Jeff Cagle
i am a freelance editorial photographer living in the chicago suburbs. my portfolio is at jeffcagle.com.
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I spent part of my evening yesterday at Hesed House in Aurora photographing intake and dinner services at its emergency shelter for the homeless. I was sent there for tomorrow’s cover story on how many shelters in Illinois are at risk of running out of funds by the end of the year. That would be a terrible thing, because Hesed House had to turn people away less than an hour after it opened last night because it had already run out of beds.
With a readership that expands into some of the most affluent suburbs around Chicagoland, I hope this photo is jarring enough to make at least one new person realize that homelessness doesn’t just affect the stereotypical down-on-their luck drunk hobo.
The rest of the gallery can be seen here.
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Someone looks lonely.
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File photo of mine is the lead on the Sun-Times right now? I’ll take it.
EDIT: This has been a terribly sad story to have been following. I’ve shot Max’s mom on three occasions. Getting these bans passed has been her goal since we met a couple of weeks after Max’s death. First to pass was Aurora, then collar communities around Fox Valley, and now Chicago. I’m happy to see the success she has had on her mission.
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Food and Art in Sebastopol, California
Nearby, more change is coming. Barney Aldridge, a local developer, is working to transform a 12.5-acre former apple-processing plant and farmers’ cooperative called the Barlow. Some of the site’s converted warehouses are already home to an eclectic array of businesses including the headquarters of the yerba mate company Guayaki; a glass blowing studio; a bronze foundry; and the Sebastopol Center for the Arts, which hosts art exhibitions, classes, concerts and an annual documentary film festival.
In the coming year, Mr. Aldridge plans to bring 30 additional businesses to the Barlow, including two wineries, a brewery, two bakeries, a coffee roaster and a pizzeria. “Basically, this will be a fully sustainable village of people making things,” he said. “People were always making and producing food and art here.”
Aside from riding Levi’s Gran Fondo, one of the main reasons to visit California a month ago was to visit one of my best friends who is opening a brewery in Sebastopol. The brewery, in fact, that’s mentioned in this New York Times article from Sunday about Sebastopol. A big hat tip to Seth and his venture.
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A Man, a Bike and 4,100 Miles
This is a great piece of writing.
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I wonder what the people in the Jeep thought when they saw this.
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The Occupy Wall Street movement made it to Liberty Street in Aurora today. Here’s a few pics.
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Giant’s clever response to the now pulled GM ad.
