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This Week In Photos: Inside The Crumbling Congress Theater, Rescued Dogs And More

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

7:55 AM CST on Feb 10, 2023

Block Club Chicago reporter Mina Bloom poses for a photo in the auditorium of the Congress Theater in Logan Square on Feb. 6, 2023.

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Leeshell Lattimore and Lorenzo Castillo survey as Chicago’s Department of Family and Social Services conducts its annual Point-In-Time count to assess the city’s homeless population in The Loop on Jan. 26, 2023.

An unhoused person sleeps on the vent at O’Hare International Airport’s Terminal 2 on Jan. 31, 2023.

Fire Department paramedics respond as a resident experiencing homelessness shows overdose symptoms on Lower Lower Wacker Drive on Jan. 27, 2023.

Read more: Homelessness Crisis At O’Hare Shows More City Support Is Needed On NW Side And Beyond, Advocates Say

The stairwell to the VIP section is rotted with water damage and decay at the Congress Theater in Logan Square on Feb. 6, 2023.

Decay and water damage seen in the hallway at the Congress Theater in Logan Square on Feb. 6, 2023.

Read more: As Congress Theater Crumbles, Developer Wants $27 Million From City To Revive Logan Square Gem

Young Growing Gardeners club members feed a squirrel bird seed on Jan. 28, 2023.

Read more: Growing Gardeners Club In Irving Park Is Helping Kids Fall In Love With Nature

The crowd claps for a speaker at Feb. 2’s gathering of violence prevention workers and advocates held at the South Shore Cultural Center. Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady is seated in red at left; seated to her immediate right is Elena Gottreich, deputy mayor for public safety.

Read more: Anti-Violence Advocates Celebrate Momentum, Call For Leaders To Invest Even More In Grassroots Work

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Kirby Reed and Amy Paul Giordano, executive director at the Original Gus Giordano Dance School in Andersonville, pose with Reed’s jazz dance class on Jan. 25, 2023.

Kirby Reed leads a jazz dance class at the Original Gus Giordano Dance School in Andersonville on Jan. 25, 2023.

Read more: Years After Strokes, Renowned Dancer Kirby Reed Teaches Others To Dance For Him: ‘Through You, I Move Again’

The smoking area outside Christina’s Place, 3759 N. Kedzie Ave., on the afternoon of Feb. 8, 2023.

Read more: Police Kill Man In Irving Park Alley Following Argument, Shootout Near Neighborhood Bar, Top Cop Says

Poké Gu’s popular Burning Flower Bowl has tuna, salmon, fish eggs, mixed greens, tomatoes, pickled ginger, mango, corn, jalapeños and red cabbage — topped with the restaurant’s Thai Spicy Sauce and Volcano Sauce.

Read more: Poké Gu Opens In Lakeview, Bringing Poké Bowls With A Thai Twist To Broadway

Squeaky Bea’s owner Michelle Fares with her cat, named Cat.

Read more: Squeaky Bea’s Brings Sustainable, High-Quality Pet Toys And Treats To Logan Square

Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Regal Mile Studios developer Derek Dudley (in glasses) greet supporters at the studios’ groundbreaking ceremony in South Shore.

Read story: Developers Break Ground On $100 Million Regal Mile Film Studios In South Shore

A puppy is held by Emily Yacker at PAWS Chicago Medical Center in Little Village on Feb. 6, 2023.

Read more: Here’s How You Can Help The 33 Dogs Who Arrived In Chicago From A Shelter Destroyed By Texas Tornado

Good Company owner Stephanie Johnston at her venue on Feb. 3, 2023.

Read more: Private Chef Opens Good Company In Ravenswood, Hosting Ticketed Events At Former Bang Bang Pie Location

Stella the dog at the Wicker Dog Park on Feb. 8, 2023.

Read more: Wicker Park Advisory Council Wants Feedback On Design For New Dog Park

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