BETH ROONEY

On Assignment: General Assignments

Raphael Saadiq performing at the Park West in Chicago, Illinois.
  
Black Francis and Kim Deal of the Pixies perform at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago.(Beth Rooney/ for the Chicago Tribune)
   
     
  
(left to right) Michael Nasser, 13, Miguel Ochoa, 16, of Elmhurst, and William Perez, 13, of Elk Grove, punch the bag in the basement of the Trinity Lutheran Church.(Beth Rooney/ for the Chicago Tribune)
   
Richie Cole, the frenetic alto saxophonist, plays with Henry Johnson on guitar and Ernie Adams on drums at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase in Chicago.(Beth Rooney/ for the Chicago Tribune)
   
Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque orchestra, chorus and soloists in Mozart's Requiem at Harris Music and Dance Theater. (Beth Rooney/ for the Chicago Tribune)
     
  
Democratic Senate hopeful David Hoffman, 42, greets supporters and answer questions from reporters at the W Hotel shortly after polls closed on election day 2010. (Beth Rooney/ for the Chicago Tribune)
   
The eminent bassist – and former Chicagoan – Rufus Reid plays at the Jazz Showcase. (Beth Rooney/ for the Chicago Tribune)
   
Camille Kuthrell dances in "Snowflake City" during "The Bronzeville Nutcracker" at the Harold Washington Cultural Center on Sunday, December 12, 2010.