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This Week In Photos: Endorsement Season, Endangered Buildings 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

8:22 AM CST on Mar 10, 2023

Chicago Police honor guard fold the Chicago flag over the body of slain CPD Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso is removed from St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Ashburn on March 9, 2023.

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

Police officers salute as the body of fallen CPD Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso is removed from St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel on March 9, 2023.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot walks away after the Chicago flag is presented to the family of slain CPD Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel in Ashburn on March 9, 2023.

Read more: Slain Officer Andrés Mauricio Vásquez Lasso Remembered At Funeral As Husband Who Was Proud Of Work

A marked police vehicle shows a physical deterrent outside CTA’s O’Hare Blue Line stop.

Police officers are now patrolling outside of the CTA Blue Line stop that feeds into O’Hare Airport.

Read more: O’Hare Airport ‘Flushed Out’ People Experiencing Homelessness As Security Presence Increases

A coalition of LGBTQ-identifying elected officials and community members criticized mayoral candidate Paul Vallas for his record on LGBTQ rights during a press conference Wednesday, March 8, 2023.

Read more: Ald. Tom Tunney Goes To Bat For Paul Vallas After LGBTQ Leaders Question His Equal Rights Record

The Wesoly Lud Polish Folk Dance Company of P.R.C.U.A. perform during the celebration Casimir Pulaski Day at the Polish Museum of America on March 6, 2023.

The Polish Heritage Corridor sign is unveiled during the celebration Casimir Pulaski Day at the Polish Museum of America on March 6, 2023.

Read more: Milwaukee Avenue Polish Heritage Signs Debut At Pulaski Day Celebration In Wicker Park

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is backing Brandon Johnson in the mayoral runoff, she announced at the County Building on March 7, 2023.

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle is backing Brandon Johnson in the mayoral runoff, she announced at the County Building on March 7, 2023.

Read more: Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle Endorses Brandon Johnson For Mayor

Don Washington and other housing advocates gather outside the Chicago satellite office of the Department of Housing and Urban Development March 8, 2023 to ask the department to stop the city leasing public housing land to a pro sports team.

Read more: Residents, Organizers Push Feds To Block City Deal To Give Public Housing Land To Pro Soccer Team

A loaf of agege bread, baked fresh by Olugbemisola Olawumi at Joba Foods & Bakery in Bucktown

Read more: Joba Foods And Bakery Brings Agege Bread, Nigerian Specialties To Bucktown

The Damen Silos, 2860 S. Damen Ave. in Lower West Side, is part of the Preservation Chicago’s 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. The building is seen on March 7, 2023.

Taft Hall at the University of Illinois Chicago is part of the Preservation Chicago’s 2023 Chicago 7 Most Endangered. The building is seen on March 7, 2023.

Read more: Here Are Chicago’s 7 Most Endangered Buildings And Destinations

Local leaders, including Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle, Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) and the five West Woodlawn Pointe developers, cut the ribbon on the project’s completed first phase Tuesday.

Read more: As Officials Celebrate Luxury Housing On Formerly Vacant Woodlawn Block, Neighbors Say Affordable Options Needed

Alfredo Balaguera flours the dough at Colombian bakery Pan y Pizza Pa Ya’s, 6344 W. Irving Park Rd., in Portage Park on March 1, 2023.

The mixto bowl with steak at Colombian bakery Pizza y Pan Pa Ya’s second location, 6344 W. Irving Park Rd., in Portage Park on March 1, 2023.

Read more: Pan y Pizza Pa’Ya’s New Location In Portage Park Honors Family’s Colombian Culture — And Locals Can’t Get Enough

A long-vacant site at California Avenue and Division Street in Humboldt Park will soon be redeveloped.

Read more: Construction Starts On Affordable Apartments In The Heart Of Humboldt Park

The New 400 Theaters, 6746 N. Sheridan Rd.

Read more: Rogers Park’s New 400 Theaters Could Close After 100 Years, As Fans Make Last-Ditch Effort To Save It

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