Images of the Johnson Family
Angela Johnson, then a high school student, was the subject of a feature picture on the cover of the Sept. 21, 1996 DuPage County edition of the Daily Herald.
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Deagan and Riley Johnson play Friday night in the living room of the Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment they share with their mom Angela and dad David.
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Gifts from Riley and Deagan Johnson for their parents are placed under the family tree at their Bridge Community apartment in Glendale Heights.
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David Johnson, his wife Angela, and their son Deagan Johnson call out to Riley , right, as she gives a double thumbs up after her performance as part of the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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Kindergartner Deagan Johnson gives a thumbs up to his parents Angela and David Johnson in the audience for the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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Deagan Johnson on Friday night plays a game of hide-and-seek with the photographer during an interview with the Daily Herald at the apartment he shares with his sister and mom and dad at the Glendale Heights Bridge Community .
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Deagan Johnson and his older sister Riley hang Christmas decorations at the Glendale Heights Bridge Community apaprtment they share with their mom and dad.
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Riley Johnson performs with her second-grade classmates during the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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Angela and David Johnson watch their son Deagan stroll in with his kindergarten class for the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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Art work completed by Riley and Deagan Johnson adorns the kitchen of their Bridge Community apartment in Glendale Heights
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Angela and David Johnson speak about their marriage during an interview at their Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment.
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Angela and David Johnson speak about their marriage during an interview at their Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment.
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Deagan Johnson embraces his father David at their Glendale Heights apartment.
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Angela and David Johnson call out to their son Deagan on stage for the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church on Monday evening.
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Angela and David Johnson watch their son Deagan on stage for the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church on Monday evening.
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Parents and family members wait in line for the doors to open for the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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Bridge Communities owns 14 apartment buildings in DuPage County area, where homeless families can live for two years while gaining better jobs and more education. This building on Floyd Brown Lane in Glendale Heights was built by Bridge, and features a courtyard where children can play. Angela and David Johnson live here with their children Deagan and Riley.
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Angela Johnson lifts her son Deagan with a big hug after his Christmas recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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Riley Johnson points out artwork hanging in the apartment she shares with her family at the Bridge Community in Glendale Heights. RIley has completed the paintings with the help of her father David.
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Riley Johnson shares artwork around her Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment on Friday night.
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David Johnson, center, bundled up to wait in the cold for an hour before the doors opened, to reserve seats for his family at the Lincoln Elementary School Christmas Recital at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church.
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America's Best Value Inn and Suites is where Angela Johnson lived for a short time with her two young chldren before being accepted into the Bridge Community program in Glendale Heights in 2008.
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Angela and David Johnson speak about their marriage during an interview at their Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment .
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Deagan Johnson, left, and his sister Riley share a light moment at their Glendale Heights apartment.
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Angela and David Johnson speak about their marriage during an interview at their Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment.
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Deagan Johnson climbs the kitchen counters at the Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment he shares with his sister and mom and dad.
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Riley Johnson proudly shares a painting being completed by her father David, of her mom Angela that is in on display at their Glendale Heights Bridge Community apartment."Look," says Riley,"It's like I'm holding her hand"
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David and Angela Johnson currently live in their Bridge Community apartment in Glendale Heights with children Riley and Deagan.
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