Third and fourth-grade students wearing blue uniforms look up to the sky watch a solar eclipse at Marquette Elementary School. — Third and fourth grade students watch a solar eclipse at Marquette Elementary School at 6550 S. Richmond St. in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024.

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Janet Lucas West, left, and her daughter Janiyah Bailey look up at the eclipse at the Adler Planetarium Eclipse watch party at Adler Planetarium, Monday, April 8, 2024. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times — Janet Lucas West, left, and her daughter Janiyah Bailey look up at the eclipse at the Adler Planetarium Eclipse watch party at Adler Planetarium Monday.

Crowds gather to watch the solar eclipse at Daley Plaza Monday.| Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times — Crowds gather to watch the solar eclipse at Daley Plaza Monday.

The 2024 partial solar eclipse seen from Marquette Elementary School at 6550 S. Richmond St. in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024. I Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times — The 2024 partial solar eclipse seen from Marquette Elementary School at 6550 S. Richmond St. in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024.

A man watches the solar eclipse through a pinhole projector made from a cereal box at Daley Plaza Monday. | Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times

Preschool students Chloe Benard, 4, and 3-year-old Amor Diaz look up at a solar eclipse at Marquette Elementary School at 6550 S. Richmond St. in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024. I Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times — Preschool students Chloe Benard, 4, and 3-year-old Amor Diaz look up at a solar eclipse at Marquette Elementary School at 6550 S. Richmond St. in Chicago Lawn, Monday, April 8, 2024.

Arghavan Mahbou browses produce from Nichols Farm and Orchard at Lincoln Park on Green City Market’s opening day of the season, Saturday.| Pat Nabong/Sun-Times — Arghavan Mahbou browses produce from Nichols Farm and Orchard at Lincoln Park on Green City Market’s opening day of the season Saturday.

REEDPROTEST-041024-30.jpgNicole Banks, mother of Dexter Reed, stands in the middle of the intersection of West Harrison Street, during a protest over the fatal shooting of her son in an exchange of gunfire back in March, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times — Nicole Banks, mother of Dexter Reed, raises her arms to calm protesters clashing outside a West Side police station.

REEDPROTEST-041024-33.jpgActivists “shut down” the intersection of West Harrison Street, and South Kenzie Avenue during a protest over the fatal shooting of Dexter Reed in an exchange of gunfire back in March, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times — Police reinforcements were called in Tuesday night when community members blocked the intersection of West Harrison Street and South Kedzie Avenue. They were angry over the release of body-worn camera footage showing the killing of Dexter Reed, 26, during a traffic stop in March in Humboldt Park.

Flanked by family members, attorneys and supporters, Dexter Reed's sister, Porscha Banks, cries during a news conference outside the headquarters for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability in West Town, Chicago, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Reed, 26, was shot to death on March 21 during a traffic stop by Chicago police. | Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times — Flanked by family members, attorneys and supporters, Dexter Reed’s sister, Porscha Banks, cries during a news conference outside the headquarters for the Civilian Office of Police Accountability in West Town, Chicago, Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Reed, 26, was shot to death on March 21 during a traffic stop by Chicago police.

Hundreds of Muslims pray during an Eid al-Fitr prayer event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Wednesday. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times — Hundreds of Muslims pray during an Eid al-Fitr prayer event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Wednesday.

Kids play with a balloon during an Eid al-Fitr prayer event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Wednesday.| Pat Nabong/Sun-Times — Kids play with a balloon during an Eid al-Fitr prayer event at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Wednesday.

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters march northbound on at N. Michigan Ave. towards E. Oak St. where President Joe Biden appeared at a fundraiser, Monday, April 8, 2024. | Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times

Gail and Tom Wise stand beside their 1964 Ford Mustang, the first of its kind ever sold, in Park Ridge Friday. | Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times — Gail and Tom Wise stand beside their 1964 Ford Mustang, the first of its kind ever sold, in Park Ridge Friday.

People walking with signs and an Israeli flag are reflected on a store window during a solidarity march in Highland Park to raise awareness on the number of hostages held by Hamas in the Hamas and Israeli war in the Middle East Sunday. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times — People walking with signs and an Israeli flag are reflected on a store window during a solidarity march in Highland Park to raise awareness on the number of hostages held by Hamas in the Hamas and Israeli war in the Middle East Sunday.

Mario Espinosa stands in Michael's Original Pizzeria & Tavern at 4091 N. Broadway in Uptown, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. | Jim Vondruska/For the Sun-Times — Manager Mario Espinosa stands in Michael’s Original Pizzeria & Tavern at 4091 N. Broadway in Uptown, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. The restaurant is No. 10 on Yelp’s list for best “Chicago-style pizza” in the country.

Nazareth Wilson, 62, a program specialist at Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital, sings to the audience before giving a talk about how he got involved with Easterseals’ Senior Community Service Employment Program during a training for older adults at Easterseals’ office in the Loop, Thursday, April 11, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times — Nazareth Wilson, 62, a program specialist at Garfield Park Behavioral Hospital, sings to the audience before giving a talk about how he got involved with Easterseals’ Senior Community Service Employment Program during a training for older adults at Easterseals’ office in the Loop Thursday.

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