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Photo Gallery: WGLT's Best Photos Of 2019

WGLT | By Ryan Denham

Published December 12, 2019 at 4:26 PM CST

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Third Street Down performs at the WGLT Summer Concert on Saturday, June 8, 2019, in Downtown Bloomington.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Savanna Stone attacks Hawlee Cromwell from above during an Iron Spirit Pro event in July in Normal.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Samantha Fish performs at the Castle Theatre in downtown Bloomington in December.

Izzy Carroll / WGLT

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Emancipation Brewing Co. co-owner and head brewery Lincoln Slagel at their property near Fairbury.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Dameca Kirkwood, who lost her son to gun violence last year, hugs Gavin Cunningham and Allie Beam from BN Youth Activists at March For Our Lives on March 22, 2019, in Bloomington.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Redbird football coach Brock Spack watches a play develop at Hancock Stadium this fall.

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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On the run at the 2019 Doggie Easter Egg Hunt in Normal.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Kids in the crowd for the Rivian event Oct. 13, 2019, in Normal.

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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Crowds at the Fourth of July celebration at Fairview Park in Normal.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Honor Guard jackets hang at the tree-lighting ceremony for the Fallen Heroes Tree of Honor on Nov. 18, 2019, at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington.

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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Heartland Community College truck driving training students Sevin Headley and Holli Hays inspecting the truck before training on Bloomington-Normal streets.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Highlights from the Electric Vehicle Ride and Drive on Sept. 14, 2019, at the Foundry in Bloomington.

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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A view from inside the Revolution cannabis cultivation facility in Delavan.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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A referee at an Illinois State University men's basketball game in February.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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Gov. JB Pritzker speaks to an Illinois News Broadcasters Association (INBA) conference in Normal.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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The tree-lighting ceremony for the Fallen Heroes Tree of Honor on Nov. 18, 2019, at Central Illinois Regional Airport in Bloomington.

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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An electron gun pulled from a time capsule at Illinois Wesleyan University. The time capsule, placed by Apollo 8 astronaut Frank Borman during the Mark Evans Observatory’s 1969 dedication ceremony.";

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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Sgt. Anthony R. Maddox's parents and sisters unveil the new highway dedication sign with state Rep. Dan Brady, right, and Sen. Jason Barickman on May 18, 2019, in Bloomington.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

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The crowd enjoying the show at a Next to Normal Story Slam in September.

Megan McGowan / WGLT

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NPR's Korva Coleman was the special guest at Radio Faces 2019 in Normal.

Izzy Carroll / WGLT

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Illinois State University student Sophie Remmert at a Gamma Phi Circus practice in Normal.

Izzy Carroll / WGLT

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The April 25 post office dedication ceremony in Uptown for fallen Army Ranger Sgt. Josh Rodgers of Normal.

Jeff Smudde / WGLT

Heartbreaking loss. Young people starting new careers. Big-name politicos in Bloomington-Normal. And yes, some pro wrestling. WGLT's best photos from 2019 include a little bit of everything.

They were taken throughout the year by WGLT's reporting staff and our dynamite student photographers, Jeff Smudde, Amy Niebur, Izzy Carroll, and Megan McGowan.

Check out the photo gallery above.

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