Arthur Fulte, center, salutes during a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Veteran's Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic at 10201 S. Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn, IL on Friday April 6, 2012.
Suzie Pettey pulls a pickup truck during the Saints Strength For Life strongman contest at the University of St, Francis in Joliet, IL on Sunday April 22, 2012.
Army PFC. Nick Cianchetti holds flowers aloft as he arrives at the VFW hall in Midlothian, IL on Sunday April 1, 2012. He was serving in Afghanistan. At left is his dad, Ed Henschel.
Lance Cpl. Niko Bulin, 20, a marine back from Afghanistan, greets a family member as he arrived at Community Christian Church for a homecoming celebration in Shorewood, IL on Sunday April 22, 2012.
Joliet Slammers team members Ben Hewett, Erik Lis and Chuck lukanen laugh after getting their Frontier League Championship rings before the first game of the season at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, IL on Tuesday May 22, 2012.
Dawn (no last name given), a bus driver for the deceased's school district, throws petals onto the water of a pond inside of Indian Chase Meadows the day after 11-year old Jordan Oliver drown while playing in it with friends in Bolingbrook, IL on Wednesday May 16, 2012.
Bill Patrianakos, a member of the group Be A HERO, stands at the Roberts' residence in Homer Glen, IL on Friday April 6, 2012. Patrianakos, who was a Heroin addict, has been sober for 2 years.
Evergreen Park Fire Cadet Brendan Byrnes does jumping jacks during a roof ventilation/truck operations training drill behind the fire department along Kedzie Avenue in Evergreen Park, IL on Sunday April 15, 2012.
Esteban Burgoa, and and others protest against a proposed Immigrant Detention Center while they walked in Willard Wood park during a march in Crete, IL on Sunday April 1, 2012.
L-r, Maria Alani Leon, Esteban Burgoa, and Citlalli Cabello protest against a proposed Immigrant Detention Center while they walked along Route 1 during a march in Crete, IL on Sunday April 1, 2012.
Vicki Roebuck, center, blocks protestor Judy Ogalla as Randy Marti helps her hold her sign as the South Suburban Action Conference and Gamaliel of Metro Chicago break ground at the site of the new proposed airport as they convened for a "Blessing of the Land" along Offner Rd. near S. Will Center Rd. in Monee, IL on Saturday April 21, 2012. Ogalla is the third generation of her family to farm in Will Township.
Protestors Mike Zigtema, left, and Joe Galloy ride horses in protest as the South Suburban Action Conference and Gamaliel of Metro Chicago break ground at the site of the new proposed airport as they convened for a "Blessing of the Land" along Offner Rd. near S. Will Center Rd. in Monee, IL on Saturday April 21, 2012. Ogalla is the third generation of her family to farm in Will Township.
Crete teacher Denise Ostarello, center, hugs student Kobe Anderson, after being awarded the Golden Apple Awards for Excellence in Teaching at Crete Elementary School in Crete, IL on Wednesday May 9, 2012. She is one of only 10 Chicago-area recipients.
J.C. Aguilar, left, pretends to catch a ball while his father, Mario Aguilar, center, looks on, as they waited for the gates to open for the first game of the season of the Joliet Slammers at Silver Cross Field in Joliet, IL on Tuesday May 22, 2012.
