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Dominic Di Palermo, Editor-in-Chief

I'm Dominic Di Palermo. I'm the Editor-in-Chief of the Observer. This is my second year at Elgin Community College and my second year with The Observer. I've been a photojournalist for almost four years and I recently began the writing portion of my career. After obtaining an Associate in Arts at ECC I intend to pursue a career in photojournalism.

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Santa waves from the top of a parade float during the St. Charles Electric Christmas Parade on Saturday Nov. 27, 2022.

Photos: The St. Charles Business Alliance hosts the Electric Christmas Parade

November 27, 2022
Guard Ari Franco (12) moves around defender Destiny Cox during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022. The Lady Spartans won the game 62-61 and their record is 2-6 as of Nov. 27, 2022.

Photos: Lady Spartans win 62-61 against Wilbur Wright College

November 27, 2022
Guard Takara Campbell (10) goes up for a layup during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Tatianna Brown (33) goes shoots a two-pointer during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Guard Ari Franco stands and watches as a referee tries to dislodge the ball from between the rim and the net during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Guard Takara Campbell (10) smiles as she is subbed into the game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Guard Ari Marchan (1) attempts to get around a defender during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Guard Takara Campbell blocks a shot from Destiny Cox during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Center Kelechi Uchem (15) gets ready to pass the ball during a game against Wilbur Wright College on Saturday Nov. 12, 2022.

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Forward John Gray III (3) goes up for a rebound during a game against against Milwaukee Area Technical College Elgin on Nov. 3, 2022.

Photos: Men’s basketball loses 104-89 against Milwaukee Area Technical College

November 13, 2022
Guard DaRon Hall waits to rebound a free throw during a game against against Milwaukee Area Technical College Elgin on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Lady Spartans basketball players Ari Franco, left, and Ari Marchan cheer on the men’s basketball team during their game against Milwaukee Area Technical College on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Milwuakee Area Technical college Head Coach, Randy Casey makes gestures at his team during a game against Elgin Community College on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Trenton Shelton, left, John Gray III, middle and Carson Seyller cheer on their team during a game against against Milwaukee Area Technical College Elgin on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Guard Trenton Shelton defends against Mikale Stevenson (2) during a game against against Milwaukee Area Technical College Elgin on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Forward Bryce Reynolds shoots a three-pointer during a game against against Milwaukee Area Technical College Elgin on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Guard DaRon Hall (2) avoids going out of bounds during a game against against Milwaukee Area Technical College Elgin on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Honoree and second-year student Tyra Benson, middle, receives her Quilt of Valor from Naomi Payne, left, Shirley Pflederer, front, and Carol Earsley during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022.

Photos: ECC celebrates Veterans Day with Quilts of Valor

November 11, 2022
Quilts of Valor volunteer, Patty Harrer, right, writes on the label of a quilt presented to veteran Ruth Ann Schatz during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Quilts made by Quilts of Valor volunteers lay on a table during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Quilts of Valor volunteer Patty Harrer writes on the label of a quilt during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Quilts of Valor volunteer, Shirley Pflederer folds a quilt during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022. The Quilts of Valor is an organization that presents veterans with a hand-made quilt.

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Veterans and ECC students Tyra Benson, left, and Ruth Ann Schatz stand together during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Quilts of Valor volunteers, Naomi Payne, left, and Carol Earsley, right, present Marine Corps veteran and first year student Eric A. Macias with a quilt during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Quilts of Valor volunteers, Naomi Payne, left, and Carol Earsley, right, present Navy veteran and first year student Manny Vazquez with a quilt during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Quilts of Valor volunteer Shirley Pflederer speaks about the Quilts of Valor during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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Dean of Students John Long speaks during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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ECC’s Career and Student Veteran Specialist Anitra King speaks during the Veterans Day Celebration in the Jobe Lounge at ECC on Friday Nov. 11, 2022.

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A member of St. Charles American Legion post 342 salutes during the the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

Photos: St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony

November 11, 2022
Army veteran Anthony Catella of St. Charles speaks during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Mayor of St. Charles, Lora Vitek, speaks during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Theresa Phillips sings during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Korean War veteran Robert Gorecki bows his head in prayer during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Lieutenant Mark Powell speaks during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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A member of the color guard from American Legion post 342 holds a rifle during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Jim Stombres plays Taps during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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Members of the color guard from American Legion post 342 perform a gun salute during the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles on Nov. 11, 2022.

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St. Charles community members gather at Fire Station 1 in St. Charles for the annual St. Charles Veterans Day Ceremony on Nov. 11, 2022.

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ECC President David Sam speaks at the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

ECC virtual event interrupted by racist intruders

November 10, 2022
Volunteer Heather Goudreau of St. Charles throws a pumpkin in the dumpster during the Green Your Halloween pumpkin composting event at the St. Charles Public Works Facility in St. Charles on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022.

Photos: St. Charles Natural Resources Commission hosts Green your Halloween

November 10, 2022
One of two dumpsters filled pumpkins sits at the St. Charles Public Works Facility in St. Charles during the Green Your Halloween on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022.

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Pumpkins await composting in a dumpster during the Green Your Halloween pumpkin composting event at the St. Charles Public Works Facility on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022.

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The audience listens during the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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Dr. Escortina Ervin speaks during the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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The panel sits and listens to Dr. Escortina Ervin, the executive director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and compliance at Joliet Junior College as she speaks at the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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The panel listens as Dr. Anthony Ramos speaks during the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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The ECC baseball team sits in the audience of the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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ECC Secretary of the Board of Trustees John Duffy makes a comment during the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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Susan Taylor-Demming, the ECC director of leadership giving, comments during the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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ECC Executive Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Anthony Ramos speaks at the Community Conversation: Reaffirming ECCs Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Spartan Auditorium in Building G on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022.

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Volunteer Lauren Benson, 17, of Geneva throws a pumpkin into a dumpster at the Green Your Halloween pumpkin composting event at the St. Charles Public Works Facility in St. Charles on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022.

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Volunteer Megan Bockenhauer of St. Charles throws a pumpkin into a dumpster during the Green Your Halloween pumpkin composting event at the St. Charles Public Works Facility in St. Charles on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022.

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Evelyn Rice, 9, of Geneva throws a pumpkin into a dumpster during the Green Your Halloween pumpkin composting event at the St. Charles Public Works Facility in St. Charles on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022.

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Volunteer Megan Bockenhauer of St. Charles places a pumpkin on top of the dumpster during the Green Your Halloween pumpkin composting event at the St. Charles Public Works Facility in St. Charles on Saturday Nov. 5, 2022. Volunteers displayed pumpkins that they found cool or interesting.

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One of two photos submitted to the photo contest by Dom Di Palermo at Media Fest 2022. Below is the caption submitted with the photo. Father Kevin Treston quietly reflects at the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington DC on Friday Oct. 28, 2022. Treston, who has served at the monastery for 57 years, said the love of God is key... and explained that prayer is a large part of his daily routine.

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One of two photos submitted to the photo contest by Dom Di Palermo at Media Fest 2022. Below is the caption submitted with the photo. Father Kevin Treston poses for a photo in the portico of the Franciscan Monastery of the Holy Land in America in Washington DC on Friday Oct. 28, 2022. Treston explained that he smiles in every photo and recalled a photoshoot where he was asked not to smile, saying he did not enjoy it.

[Photo] Observer alum takes 3rd place in nation

November 1, 2022
The Vitale family displays their annual Halloween decorations at 502 Horizon Drive West in St. Charles.

Photos: Halloween Decorations around Elgin and neighboring towns

October 23, 2022
The Vitale family displays their annual Halloween decorations at 502 Horizon Drive W. in St. Charles.

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Inflatable tentacles peek out of windows above the Ghoulish Mortals business at 228 W. Main St in St. Charles.

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Joey Wilbur of St. Charles performs in St. Charles Lincoln Park during Scarecrow Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

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A pumpkin carved with the logo of St. Charles is displayed in front of Professional Pumpkin Carver Marc Solomons tent on Riverside Avenue during Scarecrow Weekend in St. Charles on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022.

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A straw snail entitled Die Schnecke created by Chris and Cecilia Mann of Rockford sits on Riverside Avenue in St. Charles during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

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Bell Graham Elementary Schools Bobcat-Ross scarecrow sits on Riverside Avenue in St. Charles during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

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Gloria Martinez, left, and Henry Anderson of St. Charles checkout metal artwork in the Custom Metal Art tent in Pottawatomie Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022

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John Melton of Melton’s Concessions fills a bag with kettle corn in Pottawatomie Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022

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Attendees gather in Pottawatomie Park for the craft fair during Scarecrow Weekend on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022

[Photo] In the Hay at Scarecrow Weekend

October 23, 2022
Gina Garofalo of New Lennox hands a customer a bandanna at the Rusty Nail Home booth in Pottawatomie Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022

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Scarecrow Weekend attendees walk next to Main St. in St. Charles on Oct. 8, 2022.

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Boy Scouts of America Troop 1 of St. Charles sits in St. Charles Lincoln Park during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

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Stephanie, left, and Morrison (3) Rekas of Lake in the Hills color a paper mask at the J & R Herra Home Services tent in St. Charles Lincoln Park during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

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St. Charles Chrysler Dodge Jeep Rams scarecrow sits at their booth in St. Charles Lincoln Park during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

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Gordy Tobutt also known as Glowby the Bubbler swings a net filled with bubble solution in St. Charles Lincoln Park during Scarecrow Weekend on Oct. 8, 2022.

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ECC fire science and safety students perform rescue drills at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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Therapy K-9 Walter of sits next to Social Worker Meg Krase the Carpentersville Police Department at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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Emergency vehicles line up at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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Layla Williams (8), left, Ze’ahna Williams (3), middle and Bryson Williams (5) pose for a photo at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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Community Engagement Officer Kara Burroughs, right, of the Carpentersville Police Department hands a notebook to Liam Aburtl, 3, at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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Ashley, left, and Sophia Danilowski of Niles pose for a photo at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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Emergency vehicles line up at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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West Dundee Police Sgt. Daniel Haines, left, and School Resource Officer Kate McCarthy hand out coloring books at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

[Photo] ECC Center for Emergency Services: Open-House Event

October 23, 2022
Carter Germany, 2, of Plainfield sits in the drivers seat of a firetruck at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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ECC fire science and safety students perform rescue drills at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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ECC fire science and safety students perform rescue drills at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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ECC fire science and safety students perform rescue drills at the ECC Center for Emergency Services Open-House Event in Burlington on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2022.

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