stephen.haas:
Office for the afternoon: Had a great time working with some of the students from the IPF/ @EIU High School Journalism Workshop while they visited the @news_gazette today. #NGMedia #Chambana @eiu_journalism
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Urbana Fire Department's Andy Stewart, left, Tristan Thomas, center, and Travis Crow joke around while putting on their splash suits during a #hazmat drill in the @illinoisengineering Sciences Building on the @illinois1867 campus i
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Got to take a peek behind the scenes at METCAD (our local 911 dispatch center) during an assignment... the old equipment looked ancient compared to the high-tech digital system they use today. #NGMedia #chambana
stephen.haas:
Stopped at @rivercoffeeco on my way out of town... it’s probably a good thing this place didn’t exist when I was at the @heraldandreview, because I’m pretty sure I’d spend all of my paycheck here. #coffee
stephen.haas:
Had fun checking out all of the different exhibits and vendors at @brickworld today.
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Doing some editing and archiving in the office and keeping an eye on the #WorldCup. (Definitely in that order) #NGMedia #soccer #Chambana
stephen.haas:
Office for the afternoon: Color and texture in a detail shot of an oil painting by @Kimberly.Rodey that I saw while wandering through the new “Illinois at 200” exhibit that opens next week in the @giertz_gallery at @parkland_college . #NGMedia #chambana #
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Yellow chair and yellow wall in one of the exam rooms at the new OSF HealthCare Children’s Hospital of Illinois Multi-Specialty Clinic. #NGMedia #Chambana
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: I had just finished taking pictures of someone recording a video on the stage at @thevirginiatheatre when I spotted this sign... oops. #NGMedia #Chambana
stephen.haas:
Office for the afternoon: The @news_gazette ‘s new summer interns are here and ready to work, but apparently our studio lights aren’t quite ready. #NGMedia #chambana
stephen.haas:
Looking for a better way to manage stress than stuffing my face with donuts, so I bought a kayak. Tonight was the maiden voyage and I think this is going to be the start of a very good thing. #chambana #kayak #kayaking
stephen.haas:
I was hoping 🐶 would help put the new roof racks on my car, but he’s more focused on keeping the driveway safe from blowing leaves.
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: So pumped! Got to watch parts of the @fulhamfc match in between races while covering the finals of the @ihsa_il Boys Track and Field State Finals at @eiu. #NGMedia #track #ihsa #running #trackandfield #preps #statetrack #eiu #soccer #f
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: Spent the day in Charleston to cover the 2A and 3A prelims of the @ihsa_il Boys Track and Field State Finals at @eiu. #NGMedia #track #ihsa #running #trackandfield #preps #statetrack #eiu
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: @ilstatepolice Trooper Tracy Lillard, left, and Emmerson Hjort of Monticello, call out to motorists during the annual @dunkindonuts Cop on a Rooftop fundraising event for @specialolympicsillinois at the Neil Street location in Cham
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: It’s a beautiful day to be down at @eiu for the first day of the @ihsa_il Girls Track & Field State Finals. #NGMedia #track #ihsa #running #preps #statetrack #EIU
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: Going through the @news_gazette film archives from 20 years ago when a man bombed my church is harder than I expected... I remember almost nothing from this period of my life. I recognize everything and everyone in every frame, but it
stephen.haas:
Office for the afternoon: After covering the Countryside School Color Run today, I’d like to officially propose that all school events include giant clouds of colorful dust. Track meets, musicals, PTA meetings... all of them. #Chambana #NGMedia #colorrun
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Got to meet @buseycorp Vice Chairman Ed Scharlau (and his amazing market-themed tie) ahead of Busey’s 66th Economic Seminar event tomorrow. #NGMedia #Chambana #markets #banking #banker
stephen.haas:
Office for the afternoon: @illinichancellor talks with members of @illini4000 after @illinois1867 officials were presented with their own cycling jerseys during an event at the Alma Mater statue in front of Altgeld Hall. The nonprofit organization uses an
stephen.haas:
I love seeing these kids have fun... My son’s U9 team played three games this weekend during the @illinoisfc Spring Invite at @illinois1867. They didn’t win, but they played hard and looked better than they ever have before. Progress. #Chambana #IFConThre
stephen.haas:
Office for last night: Spent some time on an overpass to make this photo for a story about @ilstatepolice investigating several reports of vehicles having their windows shattered on Interstate 74 between Champaign and Ogden. I called the dispatch center a
stephen.haas:
Office for the afternoon: This was my fifth fire in three days. Champaign Fire Department firefighter Alex Kocher sprays dirt and debris off of Fire Captain John Hocking as crews respond to a landscape fire that spread to a house. #NGMedia #Chambana
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Got to visit the Central Illinois Mosque & Islamic Center for an assignment. Glad I wore nice socks! #NGMedia #chambana
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Canadian National Railway employees and contractors work to upgrade the crossing on Curtis Road in Savoy. The work is expected to be completed by Friday afternoon. #NGMedia #Chambana #CUTraffic #railroad
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: Too many to choose from. I’m on my bike riding around to different spots on the @illinoismarathon route. So far I’ve been in a scissor-lift, on top of a fire truck, on my belly in the middle of Neil Street and on top of the M2 Buil
stephen.haas:
Office for the night: My boss wants me to take over the @news_gazette Snapchat while I’m “running” in the @illinoismarathon 5K tonight... I don’t get Snapchat and I’m definitely not a runner, so this should be fun? #NGMedia #Chambana #illinoismarathon #5k
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: Visiting old @eiu_journalism friends while helping judge the photo category of the @ihsa_il State High School Journalism Finals down at @eiu . Blown away at the talent that some of these high school kids have. #NGMedia #journalism #EIU
stephen.haas:
Office for the morning: @cityofurbana Police Department Lt. Robert Fitzgerald talks with Jeff Decker, left, and Alexx Heald-Alejo, both of Champaign, as they measure frames to find a good fit on some of the 135 bikes available during the department’s free
stephen.haas:
Office for the day: I love what Trooper Tracy Lillard does with social media for @ispdistrict10, so I had to get a picture of her taking a selfie with former @nba player @c_herren_ after his presentation at @tuscolacusd301 High School. #NGMedia
