Leela Chittajallu, 5, waves a flag in the air with the help of her father, Sumanth, during Wilmette’s Independence Day celebration. | Photo by Joe CoughlinRyan Schmidt (right) chases a baserunner in a police-vs-fire softball game in Wilmette. | Photo by Rob LangeRuairi O’Connor and Stacey Oswald hold Star of David confetti that was dropped via drone on their Winnetka. | Photo by Joe CoughlinFederal border patrol agents operating in Wilmette in October. | Photo SubmittedA protestor with one of several clever signs at an October No Kings Rally in Wilmette. | Photo by Joe CoughlinPaul Dombrowski, a retired teacher, with a sign in support of a Deerfield High School teacher during a School Board meeting on Sept. 30. | Photo by Samuel LisecSupporters of a dismissed Jewel-Osco employee rally outside the Wilmette store. | Photo by Rob LangeChris Rintz with a gift given to him at his last council meeting as Winnetka Village president. | Photo by Peter KaspariPatrick Hanley with supporters as he announced a run for state office. | Photo by Joe CoughlinMara Cotter has a laugh among dozens of fellow witches before the Wilmette Witches Ride. | Photo by Joe CoughlinRafael Valencia (left) and Harry Vences react to a volunteer trying to scare them outside the Skokie Park District’s Scream Scene Haunted House. | Photo by Samuel LisecHighland Park officer Gregory Mendoza carries a swan out of harm’s way along Route 41 in October. | Photo SubmittedThe Glencoe Golf clubhouse mid demolition in May. | Photo by Joe CoughlinJames Karabas (right) and Patrick Schultz push through a hot-wing challenge as part of a fundraiser for The Record in May at Pit & Tap. | Photo by Joe CoughlinThe making of a paczki at EvaDean’s Bakery and Cafe in Wilmette. | Photo by Joe Coughlin
SPORTS
New Trier girls hockey players go to meet their fans after the state-title win in March at the United Center in Chicago. | Photo by Rob LangeThe celebration is on after New Trier Green’s state championship victory at the United Center. | Photo by Rob Lange.Kayla Chudgar (left) and Eloise Breen embrace after Breen’s game-tying goal in the Trevians’ field hockey team’s state championship. | Photo by Rob LangeNew Trier track and field athletes celebrate with a historic state championship, the program’s first in 80 years. | Photo by Clark Brooks New Trier gymnast Clara Crossgrove, who eventually won a state championship in the event, performs her floor routine during the sectional. | Photo by Joe CoughlinGymnast Sammy Mills on the floor in the state championships. | Photo by Rob LangeLoyola’s Abby Murphy takes a secondary lead off third base as the pitch whizzes through her eyeline. | Photo by Joe CoughlinLoyola sophomore running back Melo Maldonado dives through tackles in a victory against Merrillville. | Photo by Margo GroganHighland Park’s Jayden Corchado leaps over a would-be tackle. | Photo by Phil BachNew Trier wide receiver Emmett Koshkarian stretches for more yards against Waubonsie Valley. | Photo by Rob Lange.
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