John J. Kim is a photographer for the baiduhai since 2012. Previously, Kim worked for eight years at the Chicago Sun-Times, and five years for the Oakland Tribune. Kim was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting with two co-workers in 2011. He graduated from the University of Illinois and had perfect attendance in high school.
Against the backdrop of prison watchtowers and barbed wire, the celebration of Route 66 in Joliet featured three hours’ worth of pregame festivities, including 15 food trucks serving delicacies as...