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Photojournalist for the @chicagotribune . Born in ATX. Still getting used to the cold. Breakfast taco enthusiast. No such thing as bad light or small stories.

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3 years
Family and friends sing to Tamica Loggers outside Comer Children’s Hospital after she delivered the news that her 15-year-old son was responsive after being shot during the Fourth of July holiday weekend Monday in Chicago.
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A Day of the Dead ofrenda created by Isabel Hernandez, sits illuminated in her Pilsen yard to honor Chicagoans who have died of COVID-19 since 2020 Wednesday in Chicago.
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Current scene at the University of Chicago
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George Floyd protest currently marching through downtown Chicago.
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Photographed a family of foxes in Millennium Park and they were so dang cute.
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Chicago isn't perfect, but it has some seriously beautiful sunsets.
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The scene near 57th and Aberdeen following a police involved shooting in Chicago.
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Good morning Chicago.
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Tornado warning in downtown Chicago.
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Turned the corner in the Loop and had to pull the car over because the sky looked that good. Vehicles make their way on West Washington Street in the Loop as the sun sets Tuesday evening in Chicago.
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It appears Kayne West has joined a march after speakers called for CPS to cancel its contract with CPD in Chicago.
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The scene right now near Broadway and Montrose in Chicago.
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Day two and the Chicago fox kits came out to play! Story on a family of foxes that made Millennium Park home from @JakeSheridan_ :
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There might be some magic in that cane. 71-year-old Robert Holt poses for a portrait with the walking cane he used the previous day while attending the White Sox, 12-6, win over the Houston Astros in game three of the American League Divisional Series Monday in Northbrook, Ill.
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More celebration in the street near Trump Tower in Chicago after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States.
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Crowds of residents attended @VicMensa shoe giveaway in West Englewood. Mensa's foundation organized the event after police used a 'bait truck,' to lure potential thieves earlier in the month in the Englewood neighborhood in #Chicago . Story:
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Snow walk through Andersonville.
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I've seen him do this at every #Cubs game I cover. @Cubs #GoCubsGo #mlb #chicago
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A very cute moment to watch in Englewood. Latrell Smith carries several children on a Divvy bike through an open hydrant in the Englewood neighborhood Thursday afternoon in Chicago.
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Reliever Andrew Chafin leaves Wrigley Field shortly after 1 a.m., after the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5, the previous day Tuesday in Chicago. The Cubs recently traded Chafin to the Oakland Athletics for 2 minor-league prospects.
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Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Governor J.B. Pritzker are booed while walking on the field before the first inning of the Chicago White Sox home opener against the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field Thursday in Chicago.
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It really is a beautiful city.
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Supporters celebrate in the street near Trump International Hotel & Tower after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States Saturday Nov. 7, 2020 in Chicago.
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Chicago Bulls guard and former Illini basketball player Ayo Dosunmu attends a retiring ceremony for his jersey during half time between Illinois and the Maryland Terrapins at the State Farm Center Thursday in Champaign. His parents and Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan attended.
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A few photos from Chicago's winter storm. It was a rough one out there.
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Pretty amazing sunrise this morning in Chicago. Also fun fact, the third picture has the former Edgewater Beach Hotel. It was open roughly from 1916 to 1967.
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Members of the 182nd Security Forces Squadron from the Illinois Air National Guard sit on a C-130 before deploying to Washington D.C., to provide security ahead of President-elect Joseph Biden’s inauguration Thursday in Peoria, Ill.
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Jeremiah Paprocki looks through notes before making his debut as the public address announcer, and first Black person to be an announcer at Wrigley Field, before the Chicago Cubs play the Washington Nationals Monday in Chicago.
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Also I was standing outside Wrigley Field when I saw this cop look at a guy walking near the protesters. The officer told the man he didn't look too good and asked if he wanted some water. It was a nice little moment to watch.
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3 years
Sox’s win and the cups go up.
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Couldn't see Saturn, Jupiter, or the stars but Chicago is pretty enough.
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He almost made it...Fan on the field at the White Sox.
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Life comes at you fast... Chicago Cubs infielder Kris Bryant, first baseman Anthony Rizzo, and infielder Javier Baez sit in a dugout during spring training at sloan park Friday Feb. 21, 2020 in Mesa, Ariz.
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3 years
It really is a beautiful city.
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There is an alligator like creature in the Humboldt Park Lagoon. #Chicago
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Cars honking near Trump Tower in Chicago after Democrat Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump to become the 46th president of the United States.
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5 years
Fall in #Chicago near Montrose beach.
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4 years
Goodnight Chicago.
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2 years
I had this sign stuck in my head over the weekend so I wanted to make a frame. A person walks under the LaSalle Flowers shop sign in the River North neighborhood Tuesday evening in Chicago.
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A pedestrian walks past a Chicago Police vehicle as snow falls near North Michigan Avenue Monday in Chicago.
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Images of Kobe Bryant sit outside the United Center after Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash.
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I know it happens every year, but it's still super cool. People watch as a phenomenon known as "Chicagohenge," occurs as the sun sets over East Madison Street during the fall equinox Thursday evening in Chicago.
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This dude is the only reason I made it to work today. Chicago is the best. Thank you neighbor.
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4 years
In other news....Chicago's getting gusts of wind as strong as 45-50 mph. But Gracie the labradoodle seemed to power through it.
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1 year
Downtown looks rough. Stay safe Chicago!
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Activists celebrate after learning Mayor Lori Lightfoot plans to remove the Columbus statue in Chicago.
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The sun sets as a storm system passes over the area Thursday in Chicago.
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Miley Cyrus performs at the T-Mobile stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant park Thursday in Chicago.
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Last night and early this morning, the sidewalk and heavily touched surfaces along State Street - between Ida B. Wells to Wacker Drive - were power washed and disinfected in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus.
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A warm day in Englewood.
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The Art Institute lions are reinstalled near the front steps of the museum’s Michigan Avenue entrance Tuesday in Chicago.
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A flag is hung outside the Cook County medical examiner's office after an officer was fatally shot near the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue Wednesday evening in Chicago.
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Children play in the snow in the Englewood neighborhood as a winter storm passes through the area Sunday in Chicago. As of Sunday morning 6.8 inches had already fallen at O’Hare International Airport and parts of the city could see more than a foot of snow.
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That was actually pretty cool. The sun sets over East Madison Street before the fall equinox Monday in Chicago.
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4 years
Not the worst way to end the week in Chicago.
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2 years
Chicago looks good in the rain.
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Several officers carried rifles while walking to the crime scene.
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Chicago White Sox right fielder Adam Engel catches a ball hit by Seattle Mariners right fielder Jesse Winker before it fly's over the wall during the sixth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field Wednesday in Chicago.
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4 years
The scene at Sox park
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That was actually pretty cool. A person watches as the supermoon rises over Lake Michigan Thursday evening in Chicago.
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4 years
Ran into big bird in uptown.
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Updated view of downtown Chicago.
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Two men play chess while police work the scene were a 24-year-old woman, a 27-year-old woman, and a 35-year-old man were shot in the East Garfield Park neighborhood Wednesday in Chicago.
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The Chicago skyline just after sunset from Beverly Shores, Indiana.
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Kris Bryant poses for a photo with fans while leaving Wrigley Field after the Cubs defeated the Kansas City Royals Monday in Chicago.
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At about 12:30 a.m. Friday, a charter bus from Texas droped off about 40 migrants in Glen Ellyn and then drove away. After missing the train, migrants stood outside in subfreezing temperatures wearing cotton T-shirts, pants and sandals.
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Ran down the stairs from the CTA station to get a look at the sun from the street. It was so interesting.
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3 years
Goodnight Chicago.
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A rainbow forms over the field during a rain delay before game two in a double header between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers Thursday in Chicago.
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The Chicago White Sox display a photo of Richard Castellana, 55, at Guaranteed Rate Field before a moment of silence in honor of Castellana who was fatally shot Friday during an attempted robbery while working as a security guard at First Midwest Bank Monday in Chicago.
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Former Chicago Cubs pitcher and Oakland Athletics relief pitcher Andrew Chafin walks on the field before the White Sox play the Athletics at Guaranteed Rate Field Wednesday in Chicago.
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A pedestrian walks past a window with a red neon sign as a Brown Line train leaves the Addison station in #Chicago .
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Protest has turned into a dance party near the the mayor’s house.
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This is the craziest post season game I’ve ever photographed.
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Goodnight Chicago.
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One of my favorite's from @Cubs photo day. Also this player shook my hand before I took his portrait. Nice guy.
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Always pull the car over if you think there's a photo. Pretty solid little sunset this morning in Gardner, Ill.
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Nice little Chicago sunset.
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3 years
Hang in there little buddy.
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4 years
Lower Wacker
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Lots fans outside the Chicago Taylor Swift concert at Soldier Field.
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5 years
Hey look a moon.
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David McDonald gives a free haircut in Englewood Monday in Chicago. McDonald, who moved from Florida in 2019, provides free haircuts throughout the city but mostly works on the South Side. "The first thing they told me was don't go to Englewood so that's where I went first."
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A statue named Young Lincoln sits covered in red paint with the words “colonizer” and “land back!” written underneath in Senn Park Thursday evening in Chicago.
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Members of the Chicago Police and Fire department salute as the the body of an officer who was fatally shot near the 5200 block of South Spaulding Avenue is brought to the Cook County medical examiner’s office Wednesday evening in Chicago.
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Members of the Chicago Police Department's 6th District third watch shift clear snow from the sidewalk in the Chatham neighborhood Sunday in Chicago.
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Goodnight Chicago.
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Carol Roby, 28, cools off in an open fire hydrant with friends and neighbors in the Englewood neighborhood Sunday in Chicago.
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Scenes from the Loop during Mexican Independence Day celebrations Thursday night in Chicago.
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It's actually a pretty neat thing to watch! Final view from my kitchen window in Chicago
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A rabbit sits next to clothes and evidence markers at the scene where two people were shot on the 1000 block of West Argyle Street in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood.
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A pedestrian walks along North Michigan Avenue as snow passes through the area Wednesday in Chicago. Also shooting snow with a flash was waaaay harder than I thought...But here's my first pancake.
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Former Cubs shortstop and New York Mets shortstop Javier Baez signs autographs on the field before the Mets play the San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park Monday in San Francisco.
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The moon rises behind the city skyline Wednesday in Chicago.
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Last batch of sunrise pics from a the coldest Chicago morning I've seen in a while.
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Clouds pass near the skyline as a storm system moves through the area Wednesday evening in Chicago.
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1 year
A few more.
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A fan reads a book in the stands before the first inning of the Chicago White Sox home opener against the Kansas City Royals at Guaranteed Rate Field Thursday in Chicago.
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Yikes. Clouds pass over the city skyline as a storm system moves through the area Wednesday morning in Chicago.
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Steam fog passes over Lake Michigan as the sun rises Sunday in Chicago. After light snow flurries tapered off Saturday night, “bitterly cold” temperatures are expected to hit through Tuesday night, with wind chills as low as -30 degrees, the National Weather Service predicts.
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