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This Week In Photos: Snow, Street Vendors And A Legendary Faux Ferrari

PHOTOS: Take a peek at life in the city through the eyes — and lenses — of the Block Club Chicago staff.

Colin Boyle and Block Club Chicago Staff

9:35 AM CST on Jan 27, 2023

Street vendor Olga Martinez looks over her chicharrones for sale along 26th Street in Little Village on Jan. 20, 2023.

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CHICAGO — January is coming to a close, and the past week brought a mix of sunshine, snowfall and a bustling news cycle.

Photos from this week:

Ukrainian immigrant and UIC student Alex Hodovanets poses for a photo on his campus on Jan. 24, 2023.

Read more: From Ukraine To UIC: Alex Hodovanets Is Living His Dream In Chicago Nearly A Year After War Began

Chicago Police respond to a mass shooting where five people were shot, two fatally, in the 2900 block of East 78th Street in South Shore during an apparent home invasion on Jan. 23, 2023.

CPD Deputy Chief Sean Loughran speaks about the mass shooting where five people were shot, two fatally, in the 2900 block of East 78th Street in South Shore during an apparent home invasion on Jan. 23, 2023.

Read more: 2 People Killed, 3 Wounded In South Shore Home Invasion, Police Say

Shoppers walk past Zitlali’s food stand that is set up outside the Discount Mall along 26th Street in Little Village on Jan. 20, 2023.

Street vendor Olga Martinez prepares elotes along 26th Street in Little Village on Jan. 20, 2023.

Read more: Facing Spike In Robberies, Little Village Street Vendors Say Mayor’s Suggestion To Go Cashless Won’t Keep Them Safe

Owner Victor Love poses with diners Dorothy Reid, Gerri Jordan and Jeanette Foreman at Josephine’s Southern Cooking’s grand reopening celebration on Friday, Jan. 13.

Read more: Josephine’s Southern Cooking Has Stayed In Chatham Through Thick And Thin. Will The South Side Show Up To Keep It Afloat?

Mayor Lori Lightfoot walks through the new Public Safety Training Facility in West Humboldt Park on Jan. 25, 2023.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot looks over Chicago Police Department recruits during the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Public Safety Training Facility in West Humboldt Park on Jan. 25, 2023.

Read more: Controversial West Side Cop Academy Opens After Years Of Pushback From Activists

An attendee reviews a giant map of Grant Park where others have left colored dots indicated areas for improvement and preservation. Red dots indicate problem intersections.

Read more: Locals Ask For Safer Streets, More Bathrooms At First Meeting On Grant Park Updates

South Loop resident Mariah Rosado poses for a portrait in Grant Park on Jan. 11, 2023.

South Loop resident Mariah Rosado poses for a portrait with her mini schnauzer Teddy in Grant Park on Jan. 11, 2023.

Read more: Rents Downtown And In The West Loop Expected To Stabilize After Roller Coaster Years

Jesus Quintana, co-owner of The Cage Chicago at 4334 N. Central Ave., poses with a bat in his new Portage Park business on Jan. 20, 2023.

Read more: Indoor Batting Spot, The Cage Chicago, Aims To Boost Youth Sports Community On Northwest Side

Pigeons flock near a gathering of unhoused folks at the Jefferson Park CTA station on Dec. 13, 2022.

Read more: At Jefferson Park Transit Center, CTA Security Teams Give Unhoused Chicagoans The Boot

Officials break ground for the latest Roosevelt Square development in Little Italy on Jan. 20, 2023.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot shakes hands during the groundbreaking ceremony for the latest Roosevelt Square development in Little Italy on Jan. 20, 2023.

A replica of the Ferrari from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is featured at the Alamo Drafthouse Chicago in Wrigleyville on Jan. 26, 2023.

Guests hang out during the opening of the Alamo Drafthouse Chicago in Wrigleyville on Jan. 26, 2023.

Snow falls in Wrigleyville on Jan. 26, 2023.

Read more: 222 New Apartments, 184 Renovated Units Coming To Roosevelt Square As Years-Long Project Kicks Off Newest Phase

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