Progress Illinois

This year’s race for state senate in the 5th District has received much more attention than is usually given to a legislative seat on Chicago’s near West Side – due in no small part to the contentious tone the campaigns have taken in recent weeks, which included a much-publicized war of words between the incumbent and the Illinois Secretary of State.

A solemn image of a worn pair of military boots that have seen many days of war. Military dog tags of thousands of servicemen and women turned into a glimmering chandelier of light. A man down in the sand. One lesser-known Chicago museum provides a look into life through the eyes of a veteran.