Oksana Tsisinskyy, left, and her mother, Lidia Podnarcuk, right, pledge allegiance to the flag with other immigrants as they take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Monica Henley, left, hugs her mother, Irena Polak, right, after she became a U.S. citizen during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Matt Tera Jr. shows off his certificate after he took the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Jolita Pakalniskiene, second from left; Syed Rizvi, center; and Rashed Salehali, second from right, pledge allegiance to the flag with other immigrants as they take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Numeriano Defensor, center, from the Philippines, looks on as he and other immigrants prepare to take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Numeriano Defensor, center, from the Philippines, looks on as he and other immigrants prepare to take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Some of the 160 immigrants take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
About 160 immigrants take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
About 160 immigrants take the oath to become a U.S. citizen from U.S. District Judge Robert Dow during a naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
U.S. District Judge Robert Dow officiated the group naturalization ceremony at the University of St. Francis in Joliet, IL on Friday April 27, 2012. About 160 immigrants became U.S. citizens at the event. … Read More
