Kids from Girls Inc. try on Chicago Fire Department gear during “Firefighter for A Day” festivities at the Quinn Fire Academy, Thursday, July 21.
Mitski performs on Day 2 of the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park, Saturday, July 16.
A couple lays down on a poncho after rain fell on Day 3 of the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park, Sunday, July 17.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot, who won her fight to keep a lower ticket threshold for ticketing drivers caught by speed cameras, presides over a Chicago City Council meeting at City Hall, Wednesday, July 20.
Tire marks at South Clinton and West Monroe streets in the West Loop, Monday, July 18. The marks stand as evidence of what had happened the night before, when, as a crowd gathered, cars drifted and spun around the intersection.
Mourners greet and hug one another outside Donnellan Family Funeral Services in Skokie before the funeral for Kevin McCarthy, Monday, July 18. McCarthy, 37, was one of seven people killed in the mass shooting at Highland Park’s Fourth of July parade.
Crew members of Conservation of Sculpture and Objects Studio reinstall one of the Art Institute of Chicago’s lions, Tuesday, July 19. The iconic sculptures were removed for their first serious cleaning in 21 years.
A crew member from Conservation of Sculpture and Objects Studio looks at a time capsule placed on the base where one of the Art Institute of Chicago’s famous lion sculptures was being reinstalled after being removed for a cleaning, Tuesday, July 19.
Dominique Sabbs, from the Marquette Park Running Crew, warms up on the track at Marquette Park on the Southwest Side, Tuesday, July 12.
The Roots perform on Day 3 of the Pitchfork Music Festival at Union Park, Sunday, July 17.
Festival-goers walk through mud as it rains on Day 1 of the Pitchfork Music Festival in Union Park, Friday, July 15.
Officials investigate after a gunman opened fire during a family reunion at a South Holland park and was subsequently shot and killed by an off-duty police officer, Saturday, July 16.
NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace outside Soldier Field, Tuesday, July 19. He drove a stock car around the city to mark Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s announcement that the city will host three years of NASCAR races along the lakefront, the first set for July 2, 2023. The 2.2-mile showcase represents the first street course race in NASCAR’s 75-year history.
Festival-goers dance at Oakwood Beach during the Silver Room Block Party on the South Side, Sunday, July 17.
Walter Primous III, who organizes block parties and community gatherings in an effort to make his block a safe space, stands outside his home in North Lawndale on the West Side, Wednesday, June 22. Primous’ home is plastered with funeral programs of neighbors, many of them who were killed. He’s been collecting the programs for at least 15 years.