Photojournalism

  • Daniel Medina (center), 12, reacts to the completion and function of his group's simple air conditioning unit in class at Northwood Middle School during an interdisciplinary unit about heating and cooling Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. Concepts like the creation of an air conditioning unit give the students a more in depth understanding and also the ability to think like engineers.
  • Jenna Stober, Jean Harrison's granddaughter, of Algonquin, and Vita Harrison, Jean Harrison's daughter-in-law, of West Dundee, sign birthday signs during a family picnic at Moraine Hills State Park on Sunday, Aug. 17, 2014. Jean Harrison and Jane Umbarger are known as the "incubator twins" and were featured in all sorts of news articles in 1934 when they were in incubators at Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. Later, their double wedding in 1953 also gained national attention. At the picnic Sunday, they celebrated turning 80 years old.
  • Kathy Taylor (left), of Crystal Lake, Ill., Felicia Para, of McHenry, Ill., stretch in the parking lot prior to running the 10K of the McHenry River Run on Saturday, July 12, 2014. Para was running in training for the upcoming Chicago Marathon and Taylor is training for the upcoming Half-Madness Half Marathon in Batavia, Ill.
  • Bert Metz, Jr., of La Grange Park, Ill., controls the 1924 Chicago Westown Car 141 his father, Bert Metz, Sr., once controlled at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Ill. on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. The streetcar was last run in 1948, but after looking for parts for 25 years and another 14 years of restoration, it was made operational again. Approximately 12 volunteers assisted in the restoration, head by Frank Cirnac.
  • Marching Illini Drum Major Brooke Atlas, center, is comforted by trumpeter Liz Pyde after her final halftime performance at the game against Purdue at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 17, 2012.
  • The Blue Man Group performs at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Sept. 19, 2013.
  • Illinois cheerleaders run the large Block-I flags around the stands to "William Tell Overture" during a timeout in the game against Penn State at Assembly Hall in Champaign, Ill. on Feb. 21, 2013.
  • Rick Ross performs during the "MMG Tour Featuring Rick Ross" concert at the Assembly Hall on Nov. 5, 2012.
  • Seth Meyers performs stand up comedy at the Assembly Hall in Champaign on Oct. 23, 2012.
  • The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey host the Barnum Bash at the Assembly Hall in Champaign on Oct. 19, 2012.
  • A sea of fans surrounds the Lucas Oil Stabilizer before the E3 Spark Plugs Monster Truck Nationals hosted at Assembly Hall in Champaign on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012. Fans were given time before the show to look at the trucks, talk with the drivers, and get autographs.