Fuerza Bruta performs above the audience on at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago.
A person jogs past the scene where a large tree fell into the roof of a home in Riverside, Illinois during Monday an evening storm that raced across the Chicago area.
As the lights come up on the end of the Homecoming dance, Christy Bridge is embraced by her best friend Lacy in her wheelchair as the rest of the student body mill about before heading out the gymnasium door. The 16-year-old basketball standout was critically injured after being struck by a truck in her vehicle. Unable to walk long distances, she spends most of her time in the wheelchair, usually being chauffeured by her best friend.
Rick Andreassen, center, of Pompano Beach, Fl., raises his arms in praise after being baptized in the Jordan River with the help of New Covenant Church congregation member Faustino Lazano, left, and Rev. Jim Letizia. Hundreds come to the river daily to walk where John the Baptist performed baptisms.
Former Chicago White Sox player Orestes "Minnie" Minoso is the first player in history to play professional baseball in six seperate decades. His #9 jersey was retired by the White Sox in 1983.
Shoppers wait in line at Costco in Lincoln Park as they stock up on supplies over concerns about the coronavirus on March 13, 2020.
A foggy morning at Harrington Park in Riverside, Illinois on April 28, 2020.
West Aurora's Jarod Tobler takes a moment say a prayer underneath the Carver Arena bleachers before the Blackhawks took to the floor to play Chicago Westinghouse for the Class AA State Basketball Championship in Peoria.
Kane County Cougars pitcher Daniel Fyvie (5) urges on his putt during a rain delay at Elfstron Stadium Tuesday evening. Rain caused a one-hour delay and gave Fyvie an opportunity to challenge pitching coach Fernando Arroyo (36), background, to a putting contest.
Members of the Waubonsie Valley High School cross country team warm up before their meet by ascending a steep hill at the Oakhurst Forest Preserve in Aurora.
Dollie Maki, with her dogs Muffin, left, and Peppy, is one of six residents near East Aurora High School whose homes may be bought if the district's school referendum passes in November. Maki has lived in her home for 50 years and would have no where to go if her home is taken from her.
Simmons Middle School students grieve in front of a memorial for teacher Erik Piekarski at the school's courtyard. Piekarski, a science teacher, died at the age of 25 of complications from gastric bypass surgery. Students met in the courtyard for readings of poetry and personal reflections and dedicated the spot with frogs and flowers. Frogs were Piekarki's favorite animal. School officials plan on renaming the courtyard in honor of him and renaming the gazebo as "Erik Piekarski Reading Nook".
U.S. Marine Lt. Ben Davenport hands the American flag to Michelle Ryan, foreground, wife of Capt. Timothy Ryan, who stands beside mother Judi Ryan, and her son Drew. Captain Ryan, formerly of Aurora, was killed in a helicopter crash while serving in Iraq the previous month.
Bob Kumar, an employee at Sunny Food & Liquor in North Aurora, looks out from the destroyed front entrance after a car crashed into the store. One person was injured in the incident and transported to Provena Mercy Center.
Asbury Towers activities director Yvette Bates shows off her garter to resident Charles Radke during a senior prom held at the North Aurora retirement facility. Over 150 people attended the event, in its fourth year, which included food, senior pictures and dancing to a live band.
Waubonsie Valley High School sophomore Kortnee Hines, a former track teammate of the late Erin Justice, prays in front of a cross erected in Justice's memory along with her godmother Kimberly Henry at the murder scene in Aurora.