Dec. 18, 2023, at Cliffbreakers, 700 W Riverside Blvd., in Rockford.
Abortion activist Chiara Beaumont speaks about the overturning of Roe v. Wade in front of the Texas Capitol on June 24, 2022. On June 24 the U.S. Supreme Court shook the nation by overturning a 50-year-old case that protected reproductive rights at a federal level.
President Joe Biden speaks Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, in Belvidere, Illinois, during an event to support the United Auto Workers of America reaching an agreement with automaker Stellantis.
Audrey Warren and Aliyah Matharu hug after beating OSU 50-65 at the Frank Erwin Center. Texas Women's Basketball played their last ever game on Saturday, March 5, 2022.
Austin residents Rachel Prince and Charlotte Prince wave to the Texas Independence Parade on March 4, 2023.
Chairman of the Court Street United Methodist Thanksgiving committee, Sue Cram, sits in the pews in chapel of the church on Oct. 26, 2023.
From left to right, Reporter Chris Green interviews Ezell Curry Manning, 48, Tyrone Williams, 58, and John Neil, 35, in the mens locker room on Jan. 15, 2024, at Rockford Rescue Mission.
A newly naturalized citizen celebrated his citizenship on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Cassie Hawley lays on a couch while on her phone on Dec. 28, 2023, in downtown Rockford.
A resident looks out their front door after their yard had been taped off after a stabbing incident on Cleveland Avenue Wednesday, March 27, 2024, in Rockford.
Pedro Jimenez, shaver operator at Specialty Screw Corporation, works on fixing screws on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, in Rockford. Specialty Screw Corp. has been operating in Rockford for over 70 years, creating special screws and fasteners used by large manufacturers around the world like Tesla.
Kane Barnhill, 8, walks next to Noodles, the community rock snake, on Monday, July 1, 2024, in Belvidere.
Byron tips off against Benton during the semifinal game on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois.
Eastland fans cheer during a game against Pecatonica on March 1, 2024, at River Ridge High School.
Junior varsity runners lay on the ground after finishing the 3200 meter run during the boys NIC-10 conference meet on Friday, May 10, 2024, at Auburn High School.
Joe McGraw, a Republican candidate for U.S. Congress, hosts a law enforcement roundtable Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, at his campaign office in Rockford.
Alice Cooper performs Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, at the BMO Center in Rockford.
Scouts in BSA Troop 967 fold and stack flags for the Flag Retirement Ceremony held at Bradfield Village Park in Buda, Texas on Wednesday, June 14, 2023. The ceremony, which is responsible for retiring hundreds of flags a year, was held on Flag Day, a holiday which commemorates the creation of the United States flag in 1777.
James Talbot sits at the air altar of his living room, surrounded by books and decor in Austin, Texas on Dec. 5, 2022. His home has become a time capsule of the art scene which once encompassed Austin.