Pat Nabong
Visual journalist
A witness found the boy unresponsive with a gunshot wound to the head about 10:30 a.m. in the 8000 block of South Bennett Avenue.
Organized by Planned Parenthood Illinois Action, the “Bans Off My Body” rally in Federal Plaza attracted about 20 anti-abortion counter-protesters.
Seven Chicagoans talk about how anti-Asian violence coupled with the pandemic have affected their mental health and their everyday lives.
About 20 dancers performed outside Swedish Hospital in Ravenswood Wednesday. Patients watched from their windows, doctors and nurses took videos from the street, and health care workers’ kids leaped to the music.
People usually jump into Lake Michigan for the annual Polar Plunge, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, groups are doing it separately and finding creative ways to join.
Cook County Sheriff’s Office’s drive-thru pet pantry distributed treats, toys and pet accessories to people in about 200 cars Saturday morning.
An 11-year-old boat made of reinforced steel and concrete, the Christopher Wheatley crushes the icy river with deceptive ease.
It was their way of showing appreciation for small businesses and essential workers.
Storefronts featured a tree made of wine bottles, winter scenes and magenta Christmas trees in a contest aiming to drum up business after COVID-19 slashed sales throughout the year.