John Starks
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How We Got The Picture: Leaning into the turnJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - I was told about the Banana Derby before I went to the McHenry County Fair last July. I knew I wanted to make a photograph of a monkey riding a dog, and I hoped it would...
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Daily Herald photographers worked through a week in troubled timesJun 07, 2020 1:00 am - Daily Herald photographers went to a lot of Black Lives Matter protests during the week, and saw neighbors helping neighbors in a troubled time. ...
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1,000+ fill downtown St. Charles for Black Lives Matter rallyJun 06, 2020 1:00 am - At least 1,000 sign-waving people packed Lincoln Park in St. Charles Saturday for another peaceful and powerful Black Lives Matter rally and march. Dara Adedara, a 2019 ...
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At peaceful march to Elgin City Hall on Friday, Decynthia Clements' father speaksJun 05, 2020 1:00 am - Once again, hundreds of people took the streets in Elgin in solidarity with ongoing protests across the nation. Participants in the "Elgin in Solidarity with Black Lives...
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Several suburban Black Lives Matter protests ThursdayJun 04, 2020 1:00 am - People gathered in Buffalo Grove, Elgin, Naperville, Arlington Heights, Vernon Hills and Palatine for peaceful protests to police brutality Thursday. ...
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Students gather hundreds in Buffalo Grove so 'real change can be made'Jun 04, 2020 1:00 am - Just a few students, mostly recent suburban high school graduates, were able to gather hundreds of people for a peaceful rally Thursday in Buffalo Grove. One of the stud...
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Burlington Central High School holds a backward paradeMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - Burlington Central High School 2020 graduates enjoyed a parade of a different kind Saturday. Cheering family and friends in decorated cars drove in a slow parade past th...
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Veteran of two wars gets an 89th birthday parade in South ElginMay 30, 2020 1:00 am - “Sir Walter” got a parade because he deserves a parade. Marine veteran Walter Telford, known to his many friends at the Elgin VFW Post 1307 and Moose Lodge 799 as “Sir W...
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With rallies and walks, suburbanites condemn George Floyd's death, cry for racial unityMay 29, 2020 1:00 am - At the end of a two-hour "Walk for Justice" around the streets surrounding Woodfield Mall Friday evening in Schaumburg, organizer Reggie Hurdle shouted into his cellphon...
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Grub Grab pop-up food pantry helps hungry Lake County residentsMay 28, 2020 1:00 am - The Grub Grab is a go. Every Thursday at 1 p.m., a parking space at the Long Lake Metra station transforms into a pop-up food pantry providing free meals for anyone in n...