Bystanders rush to help a Shriner whose magic carpet go-kart rolled over during the Lilac Parade in Lombard. After righting the go-kart, the rider was able to ride off in a cloud of smoke. Photo by Bill Ackerman
Hinsdale fire department personnel respond to a rollover blocking all four southbound lanes and median shoulder of the Tri-State Tollway, south of Ogden Avenue. Photo by Bill Ackerman
Hinsdale fire department personnel respond to a rollover blocking all four southbound lanes and median shoulder of the Tri-State Tollway, south of Ogden Avenue. Northbound lanes (right) are backed up as well. Photo by Bill Ackerman
Linda Schranz, of Downers Grove, shows her support of State Rep. Ron Sandack. Protesters face-off in front of Sandack’s Downers Grove office over the same-sex marriage bill awaiting a vote by the Illinois House of Representatives. Sandack, a Republican, spoke briefly to the anti-gay marriage side of the demonstration and stated that he supports same sex marriage. Photo by Bill Ackerman
Protesters face-off in front of State Rep. Ron Sandack’s Downers Grove office over the same-sex marriage bill awaiting a vote by the Illinois House of Representatives. Sandack, a Republican, spoke briefly to the anti-gay marriage side of the demonstration and stated that he supports same sex marriage. Photo by Bill Ackerman
The last piece of the R. Harold Zook house approaches a hefty hill going south on County Line Road. The road was closed to traffic from 55th Street to just south of Katherine Legge Memorial Park in Hinsdale as the Zook house and studio continued its two day move to a new home in the park. Photo by Bill Ackerman
A ceremonial motorcade approaches the Trooper Erin Hehl Memorial Overpass at Route 83, as they drive on southbound Interstate 55, following a dedication ceremony at the Burr Ridge Police Department. Photo by Bill Ackerman
A member of the Illinois State Police salutes as a motorcade on southbound Interstate 55 passes under the Trooper Erin Hehl Memorial Overpass on Route 83, following a dedication ceremony at the Burr Ridge Police Department. Photo by Bill Ackerman
Protesters fill McDonald’s Drive as they demonstrate for a $15 an hour minimum wage outside McDonald’s corporate offices in Oak Brook. Protesters from around the country, including New York and Detroit, are in town for the McDonald’s shareholder meeting. Photo by Bill Ackerman
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