Terry Madison, of Burbank, and his daughter Emma, 5, watch as the Mokena Fire Department raise an American flag in honor of PFC Aaron Toppen. Saturday, June 21st, 2014, in Mokena. | Gary Middendorf/for Sun-Times Media
Members of the District 230 fishing club work with the Village of Orland Park to place fishing cribs in an effort to built up habitats at Lake Sedgewick, Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, 2014, in Orland Park. | Gary Middendorf/for Sun-Times Media
Nathan Dobush, 6, sits in bed with his parents Ron and Laura during a week long stay for Nathan's chemotherapy at Advocate Christ Hospital, Thursday, October 23rd, 2014, in Oak Lawn. | Gary Middendorf/for Sun-Times Media
Judy Tuma, store manager at Jebens Hardware, stands by the stores supply of virtually ever size of nuts and bolts at Jebens Hardware, Wednesday, December 10th, 2014, in Blue Island. | Gary Middendorf/ Chicago Tribune Media Group
The Richards High School football team stands in silence as the casket of Steven Smith drives by the school in route to Our Lady of the Ridge church. Steven Smith, who attended Richards High School and played for the Bulldog football team, was killed in a head-on collision. Saturday, September 19th, 2015, in Chicago Ridge. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)
Bob Erlich check on an aquarium of Monarch cocoons in his garage. Bob raises and releases thousands of butterflies, mostly Monarch and Black Swallowtails, every summer from his Evergreen Park home. Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in Evergreen Park. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)
85 percent of the kennel's capacity are pit bulls, most of which are unadoptable, at the Animal Welfare League in Chicago Ridge. Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, in Chicago Ridge. (Gary Middendorf-Daily Southtown)
