This Week In Photos: City Council Shenanigans, Tulips Bloom In Englewood Basement And More

CHICAGO — Despite the frigid temperatures this week, the sunshine brought some warmth. The month of February kicked off in Chicago with political drama galore at City Council, and life outside of City Hall has been bustling.

Photos from this week:

Travis Wilkinson tends to the tulips growing in the basement at the Chicago Eco House in Englewood on Jan. 11, 2023.

Tulips grow in the basement at the Chicago Eco House in Englewood on Jan. 11, 2023.

Chickens cluck around in the backyard at the Chicago Eco House in Englewood on Jan. 11, 2023.

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Ald. Anthony Beale (9th) speaks out among bickering and confusion about the ComEd contract in the chamber at a City Council meeting on Feb. 1, 2023.

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A CTA bus carrying migrants arrives to the shelter at the former Wadsworth Elementary School in Woodlawn on Feb. 2, 2023.

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A slot car on a racetrack at Run Rabbit Run, 3255 W. Bryn Mawr Ave., on Jan. 31, 2023.

Run Rabbit Run owner Stefan Zajczenko next to the slot car racetracks he built on Jan. 31, 2023.

Read more: Run Rabbit Run Brings Fast And Furious Slot Car Racing To Northwest Side

Studio Yogi’s main studio, where classes will be held starting as soon as next month, pending final city inspections.

Studio Yogi owner and instructor Julia Perkins holds a sign reading “Everyone Is Welcome Here” as she discusses her plans for the yoga studio with a visitor from South Chicago during Thursday’s “sneak peek” of the studio, 1840 E. 71st St. in South Shore.

Read more: At Black Woman-Owned Studio Yogi In South Shore, Everyone Is Welcome

People check out the Chicago Fire FC Field during the ribbon cutting for the North Austin Center, a campus for sports, education and wellness on the West Side, on Feb. 2, 2023.

Read more: North Austin Center Brings Huge Turf Field And Top-Notch Athletic Programs To West Side

9th Ward aldermanic candidate Cameron Barnes (middle) talks with Pullman residents Helena Echols (left) and Lenny Carlon(right) after the 9th Ward Aldermanic Forum at Greenstone United Methodist Church on Jan. 29, 2023.

Read more: Far South Side Aldermanic Hopefuls Vow To Improve Public Safety, Spur Developments

Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral Rev. Alexander Koranda holds rocks that were thrown threw the church’s windows Thursday

Read more: Holy Trinity Orthodox Cathedral’s Historical Windows Shattered After Vandals Strike Louis Sullivan-Designed Church

Ald. Thomas M. Tunney (44th) endorses mayoral candidate Paul Vallas in Wrigleyville on Feb. 1, 2023.

Read more: Lakeview Ald. Tom Tunney Endorses Former CPS CEO Paul Vallas In Mayor’s Race

Ravine Park Development Manager Alex Milanoski (left) explains the proposal to neighbors during a Jan. 25, 2023 open house at O’Donovan’s, 2100 W. Irving Park Road.

Read more: Here’s A First Look At Apartments Proposed For North Center Fifth Third Bank Buildings

Damien Stewart, who police beat and restrained during a 2019 incident, spoke out for the first time at City Hall on Tuesday.

Read more: Man Beaten By Chicago Police In Jail Cell Demands Public Apology From City

Cheryl Knecht, owner of Schoolhouse Kitchen + Studio at 4410 N. Milwaukee Ave., as seen Jan. 25, 2023.

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Block Club Chicago reporter Alex Hernandez reports at the 33rd Ward Aldermanic Forum event at Bateman Elementary on Feb. 1, 2023.

The sun rises over rush hour traffic on the Kennedy Expressway and the Chicago skyline, as seen from the Irving Park CTA Blue Line station, on Jan. 31, 2023.

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