A crane hoists a 40-foot Colorado spruce tree onto a truck from the yard of the Carter family in Plainfield on Nov. 9, 2023. The tree will be put up in VanBuren Square as the city of Joliet's official Christmas tree. (Photo by Jessie Molloy)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumnus. Transitioned from animation to photography in 2010. Freelanced as a photojournalist from 2011 to 2021 before taking on the role as Photo Editor for the Herald-News in 2021.