Henry Jones Jr. gets some affection from his godmother Stacy Byrd who flew in from Los Angeles to see the injured boy and help him celebrate his eighth birthday at OSF St. Francis Medical Center. Henry was mauled by a Rottweiler and sustained severe injuries to his arms and legs while fighting to keep the dog off his face and neck.

Sheriff's deputies hold up a white sheet so that Peoria County coroner Dan Heinz, in silhouette, can inspect the body of a man who allegedly shot two people at a Galesburg business. The man led authorities on a chase from Galesburg to Kickapoo-Edwards Rd and Rt. 8 where he apparently shot himself and ended up on the railroad tracks.

Cuba Elementary School fourth-graders share a group hug with their former student teacher Erika Grubaugh of Galesburg, a member of the 106th Aviation Regiment, after a ceremony for returning soldiers at the Illinois Army National Guard base in Bartonville.

Peoria police search a suspect at the scene of an alleged assault at 2600 Madison near the intersection with Spitznagle in Peoria.

One-year cancer survivor Diana Hill of East Peoria gathers her thoughts during the opening ceremonies of the 2000 Race for the Cure at the Metro Centre.

Mixed martial arts fighter Henry Harper plants his fist in opponent Anthony Collins' face during the Battle at the Ballpark at O'Brien Field. About 300 spectators turned out for the first-ever MMA event held at the ballpark, in spite of a steady drizzle. Collins, of Mackinaw, was defeated.

Central's Trey Kellum, left, Kevin Jordan, right, and Aldonis Foote pressure Washington's Ben Ryan in the overtime period of their Class 3A Peoria sectional title game at Renaissance Coliseum.

The Dunlap Marching Eagles drum line marches under an inflatable eagle and through the fog as they pump up the crowd before their team takes the field against Metamora at Dunlap High School.

Peoria's Brennan Evans (44) throws a punch at Grand Rapids' Mike Thomas in the first period of an AHL hockey game at Carver Arena.

Crowds of golf enthusiasts crisscross the grounds of the Olympia Fields Golf Course on the opening day of competition at the 103rd U.S. Open in Olympia Fields. As many as 50,000 people were expected to attend each day of the four-day tournament.

Peoria Pirates superfan Mike Bigga, left, taunts a Green Bay player during an Indoor Football League game at the Peoria Civic Center.

Pedestrians walk under a canopy of tree limbs along Fulton Street during a wet April snowstorm in downtown Peoria.

A worshiper raises her arms in praise during a spring religious service on the Peoria riverfront.

Andrew Greenway and his girlfriend Jodi Richardson share a room decorated with rock band and movie posters in the Mackinaw home where they live with Greenway's relatives. An enthusiastic music fan, Greenway is emphatic when discussing his preferences, from the dark Gothic sound of rocker Glenn Danzig, to legendary punk rockers Iggy Pop and the Ramones.

Robert Barbier, commander of General Wayne A. Downing American Legion Post 1111, hands out little American flags during the Peoria Height Veterans Day Parade on Prospect Road in Peoria Heights.

P.D. Von Duke, a two-year-old Bassett hound, has an unusual fondness for kiddie pools and will often dance a water jig on hot summer days. Although he wouldn't perform on command, he was willing to sit for a portrait.

Carol Brackensick, left, 50, of Morton, and Debbie Weeks, 51, of Mackinaw have a good time as they celebrate a point in the badminton competiton of the Heart of Illinois Senior Olympics at Morton High School.

Rocker Ted Nugent performs at the Madison Theater in downtown Peoria.

Intricate details stand out in a close-up view of a spider in its web.

What are the laws regulating pornographic websites on the Internet and what do they say about your rights to create, view, and download their content?

A fan shows his appreciation of rap-metal performer Kid Rock from atop a floor pad held in the air by the crowd at the Peoria Civic Center. About 8,000 fans, mostly teenagers, enjoyed the high-energy show.

There are several theories as to why some of us are left handed, the most common relying on genetics as the primary reason. However, there are some schools of thought which maintain that left handedness is a trait developed for environmental reasons rather than hereditary.

Actor and comedian Craig Robinson, who stars in the hit television show "The Office," performs at the Renaissance Coliseum.