I’m a little late on getting these together but here are a handful of my favorite images from January, 2014.

Darwin Rodriguez (left) and Kevin Neal ride the Rockford Mass Transit District East State Street bus route Thursday, Jan. 23, 2014, on South Perryville Road in Rockford. MAX GERSH/RRSTAR.COM ©2014

Victoria Rozman helps Rolling Green Elementary School student Amber Terry, 10, play the violin Thursday, Jan. 9, 2014, during the instrument petting zoo at the Riverfront Museum Park in Rockford. MAX GERSH/RRSTAR.COM ©2014

The Rev. Jonathan Bannon of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church dips a cross into Rock River on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2014, during a service on a dock behind the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford. MAX GERSH/RRSTAR.COM ©2014

Scott Schneider stays warm Monday, Jan. 6, 2014, at the Apostolic Pentecostals of Rockford church. Schneider suffered frostbite twice from sleeping outside during previous winters. He has been at the church since Saturday, Jan. 4. MAX GERSH/RRSTAR.COM ©2014
To see more of my favorites from January, along with the favorites of my coworker, Brent Lewis, check out the gallery on the Rockford Register Star’s website.