2024

Custodian Matt Sim dusts a statue of Gov. John Wood as a man takes pictures of the rotunda at the state Capitol Wednesday, May 8, 2024, in Springfield. Sim said he dusts the statues on the second floor about once a week. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A gull flies below the partial solar eclipse at 2:52 p.m., as seen from Oak Street Beach Monday, April 8, 2024, in Chicago. The eclipse reached 93.9 percent during its maximum in the city. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Imam Ameen Chehade, front center, with two fellow imams, lead a group comprising of members from several Chicago area Muslim civic organizations in a Taraweeh, a prayer performed after the evening prayer, Isha, each night during Ramadan, at Buckingham Fountain Friday, March 29, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt prays for the Loyola Ramblers basketball team before a game against the Dayton Flyers at Gentile Arena on March 1, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Susan Jicha holds a rescued pigeon named Mulan as her dog, Rosie, waits for a dog treat and another rescued pigeon named Kahlo stands below at Jicha’s home in the uptown neighborhood Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024, in Chicago. Jicha is one of the founding members of Great Lakes Pigeon Rescue and currently has seven pigeons under her care at home. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
The setting sun illuminates frost on an apartment window in the Avondale neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Chicago. The outside temperature at the time was 3 degrees. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Kai Hoffman, 1, stops as he gets tangled on a leash attached to his family’s dog, Luna, as they walk near the Crown Fountain at Millennium Park Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)