Maggie Rose on stage for the first night of the Winnetka Music Festival June 16. | Photo by Rob Lange

2023 Looking Back: The Record’s top photos of the year

By Staff | 8:09 p.m. December 28, 2023

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then set aside some time to review this photo story.

Every passing year delivers a range of emotions through moments that move us, in some way or another. Photojournalism captures those moments and allows us to better hold on to them.

We went back through the year and pulled out some of the best examples of that dynamic. Enjoy.

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Participants pay tribute to Highland Park shooting victim Nicolas Toldeo during the community walk in July on the one-year anniversary of the shooting.

Maggie Rose on stage for the first night of the Winnetka Music Festival June 16. | Photo by Rob Lange

Pete Macleod (right) helps his sons Kit (center) and Mason toast marshmallows during a tree lighting ceremony in Northfield.

Glencoe Police Officer Brian Golden fires a kickball in from the outfield during a fun game with Glencoe Youth Services in September.

Isabella Beckman dances with a Highland Park police officer during the town’s 2023 Fourth of July festivities. | Photo by Phil Bach

Michael Larmee takes a rest on the shoulder of his mom, Emily Larmee, at Wilmette’s Memorial Day ceremony. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

Festive folks enjoy Wilmette restaurant Pit & Tap during the town’s Holiday Happenings on Dec. 2. | Photo by Rob Lange

Northfield Police Chief William Lustig lights the menorah with an assist from Rabbi Zelik Moscowitz on Dec. 12. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

Highland Park High School students pass armed law enforcement as they leave the school following a lockdown in April. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

The Record’s annual golf outing in September drew some curious onlookers to Wilmette Golf Club.

Henry, a student of Joseph Sears School in Kenilworth, is doused with water during the school’s Polar Plunge event in March. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

A member of the Jessie White Tumblers soars through the air in a performance in Wilmette July 3.

SPORTS

Jake Fiegen glides to the rim for a fastbreak dunk in the Trevians state-finals appearance in March. | Photo by Rob Lange

North Shore Country Day’s Leif Steele celebrates his assist in a state-championship victory. | Photo by Rob Lange

New Trier dancers perform during the IHSA 3A state finals. | Photo by Clark Brooks

Loyola Academy’s Greta Kavanagh competes at the state championships en route to a first-place finish. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

Stephanie Nykaza hugs former New Trier field hockey players who came out to Northfield on Oct. 11 to celebrate the coach’s pending retirement. | Photo by Rob Lange

Loyola’s Jack McGrath celebrates a fourth-down stop in his team’s victory over Mount Carmel in October. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

Milena Cruz-Garbo looks for running room for the Trevians flag football team in a JV match with Glenbrook South on Oct. 4. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

Evan Olesker lines a run-scoring base hit to right-center field in New Trier’s supersectional victory. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

The Trevians swarm Brendan Stressler after his sectional walk-off home run. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

The Trevians celebrate a Dylan Mayer home run during an April victory. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

Highland Park’s Noam Kulbak competes in the IHSA diving finals. | Photo by Joe Coughlin

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