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Photo of the Day: “Happy Quarantine Easter!”

Easter decorations are set up on a front yard on Monroe Street in Niles, Illinois on Sunday, April 12. The Facebook group “Emerson Place Neighbors” requested families in the neighborhood to put up an Easter display so area children can have an egg hunt that follows social distancing guidelines.

By Danny Connolly, Guest Contributor

April 12, 2020

Guest contributor Danny Connolly documents Easter in Niles, Illinois.

Tags: church, coronavirus, covid-19, decoration, easter, gallery, holiday, photo, photo of the day, photography, quarantine

Gallery: Playground closures and community support

The playground equipment at Ni-Ridge Park in Park Ridge, Illinois is wrapped in caution tape to discourage children from playing. Illinois Executive Order 2020-10 closed all public playgrounds in the state to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

By Danny Connolly, Guest Contributer

April 1, 2020

Guest contributer Danny Connolly documents coronavirus responses in Park Ridge, Illinois.

Tags: chicago, closure, community, coronavirus, covid-19, fire department, illinois, park ridge, playground, shelter in place

Gallery: Stock up for sheltering

Customers at Binny’s Beverage Depot practice social distancing while waiting to enter the store on March 20 in Lincolnwood, Illinois. The CDC recommends staying at least 6 feet away from other people in public places.

By Danny Connolly, Guest Contributor

March 20, 2020

Illinois residents stock up after Gov. J.B. Pritzker announces a shelter in place order for the state of Illinois.

Tags: carbondale, chicago, coronavirus, covid-19, Gov. JB Pritzker, groceries, liquor, lockdown, niles, pritzker, shelter in place, siu, skokie, store, stores, university

Photo of the Day: Full Moon

By Jared Treece, Photographer

March 17, 2020

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Tags: Hope, illinois, moon, space, stars, Waverly

Photo of the Day: Cloudy Capital

Illinois State Capital building seen from a rooftop in downtown Springfield, IL on Tuesday, Mar. 10, 2020.

By Jared Treece, Photographer

March 10, 2020

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Tags: building, capital, POTD, springfield, state government

Photo of the Day: Squirreling Around

A squirrel scavenges for food near Lentz dinning hall on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at SIU.

By Jared Treece, Photographer

March 3, 2020

A squirrel scavenges for food near Lentz dining hall on Saturday, Feb. 29 at SIU.

Tags: campus, jared treece, lentz, nature, photo of the day, photography, siu, siuc, squirrel, university

Photo of the Day: Music at the market

Stefan Santiago, from Makanda Illinois, sings and plays guitar for the crowd attending the Carbondale Community Farmers Market. The market was help at Carbondale Community High School on Saturday, February 29, 2020.

By Nicole Tillberg, Staff Photographer

February 29, 2020

Stefan Santiago, from Makanda, Illinois, sings and plays guitar for the crowd attending the Carbondale Community Farmers Market. The market was held at Carbondale Community High School on Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020.

Tags: carbondale, carbondale community high school, community, farmer's market, food, music, singing, song

Photo of the Day: Valentine

By Jared Treece, Photographer

February 18, 2020

Felicity Swain, 2, makes a Valentine’s Day card at the card making station put on by Student Programming Council on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020 at the Student Center at SIU.