This Week In Photos: Lightfoot Concedes, Marking A Year Of War In Ukraine And Lunch At Manny’s

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

7:33 AM CST on Mar 3, 2023

Mayor Lori Lightfoot gives her concession speech at her election night party on Municipal Election Day in Chicago, Feb. 28, 2023.

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CHICAGO — Election Day was busy in Chicago — but there was plenty of other news this week.

Here’s what Block Club Chicago reporters captured while covering the neighborhoods this week.

Mayoral candidate Cook County Board Commissioner Brandon Johnson greets a constituent at Manny’s Deli in the South Loop on Election Day, Feb. 28, 2023.

A supporter dons a bedazzled Vallas for Mayor shirt at mayoral candidate Paul Vallas’ election night party on Feb. 28, 2023.

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas speaks with a customer at Manny’s Deli in the South Loop on Election Day, Feb. 28, 2023.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is received by supporters after giving her concession speech at her party on Election Day, Feb. 28, 2023.

Hundreds mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a rally outside Saints Volodymyr and Olha Ukrainian Catholic Church in Ukrainian Village on Feb. 24, 2023.

Rep. Mike Quigley and Mayor Lori Lightfoot participate while hundreds mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Illinois’ Artist Laureate Kay Smith poses for a photo in her Lincoln Park home.

Alderman-elect Bennett Lawson greets a 44th Ward constituent Wednesday, March 1, 2023, near the Belmont CTA Station.

Ed Rey mixes a drink at Meet and Whiskey, a new speakeasy in Edgewater, on March 1, 2023.

Mr. Lucky and his Blue Light Combo perform jazz at Meet and Whiskey, a new speakeasy in Edgewater, on March 1, 2023.

Ald. Daniel La Spata before taking the stage at this election party Tuesday.

Mayoral candidate Ald. Roderick Sawyer (6th) gets his lunch at Manny’s Deli in the South Loop.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot is served a ham and cheese sandwich in line at Manny’s Deli.

Large waves crash along the shoreline near Promontory Point in Hyde Park on Feb. 27, 2023.

Dramatic skies loom over Albany Park on the night before Election Day, on Feb. 27, 2023.

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