Justin Mecher, left, a Fanuc employee, shows Guildford student Pedro Perez, center, how to maneuver a mechanical robot in the Woodward Engineering booth at the 2017 Academy Expo on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2017, at Mercyhealth Sportscore Two.
Megan Brown, a sophomore studying animal science at SIU dumps horse manure into a pile Saturday March 5 at Rose of Sharon Equine Farm in Makanda. "I usually leave work smelling like manure every day," Brown said. "But you get used to it."
Bobby Wlezien, 18, (left) learns the basics of how to fly an airplane from Vietman veteran Nick Parnello Sr. (right) on Sunday, June 25, 2017, over north Rockford. The flight was part of the LZ Wings for Serenity program, in which local veterans vol
Bill Howard talks during a tour of the 1907 Hill House on Nov. 3, 2016. Howard's goal is to rehab the contents of the house through historic deconstruction, selling the wood and furniture to be rehabed. The 6,000 square-foot home is being brought do
Carbondale police officers Molly Reeves and Brandon Weidenberger instruct Maria Tragoudas, a sophomore at Carbodale Community High School, how to escape a front-facing attack on Friday March 4, during the school’s self-defense class. “There is a str
Janice Forrest, manager of the Buddy House at Blackhawk Courts, a complex operated by the Rockford Housing Authority, puts away food after a community-wide dinner on Oct. 27, 2016. Forrest describes the Buddy House as a "safe haven" for the res
Kara Flatt, of Cobden discusses various ways to style her hair after having it cut by stylist Crystal Warner of Tonic Headquarters Salon in Carbondale while Maddie Clarke styles her client in the background. Warner has worked at Tonic Headquarters f
Former interim-Minister Peter Makiriyado leads the sermon Sunday March 6, 2016 at Grand Avenue Christian Church in Carbondale. Makiriyado fulfilled the role of the Senior minister while the church searched for a replacement, following the departure
Kyle Seaworth, left, 27, of Loves Park, hugs Evan Groves, 24, of Freeport on Sunday, Sept. 25, 2016, at Rockford First Church. The two have been members of the Illuminators Sunday school class for about three years. 
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