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Senior staff photographer for the Daily Herald, covering suburban Chicago. 2017 Daily Herald Editorial Excellence Award winner
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Plovers take center stage in College of Lake County exhibit

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By John Starks Verified
| Daily Herald Verified
Local artists and nature lovers help tell the story of the Lake County landscape and the wildlife that depends on it in a new College of Lake County exhibit showcasing photography and artwork on piping plovers. Titled "Through the Eyes of the Piping Plovers: The Flora, Fauna and Communities of the Lake Plain," the exhibit includes 57 local artists and their 190 works of art that represent the Lake County habitat. It is showcased at the Robert T.
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Photos: IHSA individual girls state wrestling meet brings home champions

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By John Starks Verified
| Shaw Local Verified
Sycamore’s Ema Durst reacts after pinning Isabella Miller of Oak Park River Forest in the 140-pound class at the girls wrestling state finals tournament at Grossinger Arena in Bloomington on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (John Starks) Eddie Carifio Daily Chronicle sports editor since 2014. NIU beat writer. DeKalb, Sycamore, Kaneland, Genoa-Kingston, Indian Creek, Hiawatha and Hinckley-Big Rock coverage as well.
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Volunteers pack food boxes at Elk Grove Salvation Army

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By John Starks Verified
| Daily Herald Verified
Volunteers Monday started packing the first of 8,000 holiday meal boxes at the Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services facility in Elk Grove Village. On a fast-paced assembly line - where a large box may spend only three minutes being packed with 17 pounds of instant mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, cans of corn and green beans, cornbread and gravy mix and other traditional holiday fare - the work was secondary to the feeling of charity for the packers.
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