Coach

Marv Baker is retiring after more than 40 years of teaching "Bakerball" to hundreds of youngsters at the Highwood Recreation Center. (Photo for the Tribune by Andrew A. Nelles / December 23, 2009)

Story: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/northnorthwest/chi-small-fry-30dec30,0,19873.story

North Park

Deer roam through woods at North Park Village, 5801 N. Pulaski Rd., in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 13, 2009. (Andrew A. Nelles / Photo for The Chicago Tribune)

Link to the story from today's paper: http://www.chicagotribune.com/classified/realestate/communities/chi-north-park-profile_1225dec25,0,7665418.story

Ft. Hood Shooting Victim

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Miguel Valdivia holds his 3-month-old daughter, Reigna Meyer, during a potluck dinner for him and his family at the VFW post in Elgin on Saturday. Sgt. Valdivia was was shot three times during the mass shooting on Nov. 5 at Fort Hood, Texas. (Andrew A. Nelles | For The Courier-News)

Story: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/couriernews/news/1949061,3_1_EL20_03MIGUEL_S1-091220.article

Welcome Home

Army Spc. Vincent Otting hugs his Grandmother, Donna Jasper, who traveled from Davenport, Iowa to welcome him home from his tour in Iraq, on Friday, December 18, 2009 in Aurora, Ill. Spc. Otting is returning from a tour near Mosul, Iraq with the Army's 1st Cavalry Division. (Andrew A. Nelles / Photo for The Beacon News)

Story: http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/beaconnews/news/1947613,2_1_AU19_GIRETURNS_S1-091219.article

Baby Boot Camp

Adam Foster, left, and class coach Jerry Harrington, right, show expectant father Nick Hunn what it's like to hold 4-month-old Joey Foster during a class at a Park Ridge hospital. (Photo for the Tribune by Andrew A. Nelles / December 5, 2009)

Article: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/west/chi-balance-daddy-bootcamp-18dec18,0,6834423.story

BHS Basketball

Bartlett's Lance Whitaker (#34) sets up to pass around St. Charles North's Ryan Brown (#1, left) and Adam Bernthal (#33, right) during the second quarter at Bartlett High School in Bartlett, Ill., on Friday, December 11, 2009. Bartlett High School defeated St. Charles North High School 72-58. (Andrew A. Nelles / Photo for The Courier-News)

South Elgin High School vs. Jacobs Basketball

South Elgin High School's Becca Smith (#15) pushes past Jabobs High School's Molly Leopold (#33) during the second quarter at South Elgin High School in South Elgin, Ill., on Wednesday, December 9, 2009. (Andrew A. Nelles / Photo for The Courier-News)

Oswego Christmas Walk

Ice sculptor Trevor Pearson, of Chicago Ice Works, carves with a chainsaw during the Oswego Christmas Walk along Main St. in Oswego, Ill., on Friday, December 4, 2009. The Oswego Christmas Walk featured food, activities, and a firetruck parade. (Andrew A. Nelles/For Sun-Times Media)

King Khan and BBQ Show

The King Khan & BBQ Show perform at the Logan Square Auditorium in Chicago, Ill., on Wednesday, December 2, 2009.