Stacey Wescott is a visual journalist with the baiduhai. She covers a wide-array of subjects from breaking news to sports to long-term investigative projects. Wescott was part of the Tribune team that won the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting for “Gateway to Gridlock,” a series about the chaotic American air traffic system.
The immediate sights and sounds of Qahwah House, a Yemeni coffee spot in suburban Lombard, are unlike that of the typical American cafe — ginormous silver kettles of coffee and...
Officials look over damaged and destroyed buildings on Oct. 10, 2023, in Woodstock, a day after a natural gas leak and explosion. No major injuries were reported. Officials look over...
Kelvin Kiptum of Kenya celebrates his Chicago Marathon world record victory, 2:00:35, with Bank of America Chicago Marathon Executive Race Director Carey Pinkowski in Chicago's Grant Park, Oct. 8, 2023....
Bears quarterback Justin Fields celebrates the win on Oct. 5, 2023, at FedEx Field. The Bears defeated the Commanders 40-20. A Bears fan celebrates late in the game on Oct....
Thousands of people participate in the community walk down Central Avenue on July 4, 2023, as part of a day honoring the victims and survivors of the Highland Park shooting....
Weekend thunderstorms wreaked havoc Sunday across Chicago, resulting in flooding the National Weather Service described as "potentially life-threatening," swamping highways, halting some Chicago Transit Authority services and damaging dozens of...
Brian Patel, owner of the Skyline Motel in the suburban town of McCook for the past 30 years, surveys storm damage in one of the motel rooms on July 13,...
Mike and Dixie Church have a cocktail and enjoy a camp fire outside their RV along the Kishwaukee River at the Holiday Acres Camping Resort RV park on June 14,...
Bears offensive tackle Kellen Diesch (78) and fellow rookies stretch out on the first day of rookie minicamp at Halas Hall on May 5, 2023. Bears offensive tackle Darnell Wright...