Hundreds celebrate Mexican Independence Day Downtown Chicago after midnight despite the city’s efforts to close traffic to Downtown on Sept. 17, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
CHICAGO — Riot Fest and Mexican Independence Day revelry heralded in the end of summer, and ChicagoHenge will ring in the fall equinox this weekend.
See what Block Club reporters captured while covering our neighborhoods this week.
AFI performs during the last day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept. 17, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA fan crowd surfs as Flogging Molly performs during the last day of Riot Fest in Douglass Park on Sept. 17, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoPeople skateboard during the first day of Riot Fest at Douglass Park in North Lawndale on Sept. 15, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Hundreds celebrate Mexican Independence Day near the Chicago Theatre Downtown despite the city’s efforts to close traffic to Downtown on Sept. 16, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoFireworks go off above Wacker Drive while hundreds celebrate Mexican Independence Day Downtown Chicago despite the city’s efforts to close traffic to Downtown on Sept. 16, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA person revs a motorbike atop a truck’s flatbed while hundreds celebrate Mexican Independence Day Downtown Chicago despite the city’s efforts to close traffic to Downtown on Sept. 16, 2023. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Residents at a community meeting about upcoming migrant shelters in the 27th Ward. Credit: Melody Mercado/Block Club ChicagoJulie Fitzgerald, owner of Entertaining Company, addresses concerns with city officials at a community meeting Sept. 18. Credit: Melody Mercado/Block Club Chicago
Sagla Sarai Soto, the mother of 12-year-old Marlon Rivera-Soto, at a protest Sept. 18, 2023. Credit: Mina Bloom/Block Club ChicagoA protest at Marine Leadership Academy on Sept. 18, 2023. Credit: Mina Bloom/Block Club Chicago
The Asia on Argyle sign and pagoda at the Argyle CTA Red Line station were temporarily removed on Sept. 19, 2023 amid construction. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe Asia on Argyle sign and pagoda at the Argyle CTA Red Line station were temporarily removed on Sept. 19, 2023 amid construction. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
A Bomba group performed at the Young Lords event Monday at DePaul. Credit: Jake Wittich/Block Club ChicagoPaul Mireles, a DePaul University student and chairman of the Chicago chapter of the New Era Young Lords. Credit: Jake Wittich/Block Club Chicago
Felicia Wade serves a ball at Grant Parks new pickleball courts. Credit: Melody Mercado/Block Club Chicago City officials and members of the Grant Park Advisory Council and C3 Presents at the grand opening of 16 new pickleball courts in Grant Park. Credit: Melody Mercado/Block Club Chicago
The cast iron fajitas mix includes a melody of carne asada, shrimp and chicken cooked with onions, tomatoes and peppers and served with sides. Credit: Alex V. Hernandez/Block Club Chicago
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