Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com New Hope Missionary Baptist Church will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend. Taken Thursday, July 5, 2012.
Jeff Engelhardt – jengelhardt@shawmedia.com DeKALB – Four people, including two children, were taken to Kishwaukee Family Hospital Friday after sustaining injuries in a two vehicle crash at the intersection of Barber Greene and Peace roads. A white Ford sedan headed north on Peace Road collided with a white Chrysler sedan turning left off Barber Greene Road to head south on Peace Road at approximately 1:49 p.m. Friday, said DeKalb County Sgt. Ryan Braden. Braden said the severity of the injuries are unknown and an investigation into the cause of the crash was ongoing. Sycamore and DeKalb fire departments offered assistance.
Chris Jarvis, owner of Sycamore Elite Fitness, demonstrates how to use battle ropes in the gym he opened in early June. By Nicole Weskerna - nweskerna@shawmedia.com
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Public Defender Regina Harris (center) looks on at the Drug/DUI Court graduation on Friday, June 8, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Circulation Clerk Patrick Harding checks a book back into the computer system at the DeKalb Public Library on Friday, June 29, 2012. The library will be transitioning to new circulation software over the holiday and publicly available computers will be down from July 1st through 5th.
Josh Anderson, 12, of Shabbona, jumps on a bungee trampoline Saturday at the 11th annual Shabbona Hometown Festival. By Nicole Weskerna - nweskena@shawmedia.com
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Shannon Albright, warehouse supervisor at 3M's Macom Drive location in DeKalb, grabs her barcode scanner out of a convenience tray attached to her forklift on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. The tray was made by DeKalb High School students.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com U.S. Army veterans Chuck Crumbacher (left) and Dick Fogel recently returned from Korea as part of a 'Revisit Program' sponsored by the South Korean government to show their appreciation for those who served there during the war years of 1950-53. The two are pictured in Crumbacher's DeKalb home on Monday, July 2, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com The convenience tray attached to the forklift being used by Shannon Albright, warehouse supervisor at 3M's Macom Drive location in DeKalb, holds a barcode scanner, some tape and a few other objects on Wednesday, June 27, 2012. There is also a spot to hold a beverage on the tray made by DeKalb High School students.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Korean War veteran Chuck Crumbacher shows a medal he was presented by the South Korea's Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs and the Korean Veterans Association during a visit sponsored by the South Korean government to show their appreciation for those who served there during the war years of 1950-53. Photographed in DeKalb, Ill. on Monday, July 2, 2012.
Photo Illustration by Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Local law enforcement officials said this year's holiday poses increased risk because of the extreme heat and dry conditions. Last year in Illinois fireworks caused nearly 200 injuries; 68 of those cases involved children younger than 16. Taken at the Daily Chronicle studio on Tuesday, July 3, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com People watch the fireworks explode over the band shell at Hopkins Park in DeKalb, Ill. on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com The DeKalb Municipal Band plays as fireworks explode over the band shell at Hopkins Park in DeKalb, Ill. on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Gene Montgomery conducts the DeKalb Municipal Band at Hopkins Park in DeKalb, Ill. on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Members of the honor guard present the colors before the fireworks show at Hopkins Park on Wednesday, July 4, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Kyle Satterfield, 6, from Sycamore, wipes his eyes as water being sprayed by Jeff McMaster, of the DeKalb Fire Department, rains down on children at Hopkins Park on Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Kristen Orthin, of Kirkland, sports some festive glasses while watching Kirkland's Fourth of July parade. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Meghan Rush, 8, reacts to a firefighter raining some water down on the crowd during Kirkland's Fourth of July parade. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Matthew Winkler plays percussion with Hiawatha High School's marching band during Kirkland's Fourth of July parade. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Kirkland Lions Club's queen Lauren Keneway (left) and one of the members of the court Jessica Campbell wave to those watching the Kirkland Fourth of July parade from their float. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com One of the drivers of the Tebala Birds cruises down Main Street during Kirkland's Fourth of July parade. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Kathy Ward (left) and Isaiah Williams, 12, find seats near a gas pump to watch Kirkland's Fourth of July parade. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Dan Cornwall, of LaSalle, meets his sister Barbara Buck, of Brandon, South Dakota, for the first time at the Parkway Restaurant in Sycamore Thursday. Buck was put up for adoption when she was two months old.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Timothy Merriman, 10, finds a spot in the shade to relax during Kirkland's Fourth of July parade. Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Barbara Buck, of Brandon, South Dakota, looks over a binder filled with genealogy with her brother Dan Cornwall, of LaSalle, at the Parkway Restaurant in Sycamore Thursday. Buck was put up for adoption when she was two months old.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Dan Cornwall, of LaSalle, catches up with his sister Barbara Buck, of Brandon, South Dakota, at the Parkway Restaurant in Sycamore Thursday. The two had never met in person until yesterday.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Bryan Faivre, assistant director of public works for DeKalb's Water Resources Division, shows off a program that monitors the levels in the city's four water towers on Thursday, July 5, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Joe Verkler, of DeKalb's Water Resources Division, does his daily check of pump numbers and general maintenance at a water treatment building on Lincoln Highway on Thursday, July 5, 2012.
A float displaying the Declaration of Independence rolls through Shabbona's parade, which kicked off the 11th annual Shabbona Hometown Festival Saturday. By Nicole Weskerna - nweskerna@shawmedia.com
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Patricia Siebrasse, the office manager for NIU's Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences, seen here in the doorway of her office on Tuesday, July 3, 2012, is retiring after 50 years of service. No one at NIU has been employed longer than her.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Will Corn reacts after getting the first out of the game waiting for a ball to come his way during warm-ups for the Kirkland Komets on Thursday, June 28, 2012.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Patricia Siebrasse, the office manager for NIU's Family, Consumer and Nutrition Sciences, takes a phone call in her office on Tuesday, July 3, 2012. Siebrasse is retiring after 50 years at NIU.
Kyle Bursaw – kbursaw@shawmedia.com Will Corn (left) hangs out waiting for a ball to come his way during warm-ups for the Kirkland Komets game on Thursday, June 28, 2012.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com DeKalb County Liners shortstop Brent Turner catches a fly ball to end the top of the second inning during a game against DuPage County Thursday evening in Sycamore.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Christian Venditti (center) is greeted by his DeKalb County Liners teammates after hitting a three-run home run in the bottom of the first inning during a game against DuPage County Thursday evening in Sycamore.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com After fielding a ground ball, DeKalb County Liners pitcher Luke Harrison throws to first for an out in the top of the second inning during a game against DuPage County Thursday evening in Sycamore.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com A family of feral cats walk along side a trailer home at Evergreen Village in Sycamore Thursday.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Andrea Sanchez (left), 20, and her sister Brenda Sanchez, 12, play with Andrea's son David Alarcon, 3, outside their home at Evergreen Village in Sycamore Thursday evening.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Randy Fortson of Veolia Waste Services returns a dumpster after emptying it into his truck in DeKalb Friday afternoon. Fortson, who works outside all year long, said, "it's worse during winter."
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com DeKalb County Liners baserunner Anthony Foulk hustles down the first base line for a hit in the bottom of the first inning during a game against the Chicago Zephyrs Saturday in Sycamore.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com DeKalb County Liners pitcher Brody Justice delivers a pitch in the top of the first inning during a game against the Chicago Zephyrs Saturday in Sycamore.
Rob Winner – rwinner@shawmedia.com Emergency personnel respond to a fire at a home located on the 200 block of Miller Avenue in DeKalb Friday evening.
