A woman, who only wanted to be identified as Mrs. Patterson, begins to cry as she speaks to Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) during a vigil for the victims of the mass shooting at West Polk Street and South California Avenue in East Garfield Park, Wednesday, Nov. 2. Patterson organized a vigil for her cousin on Halloween where she was one of 14 people wounded in the shooting, 10 of whom were Patterson’s relatives.
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The Luna Blues Machine musicians and sisters Balinda Cervantes (left) and Maritza Cervantes during the Dia de los Muertos celebration at the Maxwell Street Market, Sunday, Oct. 30.
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Maria Gonzalez (left), 29, and their dog Sir Woofles Wigglebottoms interact with Sarah Granberg, 27, and her dog Bolt during the 35th Dog Halloween Party outside the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago in Streeterville, Saturday, Oct. 29.
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Chicago police investigate near South California Avenue and West Polk Street, where 14 people were shot — including three children — as people celebrated Halloween and others gathered for a vigil and balloon release, Monday night, Oct. 31.
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Elena Vázquez Felgueres (right) adds chocolate to a loaf of pan de muerto as Tamar Fasja Unikel puts away a tray of conchas at the kitchen of Masa Madre, the bakery the women co-own in East Garfield Park, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Mexican and Jewish traditions mingle at Masa Madre bakery, as the women bake trays of both pan de muerto and challah.
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Mayor Lori Lightfoot kisses First Lady Amy Eshleman after they early voted together in the Nov. 8 midterm election at NEIU El Centro on the Northwest Side, Thursday morning, Nov. 3.
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John Stringer, 67, who lives in a homeless encampment under the Dan Ryan Expressway at Canalport Avenue, receives a home-cooked meal from Shara Washington, who passed out 14 free meals, Tuesday, Nov. 1.
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Supporters for people who are experiencing homelessness create signs during a gathering to stop the City of Chicago from evicting residents who live in tents under a viaduct on North Clinton Street and North Milwaukee Avenue in the West Loop, Thursday, Nov. 3. City of Chicago workers had tagged the tents with notices stating they would be removed.
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Illinois Republican gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey speaks with supporters, including former Hawaii U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, at a campaign rally in Glen Ellyn, Monday eventing, Oct. 31.
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Chicago Police Department officials gather at South California Avenue and West Polk Street before a violence prevention community gathering, two days after 14 people were wounded in a drive-by shooting, Wednesday, Nov. 2.
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Chicago Public Schools CEO Pedro Martinez joins driver’s ed student Lina Aburukbah in a new Nissan Leaf EV for a spin around the parking lot at William Howard Taft High School, Friday, Oct. 28. Taft two years ago was among the first schools to receive electric vehicles and charging stations paid for by ComEd’s EVs for Education grant program.
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Jennifer Schultz, 71, shown outside her South Shore home, says she’s observed a dwindling of resources in the neighborhood, Wednesday, Nov. 2.
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New White Sox Manager Pedro Grifol walks out onto the field at Guaranteed Rate Field after his introductory news conference, Thursday, Nov. 3.
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