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Emergency workers gather in down town Naplate after tornado , February 28, 2017 Allen Cunningham / for Chicago Sun-Times

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Natalie Vicich escaped injury when a tree fell on her home in Ottawa when tornado moved through the area, February 28, 2017 Allen Cunningham / for Chicago Sun-Times

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Willie Sago waves to a neighbor as he sits in his front yard along Oak Avenue Fairmont, August 8, 2016. Allen Cunningham / DailySouthtown

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William Berkeley offers a response to the Bad Apples demonstration outside of Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale, Illinois, September 6, 2014. | Allen Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media

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Police clear the side walk so the Brady Gun Violence Prevention Campaign and Father Pfleger demonstrators can march outside of Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale, Illinois, September 6, 2014. | Allen Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media

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Father Pfleger speaks to demonstrators at a Stop Bad Apples rally outside of Chuck's Gun Shop in Riverdale, Illinois, September 6, 2014. | Allen Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media

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The grill on Rex Webb's 1955 Pontiac Starchief, Frankfort, June 4, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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Abby Vasaitis chooses her favorite car at a Frankfort Car Club Cruise Night--she chose the purple car, Frankfort, June 4, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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The body of Bishop Imesch lies in state at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, December 28, 2015.|Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southtown

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The mourners pay their respects as the body of Bishop Imesch lies in state at the Cathedral of St. Raymond Nonnatus in Joliet, December 28, 2015.|Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southtown

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Creative Cakes and "Paint Nite" turn a typical night into a creative evening of relaxation and fun, Tinley Park, February 13, 2015. | Allen Cunningham/for Southtown Star

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The race for the eggs is on at Odyssey Fun World in Tinley Park, April 12, 2014.| Allen Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media

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From the balconey of the Smokey Barque restaurant, it is easy to see the crowds making their way up and down Kansas Street during Frankfort's Fall Festival. | Allen Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media

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Chef Mike Hernandez and the entire staff at Embers Tap House enthusiastically prepare each dish on a busy Wednesday night, Lockport, July 15, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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Embers Tap House has more than forty craft beers on tap, Lockport, July 15, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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Little Joe's Ristorante and Pizza in Frankfort includes a mediterranean salad of mixed greens, spinach, tomatoes, red onions, basil, feta cheese, cucumbers and oregano, Frankfort, June 15, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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Toro de Fuego Cantina prepares the perfect margarita to cool off on a hot summer day, Frankfort, July 7, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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The roof-top patio at Embers Tap House is the perfect place to drink a beverage with friends and take in the setting sun, Lockport, July 15, 2015.| Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southown

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A dancer demonstrates a traditional Native American dance as part of the grand opening of the Midwest SOARRING cultural center in Lockport, April 2, 2016. |Allen Cunningham/ for Daily Southtown

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, New Lenox, August 13, 2015.|Allen Cunningham/ Daily Southtown

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A personal note left at the grave of an American service man, Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, May 26, 2014.| Allen Cunningham/For Sun-Times Media