The 78 neighborhood development site, Ping Tom Park and the Chicago Skyline, as seen from above the Chicago River on Feb. 20, 2023.Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
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CHICAGO — There’s less than a week until the election — but there’s plenty of other news in Chicago, too.
Here’s what Block Club Chicago reporters captured while covering the neighborhoods this week.
Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoMayor Lori Lightfoot hosts a last-minute news conference in response to criticism from Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza on Feb. 21, 2023. The mayor described the critique as part of “silly season on steroids,” noting the proximity to the municipal election.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAhee opens for Big Gigantic during the first indoor show at The Shed music venue in Goose Island on Feb. 18, 2023.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA wide view of the Salt Shed as Levity opens for Big Gigantic during the first indoor show at The Shed in Goose Island on Feb. 18, 2023.
Credit: Madison Savedra/Block Club ChicagoMembers of the Chicago Teachers Union during a press conference Feb. 22, 2023, demanding more bilingual services and sanctuary protections for Chicago Public Schools and its charter schools. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoCo-owners Matthew Schmehl and chef Gabe Babcock pose for a photo at Sausage King of Milwaukee Ave in Logan Square on Feb. 9, 2023.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoFries are tossed in seasoning at Sausage King of Milwaukee Ave in Logan Square on Feb. 9, 2023.
Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe proposed site of the Near South Side high school is a vacant lot that sits at the corner of 18th and Canal streets, as seen from above Chinatown on Feb. 20, 2023.
Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoLittle Village residents present their demands to Ald. Michael D. Rodriguez (22nd) on Feb. 23, 2023, after the leaking of the IG report of the botched Hilco smokestack demolition.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoChicago Police and Fire officials respond to a scaffolding collapse in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard in Garfield Park on Feb. 20, 2023.Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoWorkers watch as officials respond to a scaffolding collapse in the 3300 block of West Warren Boulevard in Garfield Park on Feb. 20, 2023.
Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe Puerto Rican museum, which is housed in the Humboldt Park receptory, began constructing an ancillary facility without proper permits, as seen on Feb. 20, 2023.
Credit: Kayleigh Padar//Block Club ChicagoThe electoral board voted to add previously disqualified challenger Shawn Walker back to the ballot for the 28th Ward’s aldermanic election.
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