![Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, speaks to the media about crime in Chicago during a press conference in the West Loop, Tuesday, Sept. 13. Bailey has repeatedly called Chicago a “hellhole.”](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/060f2d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4804x3203+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2Feb_HoVENdH6AWYwAH0Vvt4NTMtE%3D%2F0x0%3A4804x3203%2F4804x3203%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282402x1602%3A2403x1603%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24025620%2FBAILEY_091422_11.jpg)
Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, speaks to the media about crime in Chicago during a press conference in the West Loop, Tuesday, Sept. 13. Bailey has repeatedly called Chicago a “hellhole.”
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![Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot look at each other during a press conference in the Greektown neighborhood, where Pritzker announced that he signed a disaster proclamation and called on the Illinois National Guard to support over 500 migrants who were sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Illinois, Wednesday, Sept. 14.](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2a27139/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5274x3516+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FtQnytfF2g71LVuSdzmnOrl9k4wk%3D%2F0x0%3A5274x3516%2F5274x3516%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282637x1758%3A2638x1759%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24025621%2FIMMIGRANTS_091522_12.jpg)
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot look at each other during a press conference in the Greektown neighborhood, where Pritzker announced that he signed a disaster proclamation and called on the Illinois National Guard to support over 500 migrants who were sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Illinois, Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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![Dancers peform with the Willis Tower in the background during the 20th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade along West 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Saturday, Sept. 10.](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b1fb4b4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5532x3688+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FvEfCfgBmCsEqEVAZYuIBdiqwBko%3D%2F0x0%3A5532x3688%2F5532x3688%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282766x1844%3A2767x1845%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24025627%2FMEXICANINDEPENDENCE_091122_9.jpg)
Dancers peform with the Willis Tower in the background during the 20th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade along West 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Saturday, Sept. 10.
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Lil Nas X performs at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Uptown, Saturday, Sept. 10.
Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times
Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields #1 celebrates after the Bears beat the San Francisco 49ers, 19 - 10, at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 11.
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Grorias, right, hugs Frank, as they sit near their tents at a homeless encampment near Montrose Beach park in Uptown, Wednesday, Sept. 7.
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Monique Brinkman-Hill, executive director of the South Side Community Art Center, sits in the 82-year-old institution, Tuesday, Sept. 13.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Chicago police investigate near a baseball field in Washington Park, where two men were killed and seven others were wounded in a mass shooting, Tuesday, Sept. 13.
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![Cyclists ride by a memorial for Sam Bell, near the scene where Bell was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bike in the 700 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Friday, Sept. 9.](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/42de496/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2000+0+0/resize/840x560!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FiZ9iViyLWersFOg_fV4pYRXr36g%3D%2F0x0%3A3000x2000%2F3000x2000%2Ffilters%3Afocal%281500x1000%3A1501x1001%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24027356%2Fcyclist_091022_3.jpg)
Cyclists ride by a memorial for Sam Bell, near the scene where Bell was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bike in the 700 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Friday, Sept. 9.
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![U.S. Attorney John Lausch speaks to reporters after R. Kelly was convicted on six of 13 counts in his indictment, including counts alleging he recorded his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in the late 1990s, Wednesday, Sept. 14.](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/092b9ce/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1996+0+0/resize/840x559!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2FIn20QBkbZMoTWU_8NMgj4QqZeVU%3D%2F0x0%3A3000x1996%2F3000x1996%2Ffilters%3Afocal%281500x998%3A1501x999%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24027362%2FRKELLY_091522_19.jpg)
U.S. Attorney John Lausch speaks to reporters after R. Kelly was convicted on six of 13 counts in his indictment, including counts alleging he recorded his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in the late 1990s, Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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![Commuters board an outbound Metra train at Union Station in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 13.](https://cst.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/0f84a4c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5361x3665+0+0/resize/840x574!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fthumbor%2Fgya2WAK7mI5D9xfQfiXSgMEKXA0%3D%2F0x0%3A5361x3665%2F5361x3665%2Ffilters%3Afocal%282681x1833%3A2682x1834%29%2Fcdn.vox-cdn.com%2Fuploads%2Fchorus_asset%2Ffile%2F24027371%2FCOMMUTERS_091422_13.jpg)
Commuters board an outbound Metra train at Union Station in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 13.
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