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| Larry Ciupik, an Astronomer at the Adler Planetarium, is reflected in a solar filter for viewing the sun through a telescope, at a viewing deck at the facility in Chicago. |
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| James Phillips, Adjunct Curator of Anthroplogy at the Field Museum, is hit by light from a video display of the Tutanhkaman mask during a press conference where the exhibits return was announced in Chicago. |
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| An ape crosses a tight rope at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. The image was used as the cover for the Zoo's history book. |
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| Nov 10, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA Chicago Bears Alshon Jeffrey dives over Detroit Lions Louis Delmas at Soldier Field. Matt Marton USA Today Sports |
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Nov 10, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) gets pressured by Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley (98) at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 10, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Brandon Marshall (15) catches a touchdown against the Detroit Lions cornerback Darius Slay (30) in the 1st quarter at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 19, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Fire forward Mike Magee kicks against Toronto FC defenseman Steven Caldwell at Toyota Park. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Sep 24, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Pittsburgh Pirates infielder Josh Harrison chases down Chicago Cubs outfielder Nate Schierholtz in between 1st base and second base in the second inning of their game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Nov 13, 2013; DeKalb, IL, USA; Northern Illinois quarterback Jordan Lynch (6)leaps into the end zone in the 4th quarter against Ball State at Huskie Stadium. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 18, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose yells after scoring against the Indiana Pacers at the United Center. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; New Orleans Saints free safety Malcolm Jenkins (27) sacks Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) during the first quarter at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Dec 2, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah (13) passes away from New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Anthony Morrow (3) and New Orleans Pelicans point guard Brian Roberts (22) at the United Center. The Pelicans beat the Bulls 131-128. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Dec 2, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bulls power forward Taj Gibson (22) and New Orleans Pelicans shooting guard Eric Gordon (10) fight for a ball at the United Center. The Pelicans beat the Bulls 131-128. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) on the sidelines of their game against the New Orleans Saints during the second half at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings (26) is unable to stop New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) from scoring a touchdown during the 2nd quarter at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) makes a catch New Orleans Saints cornerback Jabari Greer (33) during the second of their game at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears outside linebacker James Anderson (50) and Chicago Bears defensive end Shea McClellin (99) tackle New Orleans Saints running back Pierre Thomas (23) during the second half at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler (6) gets sacked by New Orleans Saints outside linebacker David Hawthorne (57) during the first quarter at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; Chicago Bears defensive tackle Nate Collins (93) sacks New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) during the first quarter at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 6, 2013; Chicago, IL, USA; New Orleans Saints defensive back Rafael Bush (25) looks on as Chicago Bears wide receiver Alshon Jeffery (17) gets a pass broken up by New Orleans Saints strong safety Kenny Vaccaro (32) during the first quarter at Soldier Field. Matt Marton-USA TODAY Sports
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| Ed Peloza, center, is silhouetted against a giant flag held by Todd Botma, left, and his wife Deanna Pelozza-Botma of the Calumet Park Beach Bums as they watch the sunrise at Calumet Park Beach in Chicago, IL |
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| An monkey walks a tight rope at Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago |
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| Chicago White Sox players travel North on La Salle Street under ticker-tape during a welcome home parade for the World Series Champions. It was the first time the team had won since 1917. |
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| A commuter walks past the holiday tree in Chicago |
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| A woman walks under the newly constructed BP Bridge in Chicago |
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| People walk on the newly constructed BP Bridge in Chicago |
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| Father Rick Frechette, Regional Director of NPH Carribean, leads a funeral service inside of St. Philomena Chapel at NPH St. Damien Children's Hospital in Tabarre, Haiti, on Thursday February 9, 2012. Remains of the nuns from the Mother Theresa convent that was destroyed during the earthquake rest in graves outside the chapel. His group does mass burials once a week of unclaimed vicitms of disease in Haiti. |
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| A young child sits barefoot and un-clothed on a pile of rubble along the Caribbean Ocean in Cité Soliel, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday February 9, 2012. The slum is one of the poorest and most dangerous in the world with people still living in metal homes and children playing on piles of garbage. |
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| A woman balances a 5-gallon bucket of water on her head as it spills while walking through Cité Soliel in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Friday February 9, 2012. The slum is one of the poorest and most dangerous in the world with people still living in metal homes and children playing on piles of garbage. |
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| A boy rests while in the St. Philomena Hospital for Cholera care, at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos(NPH) St. Damien Children's Hospital in Tabarre, Haiti on Thursday February 9, 2012. |
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| Girls smile during meal time inside the Angels of Light program, in Tabarre, Haiti on Thursday February 9, 2012. Young children stay at the facility, which provides shelter, food and schooling, when their parents are not able to support them. Parents are encouraged to visit their kids on Saturdays. |
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| A child peers into a hospital room while receiving care for Cholera at NPH St. Damien Children's Hospital in Tabarre, Haiti on Sunday February 12, 2012. |
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| Walter Swain, Chicago, tries his luck for some Crappie while fishing in the sunlight in the lake within Centennial Park in Tinley Park, |
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| Fishing in Wisconsin |
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| Kids swim along the North Shore of Lake Superior. |
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| A boy and his dog relax in Wisconsin. |
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| Cranes come into the Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife area to feed. |
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| A guide calls in Geese during a hunt in McHenry County, IL |
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| A flock of geese fly past a nearly full moon as it rises over the south side of Chicago near St. Xavier University in Chicago, IL on Saturday September 29, 2012. |
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| Jade Farley, a sophomore at Rich East High School, stands in the hallway at the school in Park Forest, Il on Thursday April 14, 2011. She is a member of the school's gay-acceptance group, the Gay Straight Alliance, and plans to wear tape like this over her mouth during Friday's national lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Day of Silence. |
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| Habibah Khalil prays during the Eid prayers, marking the end of Ramadan, in Toyota Park in Bridgeview, IL on Tuesday August 30, 2011 |
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| Mort Franklin, Crestwood, IL was photographed for the WWII veteran's project at the Marrs Meyer American Legion Hall in Worth, IL on Thursday June 17, 2010. He is 81 and served in the Army, Navy, and Merchant Marines in the Pacific. |
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| Illinois Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. shakes hands with Fred Block who was portraying Abraham Lincoln to promote the proposed Abraham Lincoln National Airport at a groundbreaking ceremony for a new Logisticenter located in Sauk Village. |
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| Jack Ruddy II, sits with classic wood tennis racquets at the Beverly Hills Tennis Club in Chicago, IL on Monday September 20, 2010. He is the commisioner of the club's 11th annual "Woody Classic" tennis tournament. |
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| The hands of Blues guitar player and singer Buddy Guy. |
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| Barack Obama at Morraine Valley Community College. He was speaking as part of a Black History Month program. |
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| Jim Robbins stands among some field corn plants on his family's farm along Doyle Road in Manhattan, IL on Sunday July 24, 2011. |
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| Jeffrey Beutell, a dentist near Chicago cleans a fake set of teeth in his office. |
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| The five Chicago Firemen who will race their Volvo in the "24 Hours of Lemon's," are top left , Mark J. Wasinski, top right, Jeff Kolbash. In car l-r. Paul Keller, Brian Kehoe and Mike Kirkpatrick. The car was at Engine Co. 44, Truck 36's quarters in Chicago, IL on Thursday September 11, 2008. |
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| Jerry Svec looks through some lycra stretch mesh, one of the items he designed, in his home. |
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| Rose Guccione, Chicago, sings a chord during a performance for the world introduction of the Dodge Mega Cab pick-up at the Chicago Auto Show at McCormick Place on Wednesday. |
