Picture Chicago: 21 can't miss Sun-Times photos from this week in news
Police arrest and carry a protester at an encampment at the School of Art Institute Chicago in the Loop, , Saturday, May 4, 2024.
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Pro-Palestine protesters prepare to rally at the encampment in the quad at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Friday, May 3, 2024.
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Pro-Palestinians protesters clash with counter-protesters at the encampment in the quad at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Friday, May 3, 2024.
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Pro-Palestinians protesters clash with counter-protesters at the encampment in the quad at the University of Chicago on the South Side, Friday, May 3, 2024.
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The family of Ariana Molina stands with families calling on the Chicago police department to urgently and thoroughly investigate the killings of their relatives outside Area 1 police headquarters in Fuller Park, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson, left, and Gov. J.B. Prizker sign a piece of glass from the Thompson Center’s siding after a press conference to make the official start of construction of the Thompson Center in The Loop, Monday, May 6, 2024.
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A dancer swings her dress up while dancing in the Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village on Sunday. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
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A young child is encircled by dancers before the Cinco de Mayo parade in Little Village, on Sunday. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Parade members dance in a circle during the Polish Constitution Day Parade in the Loop, Saturday, May 4, 2024. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Piles of debris litter the atrium of the Thompson Center in the Loop as crews being demolishing the facade, Monday, May 6, 2024.
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Haley White gets her photo taken after a makeover while Jacalyn Stoeck, who won “Princess of the Month,” gets her makeover at the boutique Pretty Spirit Palace in Mount Greenwood on Wednesday.
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Kids try on sunglasses at the boutique Pretty Spirit Palace in Mount Greenwood on Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Police officers form a line opposite protesters outside an encampment at the School of Art Institute Chicago in the Loop, on Saturday.| Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Police arrest protesters at an encampment at the School of Art Institute Chicago in the Loop on Saturday. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters march through The Loop towards the Palmer House where President Joe Biden is attending a fund-raising event, Wednesday, May 8, 2024.
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Alex Hornbrook, the 2024 Democratic National Convention’s executive director, sits inside 2024 Democratic National Convention Chair Minyon Moore’s office at the Democratic National Convention Committee’s headquarters in the West Loop, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. Moore and Hornbrook spoke about what people can expect from the convention in terms of safety, protests, delegates and participation from local politicians.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL draft, practices during Bears rookie minicamp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Friday, May 10, 2024.
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Chicago Bears punter Tory Taylor practices during Bears rookie minicamp at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Friday, May 10, 2024.
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The fossil of the Archaeopteryx on display at the Field Museum, Monday, May 6, 2024. The Archaeopteryx is touted to be the missing link between dinosaurs and birds that helped prove Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Chicago police work the scene where a 15-year-old boy was shot inside EL G-FE at 4253 W. 47th St. a restaurant in the Archer Heights neighborhood, Monday, May 6, 2024.
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Speech therapist Stephanie Plein (right) makes 15-year-old Sydney laugh as she mimics a cicada during a lesson about how to prepare for the upcoming cicada emergence at Keshet, a private therapeutic day school in Northbrook for students with disabilities, Friday, May 3, 2024.
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