Mayor Lori Lightfoot hosts a news conference and offers to put a dome on Soldier Field, at a potential cost of $2.2 billion, in an attempt to keep the Bears in Chicago, Monday, July 25.

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Chris Stapleton performs during his All-American Roadshow at Wrigley Field, Saturday, July 23.

Roger Waters of Pink Floyd fame performs at the United Center, Tuesday, July 26.

James Hetfield performs with headliner Metallica during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park, Thursday, July 28, 2022.

Former Illinois governor Pat Quinn proposes the prohibition of attaching a corporate name to Soldier Field, which was named as a war memorial. Quinn holds a book with pictures of soldiers as he speaks during a press conference outside the City Clerk’s office at City Hall in the Loop on Tuesday, July 26.

Mike Shoreman, left, an athlete with disabilities who experienced mobility, speech, vision, taste, and hearing issues due to Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, departed on a paddle board from Union Pier, Mich. around 6 a.m. on July 26 and paddled across Lake Michigan to arrive in Chicago, Ill. on July 27 around 8:30 a.m.

Bahá’í House of Worship in Wilmette at sunset on Monday, July 25.

Cloudy sky above the Chicago Skyline as a boat heads into Lake Michigan, Sunday, July 24.

A parade goer wearing a butterfly costume laughs while marching in the 19th annual Disability Pride Parade in the Loop, Saturday, July 22. This year’s parade, which is making its first in-person comeback since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is themed “back and stronger than ever.”

Kids slide down “The Picasso” sculpture at Daley Plaza in the Loop, Saturday, July 22.

Veronica Alvarez, the mother of Anthony Alvarez, places a flier on a planter outside the Cook County Office Building demanding justice for her son, during an emergency protest, Friday, July 22. The Chicago Police Board ruled against the COPA recommendation that police officer Evan Solano be fired for killing Anthony Alvarez last year in a foot chase.

A youth rally to ask Gov. J.B. Pritzker to put an end to funding towards Illinois Youth Centers in Illinois outside of the Thompson Center during a protest, Tuesday, July 26.

Debra Baum, of Moms Demand Action, gives a hug to Brittany Wroblewski, 31, of Highland Park, after Wroblewski discussed her experience with her 2-year-old son during a mass shooting at a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, during a gun violence prevention meeting at Makom Solel Lakeside in Highland Park, Tuesday, July 26. The meeting took place less than a month after seven people were killed and more than three dozen others were injured in the mass shooting.

The Jesse White Tumblers perform after a news conference on the Near West Side in which local elected officials, including Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Gov. J.B. Pritzker, advocated for the Democratic National Committee to choose Chicago for its 2024 convention, Tuesday, July 26.

Miyanda Rainey (left) hugs a supporter during a vigil for her 22-year-old twin sister, Dyanla Rainey, outside their home in the 700 block of South 6th Avenue in Maywood, Monday, July 25. Dyanla Rainey, who played basketball at Robert Morris University and was known as “DeDe,” was shot to death Sunday in the driveway of her home.

Cecilia Mannion lays out shirts with photos of past individuals in which she has helped families grieve and move on at her home on the South Side, Wednesday, July 20.

Festival goers cheer as Lorna Shore performs at the BMI Stage during the first day of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday, July 28.

An interior look at the James R. Thompson Center in the Loop on Wednesday, July 27, when it was announced it had been sold to Google for $105 million.

Protesters gather at Lollapalooza to demand Mayor Lori Lightfoot direct investments to the community, advocate for the Peacebook Ordinance and announce their intent to file a federal lawsuit challenging the Youth Curfew Ordinance.

Thousands flock to Grant Park on day one of Lollapalooza, Thursday, July 28.

Lil Baby performs on day one of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday, July 28.

Fans cheer as Lil Baby performs on day one of Lollapalooza in Grant Park, Thursday, July 28.

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