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This Week In Photos: Pickleball Drama, Little Village Vendors Moved Out And More Politics

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

8:51 AM CDT on Mar 31, 2023

Supporters cheer as Bernie Sanders, with slate of progressive politicians and activists, rallied hundreds of supporters for mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson ahead of the runoff election, at Credit Union 1 Arena on March 30, 2023.

CHICAGO — Chicagoans are preparing for Tuesday’s runoff election — but that’s not all that happened in the city this week.

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

Wrestler and shooting survivor Jason Harrison, along with trainer Garfield “Gee” Green, demonstrate training at GeeFit Training Club in the South Loop on March 17, 2023.

Wrestler and shooting survivor Jason Harrison poses for a photo at GeeFit Training Club in the South Loop on March 17, 2023.

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Lisa Davis, a pickleball player who created a petition to keep the courts at Bauler Park.

The allowed pickleball hours at Bauler Park were adjusted for a second time — this time getting rid of evening play.

Read more: In Old Town, Pickleball Drama Brewing As Players, Local Parents Feud Over Court Access

Bernie Sanders, with slate of progressive politicians and activists, rallied hundreds of supporters for mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson ahead of the runoff election, at Credit Union 1 Arena on March 30, 2023.

Bernie Sanders, with slate of progressive politicians and activists, rallied hundreds of supporters for mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson ahead of the runoff election, at Credit Union 1 Arena on March 30, 2023.

Read more: Bernie Sanders Stumps For Brandon Johnson At Get Out The Vote Rally As Mayors Race Enters Final Stretch

Evelyn Velasquez leases booths on both sides of the Little Village Discount Mall. She will be able to stay, though she won’t have enough room to fit all of her family’s merchandise.

Vendors deconstruct parts of their shops.

Read more: Little Village Discount Mall Vendors, Some There For Decades, Pack Up As They Are Evicted From Booths

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas arrives at the CBS/WVON forum in the Loop on March 28, 2023, a week before Runoff Election Day.

Mayoral candidates Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas spar at the CBS/WVON forum in the Loop on March 28, 2023, a week before Runoff Election Day.

Read more: Johnson And Vallas Say They’ll ‘Phase Out’ Speed Cameras In Final Televised Debate Before Election

Students in military fatigues walk past Marine Leadership Academy in Logan Square on March 1, 2023.

A Metra train passes on the train tracks adjacent to Marine Leadership Academy in Logan Square on March 1, 2023.

Read more: Bullying, Fights And A Mental Health Crisis: Marine Leadership Academy In Turmoil After Sex Abuse Scandal, Parents Say

(From left) Samantha Jo, Keyon Huggins and Jamica Harper are the newest entrepreneurs to join UChicago’s L1 business incubator.

Read more: Meet The New Trio Of Entrepreneurs Setting Up Shop In Washington Park’s L1 Business Hub

Officials break ground for the Bronzeville Lakefront development at the Prairie Shores building on March 29, 2023.

Ald. Sophia King (4th) fixes the hair of fourth ward candidate Prentice Butler’s at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Bronzeville Lakefront development at the Prairie Shores building on March 29, 2023.

Read more: $3.8 Billion Bronzeville Lakefront Megadevelopment Breaks Ground At Former Michael Reese Hospital Site

Mayoral candidate Paul Vallas arrives for Block Club Chicago’s live forum with journalist Laura Washington at Thalia Hall on March 27, 2023.

Read more: Paul Vallas Vows To Fire CTA Boss, Doubles Down On Plan To Bring Back Retired Cops In Block Club Interview

A Chicago Police officer pulls over a driver in West Humboldt Park on March 29, 2023.

Read more: The New Stop And Frisk? Chicago Police Make Millions Of Traffic Stops While Searching For Guns

Kamila Sumelka, executive director, holds part of the history display in celebration of the 550th birthday of astronomer and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus at the Copernicus Center in Jefferson Park on March 24, 2023.

Read more: Jefferson Park’s Copernicus Center Kicks Off Chicago’s Copernican Year With Exhibit Honoring Polish Scientist

The Chicago Board of Trade Building looms over LaSalle Street in the Loop on March 7, 2023.

Read more: 3 Proposals Chosen To Bring More Than 1,000 Apartments To LaSalle Street

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