Andrew Johnston

Andrew Johnston is a photo editor for the Chicago Tribune.

Cliff Panek, 69, votes at the Chicago Board of Elections' Loop Super Site on the first day of early voting on Jan. 26, 2023.

Photos: Early voting for Feb. 28 election

January 27, 2023 at 5:53 p.m.

Voters across Chicago will be making their picks for mayor, alderman, city treasurer, clerk and, for the first time, representatives on police district councils. Some voters also will be asked...

People gather in an overflow auditorium during the DuPage County Board meeting on Jan. 24, 2023, in Wheaton as both sides are debated after Sheriff James Mendrick said he will not enforce the state's new assault weapons ban.

Photos: DuPage County Board hears debate over state’s new assault weapons ban

January 24, 2023 at 8:25 p.m.

People pack the DuPage County Board meeting to give public comments on both sides after Sheriff James Mendrick's said he will not enforce the state's new assault weapons ban.

The Rev. James Meeks prays with fellow religious leaders and anti-violence advocates at Pioneer Court before holding a prayer walk along Michigan Avenue on May 28, 2022.

Photos: The Rev. James Meeks through the years

January 6, 2023 at 10:16 p.m.

The Rev. James Meeks is retiring as senior pastor of Salem Baptist Church after nearly 40 years. He won a state Senate seat as an independent in 2002. He later...

The Vitamin Vault in the former bank vault inside the flagship Walgreens store in Wicker Park on Dec. 29, 2022.

Photos: Walgreens and its Vitamin Vault to close

December 31, 2022 at 1:55 a.m.

Wicker Park Walgreens in former bank building is set to close on Jan. 31, 2023.

The 95th Street CTA Red Line station is seen on Nov. 18, 2021, in Chicago.

Photos: CTA Red Line extension plan

December 16, 2022 at 10:38 p.m.

CTA Red Line trains enter and exit the 95th Street station in Chicago on Jan. 26, 2018. City Council approved a plan to partially pay for Chicago's long-sought extension of...

A woman takes a picture of a house decorated with holiday lights on Dec. 10, 2022, in Lincolnwood.

Photos: Holiday lights may confuse, harm wildlife

December 12, 2022 at 12:06 a.m.

As holiday lights go up, studies show that artificial light at night can harm a wide range of wildlife.

Joyce DeFauw, 90, of Geneseo, acknowledges applause from fellow students and the crowd during the Northern Illinois University commencement ceremony on Dec. 11, 2022, in DeKalb. She started at NIU in 1951 but left to get married and just recently returned to finish her education.

Photos: 90-year-old great-grandmother graduates from Northern Illinois University

December 11, 2022 at 9:47 p.m.

Joyce DeFauw, 90, graduates from Northern Illinois University. She started her degree in 1951 and recently returned to finish her education.

Cubs radio broadcaster Pat Hughes works a game against the Brewers on Sept. 15, 2016, at Wrigley Field.

Photos: Pat Hughes, longtime radio voice of the Cubs

December 7, 2022 at 9:01 p.m.

Pat Hughes, longtime voice of Chicago Cubs radio, began with the team in 1996.

A student arrives with a box of tissues as police keep watch outside Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet High School on Dec. 7, 2022, the day after the nearby fatal shooting of Kevin Davis, a 15-year-old student at the school.

Photos: 15-year-old student killed near West Side high school

December 8, 2022 at 12:24 a.m.

A 15-year-old boy died when he was struck by gunfire at 3:16 p.m. in the 5100 block of West Harrison Street, the same block as Michele Clark Academic Prep Magnet...

Mourners comfort each other after leaving flowers on Dec. 1, 2022, at a growing memorial near the driveway of the home in the 2800 block of Buffalo Grove's Acacia Terrace where five people were found dead the day before.

Photos: 5 dead in Buffalo Grove

December 10, 2022 at 12:57 a.m.

Police tape surrounded a house in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace in Buffalo Grove on Dec. 1, 2022, where five people were found dead on Nov. 30.

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