Chris Young, of St. Jacob, hangs a giant stuffed dog up to be won at the toilet toss stand Friday during the Popeye Picnic in Chester. Young said he has been working for Premier Works Inc. for four years...

Ms. Demeanor, played by Rosie Berkman, looks up from a newspaper during a musical number Saturday at Fat Patties in Carbondale. Clare de Lune and the Harmonistas, which are a part of Cabaret Decadence...

The Salukis, and right halfback Linda Brown, may have been down during the first half, but they came back to tie it up when Brown scored on an assist from Cindy Davis. Editors note: The field hockey program...

Freshman attacker Steven Ta, from Algonquin studying accounting, and goalie Joey “Snakes” Pappas, a first-year law student from Detroit, Mich., race after the ball during a lacrosse club scrimmage...

Ryan Piercy, a senior from Ellery studying computer science, organizes a Magic the Gathering card deck for his next game at Castle Perilous Games in Carbondale. Piercy is part of a group that meets at...

Ray Clover, of Carbondale, rides his bike Saturday through the flash flooding that covered East Walnut Street. The flood shut down several streets in Carbondale until the fire department alleviated the...

From pump to tank to riders’ fares, the price of gas is passed on. Mark Gorsich, DeSoto, might as well be pumping liquid money into his taxi at Yellow Cab Co.Photo taken by Jim Cook of the Daily Egyptian

Ally Taylor, 6, of Carterville, welcomes birds to perch on her arms Sunday in the birdcage at the Du Quoin State Fair. “We feed the birds at home,” said Taylor’s grandpa, John Spence, of Carterville....

Max Senteney of Carbondale, a gardener for the Carbondale Park District, pulls weeds Tuesday at Turley Park after planting new flowers. Senteney said the park district initiated the planting in an effort...

From left to right, Justin Jacobson, a sophomore from St. Charles studying journalism; Ashley Herzfeldt, an undecided freshman from Arlington Heights; Billy McGuire, a freshman from Chicago studying architecture;...

Dubstep artist DJ SOLO performs Saturday night at Hangar 9's Welcome Fest. SOLO switched from hip-hop DJ to dubstep in 2009 and said it's about bringing people together on another level. "(It's) something...

Partygoers flee after police use Mace to break up a fight by West Walnut and South James Streets around 2 a.m. Sunday. Police arrived to break up a party, where approximately 700 people were in attendance....