Haiti

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.

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.  

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.  

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.   

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.  

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.

Nature and Outdoor Living

Walter Swain, Chicago, tries his luck for some Crappie while fishing in the sunlight in the lake within Centennial Park in Tinley Park,

Fishing in Wisconsin

Kids swim along the North Shore of Lake Superior.

A boy and his dog relax in Wisconsin.

Cranes come into the Jasper-Pulaski Wildlife area to feed.

A guide calls in Geese during a hunt in McHenry County, IL

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.  

People and Corporate work

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.

Habibah Khalil prays during the Eid prayers, marking the  end of Ramadan,  in Toyota Park  in Bridgeview, IL on Tuesday August 30, 2011  

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. 

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. 

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. 

The hands of Blues guitar player and singer Buddy Guy.

Barack Obama at Morraine Valley Community College. He was speaking as part of a Black History Month program.

Jim Robbins stands among some field corn plants on his family's farm along Doyle Road in Manhattan,  IL on Sunday July 24, 2011.

Jeffrey Beutell, a dentist near Chicago cleans a fake set of teeth in his office.

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.  

Jerry Svec looks through some lycra stretch mesh, one of the items he designed, in his home. 

 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. 

News Photography

Lawonda Billingsley leans against the counter at Respond Now, a place needy people go for help, with her daughter Chelsea while waiting to see a counselor about getting money for an apartment. She was going to be evicted soon and needed help. She had never asked for assistance before.

Elisha Pahnke with her baby, Dean, at the funeral for her husband, Shawn Pahnke, who was killed while serving in Iraq.

Nick Bilotta holds his father Paul's hand while walking during the annual St. Jude Memorial March for policeman who died in the line of duty.

Police investigate cars in the lot near the shooting at the Lane Bryant Store at the Brookside Shopping center in Tinley Park, Il on Saturday February 2, 2008. 

A man snowshoes by cars stuck in the northbound lanes of Lake Shore Drive near North Avenue after they were trapped by snow in Chicago, IL on Wednesday February 2, 2011.

 Malcolm Johnson listen as a drill instructor singles him out in his barracks at the Cook County Sheriff's Boot Camp near 26th and California in Chicago, IL on Tuesday August 18, 2009.

Ryan Bizahaloni hugs his son Nolan while he and other members of Company E 4th Reconnaissance Battalion leave the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Center at 2711 McDonough St. in Joliet, Il on Friday April 15, 2011. They are headed to Afghanistan  

Linda Broadnax, Tinley Park, wipes her eyes as President Barack Obama was sworn into office while watching the inauguration ceremony at Sonoma Coffee Cafe in Evergreen Park, IL on Tuesday January 20, 2009. 

Else Gonzalez, left, wife of new Mayor David Gonzalez, looks on as Wanda Rodgers cried while being hugged by Abdallah Abuzer after she was elected 3rd-Ward alderman of Chicago Heights, during an election night party at Club Reflections in Chicago Heights, IL on Tuesday April 5, 2011.

A homeowner in Oakfield, Wisconsin keeps guard over the remnants of his home after an F5 tornado virtually destroyed the town on July 16, 1996

U.S. Army Specialists Michael Kopecky, right, and Jason Cavanaugh, left,  Chicago, pause near the grave marker of Andrew Meari(Plainfield) after Memorial Day services during the 12th Annual Memorial Day Ceremony at the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, IL on Monday May 29, 2011. Meari was their best friend while they served in Afghanistan before he got killed.

Sports Photography

Chicago White Sox players, Mark Buehrle, center, Jermaine Dye, right, and other teammates celebrate their World Series win during a welcome home parade for the World Series Champions

Los Angeles' Chone Figgins breaks his bat in the 5th inning during the 1st game of the ALCS.

Hawk’s goalie Nikolai Khabibulin blocks a shot form a Nashville Predator player during their game at the United Center.

Cubs' Corey Patterson misses a ball in the ivy in center field  during the game against Cincinatti which they lost 8-3 at Wrigley Field. 

Kewanee(Wethersfield)(Coop) High School's Shelby Steger and Natalie Fargher console each other after their 4x400 meter relay during the IHSA state championship finals at Eastern IL, University in Charleston, IL. 

Sandburg High School softball players joke around with their trophy after they won the IHSA 4A Championship game at EastSide Centre against Fremd in East Peoria, IL on Saturday June 12, 2010. 

De La Salle High School student Elliott Brown, seated center, and other members of the varsity basketball team dress into sport coats and ties in the locker room at the school prior to their game in Chicago, Il on December 21, 2007. Their coach requires suits to be worn prior to each game. 

Montini's #11, Whitney Holloway leaps into coach Jason Nichols arms just before beating Hillcrest  during the IHSA Class 3A championship game at ISU in Normal, IL on Saturday March 6, 2010. 

Devin Hester of the Chicago Bears goes airborne while being blocked by #53. Malcolm Smith, of the Seattle Seahawks, as teammate. #21, Corey Graham looks on during their game at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL on Sunday December 18, 2011 

Ricky Manning Jr. stretches at Soldier Field during the NFC Championship game against New Orleans.

Alex Puhar and Chris Popovich  get covered with powder while sledding down the hill at Swallow Cliff North Forest Preserve with fellow Marist students near Willow Springs,  IL on Tuesday January 13, 2008. They had a half-day of classes.  

Runners participate in the Bank Of America Chicago Marathon near a mural in a hispanic area along 18th Street in Chicago, IL on Sunday October 9, 2011 

 Angel Cabral, Lemont High School, flexes after he beat Austin Teistma from Glenbrook South in the 285 weight Class 2A championship match at U of I in Champaign, IL on Saturday February 20, 2010. 

 Rosa Rubio, Oak Lawn, sits outside the ring at Windy City Gym in Chicago. She is the defending golden gloves champion, but cannot box due to a jaw injury.

  Courtney Pope,  a recent Lockport High School graduate,  swims during her club workout at the UIC Pool in Chicago, IL on Thursday July 1, 2010.   She is heading to the University of Illinois in the fall. 

Runners race during the 2012 Bank of America Chicago Marathon along South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL

Chris Harris looks towards a broken up pass by Brian Urlacher that was headed to Seattle's Darrell Jackson in the NFC playoffs.