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United Auto Workers members file into the UAW Hall for a rally Friday, Oct. 11, 2024, in Belvidere.
People attending the Auburn-Guilford basketball game walk past cop cars after the game abruptly ended due to a mass stampede caused by a loud gun-like noise on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2024, at Auburn High School. The noise came from an altercation between fans and staff in which a sign was knocked down.
Hollynn Nevel reacts to being crowned Little Miss Stephenson County Fair on Tuesday, July 24, 2024, at Stephenson County Fairgrounds in Freeport.
Mayor of Rockford Tom McNamara speaks to an event attendee during McNamara's re-election campaign kickoff on Tuesday, October. 1, 2024, at the Hard Rock Casino Rockford.
Bridget Beaudion, 16, cries on Saturday, March 30, 2024, during a vigil honoring the victims of a mass stabbing in a Rockford. Beaudion was a friend of Jenna Newcomb, who was a victim of the violent attack in a Rockford neighborhood.
President of the United States Joe Biden speaks during an event to support the United Auto Workers of America reaching an agreement with Stellantis in Belvedere, Illinois on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.
Jacob Gee, 12, tosses a flag into the fire to avoid being burned at Bradfield Village Park in Buda, Texas on Wednesday, June 14, 2023.
Drag queen Darsham performs at the South Asian House for a Desi Drag Brunch event during South by Southwest on Sunday, March 12, 2023.
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.
Kane Barnhill, 8, walks along Noodles the Snake’s 72 rock-long body on Monday, June 1, 2024, in Belvidere. Noodles was started by Debbie Weslow as a neighborhood project inspired by her granddaughter’s growing interest in snakes.
Friends of Jacob Schupbach sit in front of the memorial cross for their friend on Saturday, March 30, 2024, during a vigil honoring the victims of a mass stabbing in a Rockford.
Judge Joe McGraw, a congressional candidate for Illinois district 17, hosts a law enforcement roundtable on Jan. 31, 2024, at his campaign office in Rockford.
Casey McPherson kisses his daughter Rose McPherson, 7, at their home in Austin, Texas on July 18, 2023. Rosie has a rare genetic mutation known as H2, which has caused her to lose her ability to talk and makes other physical activities like walking difficult.
From left to right, Reporter Chris Green interviews Ezell Curry Manning, 48, Tyrone Williams, 58, and John Neil, 35, in the men's locker room on Jan. 15, 2024, at Rockford Rescue Mission.
Rockford East High softball coach Madi Hecox cries as she signs Jenna Newcomb's memorial cross during a vigil held Thursday, March 28, 2024, along Charles Street in Rockford. Newcomb was a member of the E-Rabs softball team who died Wednesday while protecting a friend and her sister during a string of violent attacks on residents of a Rockford neighborhood.
Austin residents Rachel Prince and Charlotte Prince wave to a Texas flag while watching the Texas Independence Parade on March 4, 2023 on Congress Avenue.
A member of staff places the presidential seal on the podium during an event to support the United Auto Workers of America reaching an agreement with Stellantis in Belvidere, Illinois on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.
Amanda Gray-Orlando, right, helps her daughter Stevie Orlando, 3, climb the rock wall apart of the new Body Shop Exhibit on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, at the Discovery Center Museum.
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 fascinators used by large manufacturers like Tesla and other car companies.
Cynthia Lumzy, a hairstylist, walks through her basement after it was flooded due to heavy rainfall over the weekend on Monday, July 15, 2024, in Rockford. Lumzy used her basement as a hair studio, but the flood damaged everything she uses from hair styling tools to her lighting equipment.
Patton Gesner, 8 (right), holds a "Thin Blue Line" flag along with his mother Laurie Gesner and brother Jackson Gesner, 9, during the funeral procession for Nyx, a K-9 who was shot in the line of duty, on Jan. 30, 2024.
A newly naturalized citizen celebrates his citizenship on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at the Coronado Performing Arts Center.
Family members and friends of mass stabbing suspect Christian Soto cry and hug each other Thursday, March 28, 2024, at the Winnebago County Criminal Justice Center in Rockford.
Ted O’Donnell, co-chair of the Rockford Fourth of July Civic Committee, sets up light displays for the Festival of Lights on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023, at Sinnissippi Park.
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 signature cocktails.
Abortion activist Chiara Beaumont yells into a megaphone during an abortion rights protest in front of the Texas Capitol on June 24, 2022. People took to the streets in reaction to the overturing of Roe v Wade, a Supreme Court case that protected abortion.
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.
Brendon Hudson, left, and Earl Wagner, right, talk outside the closed Rockford Speedway during an open house showcasing items for auction on Wednesday, May 22, 2024, in Loves Park. Wagner was a racer whom raced convertibles at the speedway in 1963, he returned to see the speedway one last time before everything was sold in auction.
Danish Kinchion, 7, and Isabella Turner, 6, dance along to a band at the Juneteenth Parade in Austin on Saturday, June 17, 2023.
U.S. Sen.Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, speaks during a United Auto Workers rally on Oct. 11, 2024, at the UAW building in Belvidere. Sanders spoke in support of the UAW and stopping Trump’s NAFTA 2.0.
Monroe Martin, 8, twirls his dragon kite around at the 95th ABC Kite Fest at Zilker Park on Saturday, April 1, 2023.
David Peterson, owner of Maze Books, organizes boxes of books on Jan. 4, 2024, at Maze Books in downtown Rockford.
Gene Kleindl, a 101-year-old World War II Veteran, gets interviewed by TV news during a welcome home celebration at Finnegan's RV after visiting Normandy on Nov. 7, 2023.
A resident looks out from the front door of a home Wednesday, March 27, 2024, as police investigate a spree of violence that unfolded in Rockford leaving 4 dead and 5 harmed.
Mailman Rhett Hanes wears a safety hat to protect from hawk attacks while delivering mail on Milan Place and Kenwood Ave. in Travis Heights on July 12, 2023. USPS had paused mail delivery in the area due to hawk attacks but recently resumed due to reports of the hawks being gone since July 7, 2023.
A man waits backstage to get his makeup done for House of Torment on Oct. 20, 2022.
Customer Michelle Gillespie shops for plants in the Texas H-E-B Backyard section of the new Nutty Brown H-E-B on its opening day on Wednesday, July 5, 2023.
Volunteer Everett Groeschel walks a husky out back for free time and a bathroom break on Jan. 11, 2024, at Winnebago County Animal Services. The husky was recently surrendered to the shelter and has been picked for a new home after staying the 7 days required by law for Illinois dog shelters.
Director of the Texas Memorial Museum Carolyn Connerat gives a tour of the animal exhibits to a member of the college of natural sciences development department, Caleb Solberg, on Friday, June 16, 2023.
A fisherman sits on a boat under the Lamar Blvd Bridge on the Colorado River at sunset on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.