Steve Rosenberg

Steven Rosenberg, a Senior Visuals editor, has been with the Chicago Tribune since 2005. Originally from suburban Cleveland, Ohio, he's a 1994 graduate of the E. W. Scripps School of Journalism and the School of Visual Communications at Ohio University.

The coffin of Pope Francis is carried in front of dignitaries during his funeral in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican on April 26, 2025. (Gregorio Borgia/AP)

Photos: The funeral for Pope Francis

April 26, 2025 at 9:49 a.m.

World dignitaries and Catholic faithful have attended Pope Francis’ funeral in St. Peter’s Square. The Vatican said Saturday about 250,000 people have flocked to the pope’s funeral Mass.

Pope Francis holds the pastoral staff as he leaves after celebrating a Mass in St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, to mark Epiphany, Jan. 6, 2014. (Andrew Medichini/AP)

Photos: The world reacts to the death of Pope Francis

April 21, 2025 at 12:27 p.m.

Pope Francis, history’s first Latin American pontiff who charmed the world with his humble style and concern for the poor but alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change,...

Virginia McCaskey laughs while talking with her son, George McCaskey, during the Bears100 Celebration at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, June 8, 2019, in Rosemont. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Bears owner Virginia McCaskey dies at age 102

February 6, 2025 at 3:07 p.m.

Virginia McCaskey, principal owner of the Chicago Bears and the only daughter of team founder George Halas, died Thursday, the team announced. She was 102.

With its left engine missing, American Airlines Flight 191 goes into a steep roll, then crashes in a burst of flames less than a mile away from the runway at O'Hare International AIrport. The photo was taken by Michael Laughlin, 24, a student pilot who was on a layover when he witnessed the tragedy. (Michael Laughlin)

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Plane crashes that stunned our city

January 30, 2025 at 2:00 p.m.

Here's a look back at commercial passenger plane crashes that stunned Chicago.

President Donald Trump holds up the letter that former President Joe Biden left for him in the desk as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House, Jan. 20, 2025, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP)

Photos: The inauguration of President Donald Trump

January 21, 2025 at 7:32 a.m.

Donald Trump takes office for his second term as the 47th president of the United States.

Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks to the media outside his home in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2020, after President Trump commuted his sentence the day before. (José Osorio/Chicago Tribune)

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Pardon me — Chicagoans who received clemency from a US president

January 20, 2025 at 11:33 a.m.

We reviewed the names of people who have received pardons or commutations going back to the 1950s. Here's a look back at some of them.

A person walks on the beach next to homes damaged by the Palisades Fire, Jan. 16, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (Jae C. Hong/AP)

Photos: At least 27 dead as wildfires burn out of control around Los Angeles

January 17, 2025 at 8:27 a.m.

The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have killed at least 16 people and burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures, officials said as they urged more...

The flag-draped casket of former President Jimmy Carter is carried to a hearse following a state funeral at the National Cathedral, Jan. 9, 2025, in Washington. (Saul Loeb/AFP-Getty)

Photos: A day of mourning for former President Jimmy Carter

January 9, 2025 at 2:06 p.m.

Photos from the state funeral of former President Jimmy Carter in Washington D.C. on Jan. 9, 2025.

A Cook County Jail detainee attends Cardinal Blase J. Cupich’s Christmas Day Mass at the jail on Dec. 25, 2024. (Tess Crowley/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: Christmas Mass at the Cook County Jail

December 26, 2024 at 8:16 a.m.

The Christmas morning Mass at the Cook County Jail is an annual event for Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich, who sought to use it to remind the men who were spending...

Julio Abrego lights a firework with his son, Brian, 5, during the Fourth of July holiday in Chicago's Pilsen neighborhood. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)

Photos: The best images of 2024 by Chicago Tribune photographers

December 27, 2024 at 9:58 a.m.

Each December, the Chicago Tribune publishes its Photos of the Year, a collection of images that chronicle the most significant events and provide evocative glimpses into the lives of Chicago-area...

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