NEWSTop news, sports stories as told by photos around Springfield in April 2024.Thomas J. TurneyMajor General Richard Neely points out photos of the 34 fallen Illinois National Guard personnel during an interview about his upcoming retirement on Tuesday, April 2, 2024.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterGillespie's Luke Schuckenbrock throws the ball to first for a double play during the game against Litchfield Friday, April 5, 2024.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterNorah Perry of Springfield watches the solar eclipse with the help of her mother, Denise, on Monday, April 8, 2024, in front of the Student Center at the University of Illinois Springfield.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterLincoln Land Community College students, left to right, sophomore Ellouise Hill of Nokomis, freshman Faith Snyder of Springfield, and freshman Mason Miller of Rochester, watch the solar eclipse on Monday, April 8, 2024.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterKatelynn Ayers of Springfield, right, and Jody Aiello Carriker, center left, join other employees and clinical staff on a picket line outside of the SIU School of Medicine in Springfield on April 11, 2024, to protest for a new contract with improved wages.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterLaw enforcement officials put up tents in the yard outside of a home in the 2100 block of South Grand Avenue East on April 15, 2024. Sangamon County Sheriff's Deputies said they took "something of interest" related to a cold case from a house on April 14, 2024.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterFoley Calcagno of Elmhurst, left, shouts out while attending the Illinois March for Life rally in front of the state Capitol on Wednesday April 17, 2024, with some of his classmates from Immaculate Conception Catholic Prep in Elmhurst.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterMarchers make their way down West Monroe Street during the Illinois March for life on Wednesday April 17, 2024, in Springfield.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterTom Shafer, front left, leads a crowd of marchers as they make their way from the Bank of Springfield Center to the Illinois Capitol Building during Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day on April 18, 2024. Shafer was one of the event organizers.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterMarchers make their way down Capitol Avenue in Springfield towards the Illinois Capitol Building during Illinois Gun Owner Lobby Day on April 18, 2024.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterRochester's Parker Gillespie makes a diving catch during the game against Glenwood Wednesday, April 24, 2024.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterSoutheast High School sophomore Kamariya Thomas, left, is comforted by a friend as she sits next to a makeshift memorial at Dreamland Park for Keyon Day on April 25, 2024. Day, a sophomore at Southeast, was shot and killed across from Dreamland Park Wednesday morning.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterSoutheast High School freshman Miah Stemmons, right, is comforted near a makeshift memorial at Dreamland Park for Keyon Day on April 25, 2024. Day, a sophomore at Southeast, was shot and killed across from Dreamland Park Wednesday morning.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterJosiah Ross, 17, of Springfield, a childhood friend of Keyon Day, stands in front of a makeshift memorial for Day at Dreamland Park on April 25, 2024. Day, a sophomore at Southeast, was shot and killed across from Dreamland Park Wednesday morning.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterMark Mangano, a professor at Lincoln Christian University, throws out index cards from the card catalog on April 11, 2024. Mangano has been a professor at LCU for 22 years. LCU is closing at the end May.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterOwner of the Aviatori Coffeehouse, Juliana Turchetti, is seen Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Turchetti is selling the coffee shop to become an aerial firefighter.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-RegisterGrant Hammer, of Springfield, poses for a photo inside of his new business, Crafted Stag, on April 1, 2024. The business is scheduled to open April 6.Thomas J. Turney/State Journal-Register