Natalie Fabrizio, 7 years-old, watches as Santa reads her Christmas list at the Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade in downtown Joliet. (Gary Middendorf - gmiddendorf@shawmedia.com/Gary Middendorf)
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.