Home-field Advantage

South Elgin High School track athletes run through drills Thursday on the school's athletic field, which has no bleachers or scoreboard. (Andrew A. Nelles, For Chicago Tribune / March 25, 2011)

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John H. White

Chief Portrait

Mundelein Police Chief Raymond Rose poses at the Police Department in Mundelein, Ill., on Friday, February 25, 2011. Rose was the lead detective during the investigation of the 1976 triple murder of Frank, Mary and Michael Columbo in Elk Grove Village. (Andrew A. Nelles/ For The Chicago Tribune)

Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/ct-x-n-columbo-parole-20110302,0,4210446.story

South Elgin Defeats Bartlett In Regional championship

South Elgin coach Chaz Taft holds the St. Charles East Class 4A Regional championship plaque with Dillon Gardner (right) after edging Bartlett 33-32 on Friday. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 South Elgin's Jacob Maestranzi, left, is hoisted up by his team as teammate Brandon McClendon, right, reacts after their Class 4A Boys Basketball Regional title victory at St. Charles East High School in St. Charles, Ill., on Friday, March 4, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

LEFT - Bartlett's Lance Whitaker collides with South Elgin's Jacob Maestranzi during the first quarter on Friday night at St. Charles East. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

RIGHT - South Elgin's Dillon Gardner (#23) goes for two over Bartlett's Lorenzo Mitchell (#25) during the second quarter. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

NPPA Clip Contest - January Results

Maroon Post-Season Victory

Elgin's Kory Brown (#22) celebrates his game winning shot with teammates Jordan Dean, left, and Arie Williams, right, after Elgin's victory in the Class 4A Regional semifinal at Larkin High School in Elgin, Ill., on Tuesday, March 1, 2011. Brown narrowly scored a two-point basket in the final seconds of the fourth quarter, resulting in a 60-58 victory against Streamwood High School. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Vikings win sectional title

 Geneva's head coach Gina Nolan hugs Katelyn Allen, who scored a game-winning free throw, after their Class 4A Girls Basketball Sectional victory at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Thursday, February 24, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

 Geneva players celebrate after their Class 4A Girls Basketball Sectional victory at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Thursday, February 24, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

 Geneva players celebrate after their Class 4A Girls Basketball Sectional victory at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Thursday, February 24, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

Katelyn Allen (#23, center,) who scored a game-winning free throw, and Kat Yelle (#14, right) celebrate after their Class 4A Girls Basketball Sectional victory at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Thursday, February 24, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

Four years later, search still on for Spira

Stephanie Spira McNeil hands out flyers to commuters at Ogilve Train Station in Chicago, Ill. about her brother, John Spira, who has been missing for four years, on Wednesday, February 23, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Story: http://beaconnews.suntimes.com/news/3971117-418/four-years-later-search-still-on-for-spira.html

Chico

 

Chicago mayoral candidate Gery Chico, joined by his wife Sunny Pineda Chico, walks onto stage before announcing his concession at The Westin Chicago River North in Chicago, Ill., on Tuesday, February 22, 2011. Andrew A. Nelles/Chicago News Cooperative

Geneva Victory

Geneva's Kelsey Pease, center, and teammates huddle around their regional championship plaque after their Class 4A regional championship win at St. Charles East High School in St. Charles, Ill., on Thursday, February 17, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Renewal of Marriage Vows

 Joe and Marion Schatzinger, married 48-years, pose for photos with a wedding cake, as Art and Mary Lindblad, left, react during a special wedding service to renew the marriage vows of five couples at Victory Centre in Bartlett, Ill., on Monday, February 14, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 Art and Mary Lindblad, left, and Joe and Marion Schatzinger, right, kiss during a special wedding service to renew the marriage vows of five couples at Victory Centre in Bartlett, Ill., on Monday, February 14, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Helen Polich adjusts her veil while waiting with her husband of 61-years Art Polich, right, before a special wedding service to renew the marriage vows of five couples at Victory Centre in Bartlett, Ill., on Monday, February 14, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Link: http://couriernews.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/index.html?story=3838520

Wrestling

 Dundee-Crown's Alonzo Fuller reacts as Crystal Lake South's Jake Peters gets a hold in the 145-lb class during the Class 3A Wrestling Regional at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Saturday, February 5, 2011. Fuller defeated Peters to claim 1st place in the 145-lb weight class. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Jacob's Austin Ryan and Crystal Lake South's Casey Callahan, left, battle in the 103-lb class during the Class 3A Wrestling Regional at Jacobs High School in Algonquin, Ill., on Saturday, February 5, 2011. Ryan defeated Callahan to claim 1st place in the 103-lb weight class. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Golfview Elementary

First grader Martin Mendez, 7, reacts during Golfview's ceremony for receiving the Gold Award of Distinction from the U.S. Department of Agriculture at Golfview Elementary School in Carpentersville, Ill., on Friday, February 4, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Story: http://couriernews.suntimes.com/news/3637177-418/golfview-challenge-award-schools-distinction.html

Blizzard!

Feb 02, 2011 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Chris Anderson, a resident of Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, digs out his car in front of his apartment during a blizzard in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMAPRESS.com)

 Feb 02, 2011 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Alan Shepard removes snow from the sidewalk outside of the apartment building he works in during a blizzard in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMAPRESS.com)

 Feb 02, 2011 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Pedestrians navigate through Chicago's Uptown neighborhood during a blizzard on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMAPRESS.com)

 Feb 02, 2011 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - Pedestrians navigate through Chicago's Uptown neighborhood during a blizzard on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMAPRESS.com)

Feb 02, 2011 - Chicago, Illinois, U.S. - An abandoned car sits in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood during a severe snow storm on Wednesday. (Credit Image: © Andrew A. Nelles/ZUMAPRESS.com)

Capturing Chicago’s Neighborhoods, One Face at a Time

 Kevin Chatfield, 26, holds up his print after a shoot for the I Am Chicago project outside of Trinity United Church of Christ. Andrew A. Nelles/Chicago News Cooperative

 Charles Foster poses in the I Am Chicago studio truck during a shoot. Andrew A. Nelles/Chicago News Cooperative

 Shanara Sanders, left, and Shirlen Triplett view their prints from a shoot for the I Am Chicago project. Andrew A. Nelles/Chicago News Cooperative

Adam Novak directs a participant while photographing inside the team's rental truck during a shoot for the I Am Chicago project. Andrew A. Nelles/Chicago News Cooperative

Story: http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/capturing-chicagos-neighborhoods-one-face-at-a-time/ 

In the NY Times:  http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/21/us/21cncportraits.html

Elgin Defeats Larkin

Elgin's Dennis Moore shoots during the second quarter Tuesday. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

Elgin's Matt Andres (right) advances past Larkin's Blake Grantham during the first quarter Tuesday. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Gallery: http://couriernews.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/index.html?story=3377654

Recent Portrait

Allison and Patrick Collins received repeated phone calls from Sallie Mae about the delinquent account of a borrower they don't know named Antwan Collins. (Andrew A. Nelles, For the Chicago Tribune / January 20, 2011)

Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/problemsolver/ct-biz-0120-problem-collins-20110120,0,597781.column

Winter Feature

Ariana Cruz sleds with Anna Karen, 6, at Lords Park in Elgin, Ill., on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

Elgin Mayoral Race

 Elgin Councilman Dave Kaptain takes part on the "Left, Right and You" radio show at the WRMN studio in Elgin on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

 Elgin Mayor Ed Schock (right) and city Councilman Dave Kaptain take part in the "Left, Right and You" radio show at the WRMN studio in Elgin on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Elgin Mayor Ed Schock appears on the "Left, Right and You" radio show at the WRMN studio in Elgin, Ill., on Tuesday, January 11, 2011. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media

Gallery: http://couriernews.suntimes.com/photos/3259565-455/elgin-kaptain-schock-council-community.html

Jacobs beats South Elgin

Jacobs sophomore Connor Conzelman is guarded by South Elgin's Dillon Gardner (left) and Jacob Maestranzi during the fourth quarter Saturday. | Andrew A. Nelles~For Sun-Times Media |

Gallery: http://couriernews.suntimes.com/photos/galleries/index.html?story=3218579