Talia Sprague

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Crazy person masquerading as a photojournalist. | she/they | Chicago, Ill photojournalist | Past: @chicagotribune, @montanastandard, @virginianpilot | 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Passerby bike along the Lake Front Trail near North Avenue Beach in Chicago on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. | Talia Sprague/for the Sun-Times
Nov 1, 2025; Bridgeview, Illinois, USA; Philadelphia Union striker Tai Baribo (9) and midfielder Milan Iloski (32) react after scoring a first half goal against Chicago Fire FC at SeatGeek Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
Harrison Ford speaks after accepting the inaugural E.O. Wilson Legacy Award for Transformative Conservation Leadership, named after his late friend, biologist Edward Osborne Wilson, at the Field Museum on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. The pair met through their work with Conservation International, a nonprofit environmental organization that Ford has been involved in since 1991, including serving as vice chair of the board of directors for over 25 years. Wilson, who discovered over 325 species of ants, named one of them Pheidole harrisonfordi in honor of Ford. (Talia Sprague/for the Chicago Tribune)
Broadview police officers arrest Jackie Birov, a protester dressed as the Statue of Liberty during a demonstration outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Broadview on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. The arrest was one of the latest to occur following weekly protests outside the west suburban facility as the Trump administrations branded “Operation Midway Blitz” enters its second month around Chicagoland.
A Cook County Sheriff’s Deputy shoves a protester over a barricade during a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in Broadview on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Talia Sprague/Block Club Chicago)
Bishop Yehiel Curry, who was recently elected as the first Black presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA), poses for a portrait, Friday, Sept. 26, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague)
A passerby boards a Lake Park-bound 47 Chicago Transit Authority Bus in Chicago, Illinois, US, on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025. The Department of Homeland Security said it was stepping up immigration enforcement in Chicago and the rest of Illinois with Operation Midway Blitz, targeting people it described as “criminal illegal aliens.” Photographer: Talia Sprague/Bloomberg
Vernon Hills outside hitter Kiersten Cieslinski (20) poses for a portrait following a practice at Vernon Hills High School in Vernon Hills on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. (Talia Sprague / News-Sun)
Aug 10, 2025; Bridgeview, Illinois, USA; Bay FC forward Racheal Kundananji (9) and Chicago Stars FC defender Kathrin Hendrich (6) battle for control of the ball during the first half at SeatGeek Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
State Representative Gene Wu, a Democrat from Texas, boards a bus following a news conference at the Democratic Party of DuPage County office in Carol Stream, Illinois, US, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Democratic lawmakers left the state of Texas in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its congressional maps - a redistricting initiative pushed by President Donald Trump. Photographer: Talia Sprague/Bloomberg
Boxers prepare for sparring outside of the ring during Crushers Club in Englewood on Monday, July 14, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for City Bureau)
A marcher holds a rainbow umbrella as bubbles are blown from a float during the 54th Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago’s Boystown neighborhood on Sunday, June 29, 2025. (Talia Sprague/Chicago Pride Parade)
Speakers are silhouetted by windows in the 94th floor observation deck at 360 Chicago during a press unveiling of the former Signature Room space at 875 N Michigan Avenue on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Talia Sprague/Block Club Chicago)
Chicago Police officers Kelvin Eze and Timothy Lammert (right) yell at protesters while forming a line as Chicago Police carry out arrests during an Anti-ICE protest in the Chicago Loop on Tuesday, June 10, 2025.
A family member prays as Joshua Cabrera kisses his mother, Norma Contla Galvan, prior to driving from Waukegan to O’Hare International Airport prior to Galvan’s flight to Mexico after 20 years of living in the United States on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the Chicago Tribune)
A Foot-long Italian Beef egg roll and dipping sauce is seen on a plate during a portrait session at Tastee Rolls in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood on Thursday, June 5, 2025. | Talia Sprague/for the Sun-Times
Apr 6, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Rickard Rakell (67) takes a shot on goal against Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Spencer Knight (30) during the second period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
Apr 6, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins center Noel Acciari (55) checks Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser (44) against the glass during the first period at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
Kuher Massa (left) and Kilroy Massa (right) walk around during a protest for transgender healthcare in Seneca Park in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (Talia Sprague/Block Club Chicago)
A rainbow is seen as grounds crew members clear water off a tarp prior to a baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers, Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025 in Chicago. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague)
Talia Sprague's 2025 Photos of the year! Individual Pictures and their captions follow in the thread.
Fenwick players touch the Heisman Trophy while running out for warmups prior to a Class 6A state quarterfinals game against Central at the George T. Jorndt Athletic Complex in River Grove on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2025. The Heisman Trophy was won by former Fenwick and Notre Dame running back Johnny Lattner and was donated to Fenwick in 2017 following Lattner’s death. (Talia Sprague / Beacon News)
Rev. Michael Woolf, of Lake Street Church in Evanston, is shoved back by Customs and Border Protection agents during a protest outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in Broadview on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. (Talia Sprague/Block Club Chicago)
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle sits in the parking garage of the Metropolitan Correctional Center in the Chicago Loop on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025 ahead of anticipated immigration raids across the Chicagoland area.(Talia Sprague/@BlockClubCHI)
State Representative Gene Wu, a Democrat from Texas, boards a bus following a news conference at the Democratic Party of DuPage County office in Carol Stream, Illinois, US, on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2025. Democratic lawmakers left the state of Texas in an effort to temporarily block Republicans from redrawing its congressional maps - a redistricting initiative pushed by President Donald Trump. Photographer: Talia Sprague/Bloomberg
A foot-long Italian Beef egg roll and dipping sauce is seen on a plate during a portrait session at Tastee Rolls in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood on Thursday, June 5, 2025. | Talia Sprague/for the Sun-Times
May 10, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Fire defender Andrew Gutman (15) and Atlanta United midfielder Miguel Almirón (10) battle for control of the ball during the second half at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
Chicago, Illinois - April 19: FC Cincinnati defender Gilberto Flores (3), Chicago Fire defender Jack Elliott (3) and defender Andrew Gutman (15) battle for control of the ball during the second half during a game between FC Cincinnati and Chicago Fire FC at Soldier Field on April 19, 2025, in Chicago, Illinois.
Apr 6, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Blackhawks fans high-five Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic (72) prior to warmups for a game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at United Center. Mandatory Credit: Talia Sprague-Imagn Images
A Harlem/Lake-bound CTA Holiday “L” train passes through the Harrison Ave Curve in the South Loop in Chicago on Tuesday, Dec., 3, 2024.