Joe Lewnard has been employed as a staff photographer for the Daily Herald since 1993. He previously worked as a freelance photographer, including assignments for the Daily Herald from 1990-93, and worked for the Cornbelt Press chain of weekly newspapers, based in Fairbury, Ill., from 1988-89.
Lewnard has covered a variety of assignments during his employment with the Daily Herald, including the Chicago Bulls 1996 Eastern Conference Finals in Orlando, and the Chicago Cubs playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers during 2008. He is a graduate of Eastern Illinois University (BA-Journalism) and a graduate of St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights.
He enjoys sports including basketball and baseball, and is interested in railroad history.