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John Starks

Staff Photographer at Daily Herald

Senior staff photographer for the Daily Herald, covering suburban Chicago. 2017 Daily Herald Editorial Excellence Award winner

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  • 2 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

    Daily Herald photographers are always on the street finding the best moments of you and your neighbors in the Chicago suburbs. Salt Creek Park District pre-school-students dodge raindrops as they celebrate Arbor Day at the Rose Park Community Center Friday, April 25, 2025 in Palatine. Brian Hill/[email protected] Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker helps move a podium for photographers following speeches at Laborers Local 68 headquarters in Lombard on Monday, April14, 2025.

  • 3 weeks ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

    Jesus is whipped by Roman soldiers at a live Stations of the Cross march from St. Thomas of Villanova Church in Palatine to Mision San Juan Diego in Arlington Heights on Good Friday. Jesus was played by Jose Vital, a member of St. Thomas of Villanova. John Starks/[email protected] Hundreds of faithful walked solemnly Friday with actors portraying Jesus and his mother, Mary, marking one of the holiest of days in Christianity — Good Friday.

  • 1 month ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

    Daily Herald photographers bring you moments found in the suburbs. Mascots Ozzie T. Cougar and his sister Annie T. Cougar enjoy some coffee as Rev Entertainment announces they are the new owners of the Kane County Cougars during a press conference Wednesday, April 2, 2025 at Northwestern Medicine Field in Geneva.

  • 1 month ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

    Daily Herald photographers found moments to tell the story of March in the Chicago suburbs. Alejandro Gomez, of Wheeling looks over the menu at the Original Granny's Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 831 W. Dundee Road in Wheeling. Brian Hill/[email protected] Joan Mundstock, 83, performs an acrobatic dance during the Schaumburg Senior Follies variety show Sunday at the Al Larson Prairie Center for the Arts.

  • 1 month ago | dailyherald.com | John Starks

    Daily Herald photographers bring you their look at the suburbs. Is your neighborhood here? A total lunar eclipse turned the moon red early Friday morning. The full eclipse occured when the the moon, Earth and sun align. This sequence starts at 12:13 a.m. to 2:15 a.m. Friday morning. Paul Valade/[email protected] Kolatek Baking Co. owner Bart Kolatek talks excitedly about his family’s rose Paczkis Tuesday, March 4, 2025 in Palatine.

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John Starks
John Starks @DHJohnStarks
30 Aug 23

LOOK: The Week in Pictures photo gallery for August 21-27, 2023 https://t.co/A0Xxj36HfC via @dailyherald

John Starks
John Starks @DHJohnStarks
15 Aug 23

Marching into the new school year: @PalatineHS seniors honor tradition; @HEHSHawks celebrate 50th year, as school begins in @HSDistrict211 https://t.co/mKGo2s7Nqd via @dailyherald

John Starks
John Starks @DHJohnStarks
8 Aug 23

LOOK: The Week in Pictures photo gallery for the first week of August, 2023 in the Chicago suburbs https://t.co/hc0GbgOdqn via @dailyherald