This Week In Photos: Warm Weather, Chicago's DNC Celebration And Walmart Closures Frustrate Neighbors

CHICAGO — The city broke a 136-year record for warm weather Thursday when it hit 83 degrees Thursday at O’Hare Airport, according to the National Weather Service.

News was also coming in hot this week, and Block Club Chicago’s reporters were across the city covering it all for you.

George, Gio and their friends from the Chicago Aztecs minor league soccer team play at Montrose Beach on a record-breaking hot spring weather day, April 13, 2023.

Rita the cat enjoys time with her humans at Montrose Beach on a record-breaking hot spring weather day, April 13, 2023.

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Shoppers leave the Walmart Supercenter in Chatham Wednesday after the box retailer announced it would be closing the store this weekend.

A sign announcing a Chatham Walmart will soon close.

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Cubs fans flock to Murphy’s Bleachers after a day game on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.

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Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and Mayor Lori Lightfoot are greeted on April 12, 2023 as Democrat leaders celebrate Chicago being chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks on April 12, 2023 as Democrat leaders celebrate Chicago being chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson and Governor JB Pritzker stand behind Mayor Lori Lightfoot on April 12, 2023 as Democrat leaders celebrate Chicago being chosen to host the 2024 Democratic National Convention.

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Elaine Bell-Quinn, Bryan Quinn and Maddy Bell pose for a photo in the vacant lot next to the West Garfield Park home the Bells lived – which Bell-Quinn was gifted from the Cook County Land Bank Authority – on March 31, 2023.

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Sarah Kuenyefu and her son, Mafakui Searcy, pose behind the counter of Searcy’s art center, Fourtunehouse.

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Gabriel Cortez, associate professor in the Literacy, Leadership & Development Department, speaks to NEIU’s Board of Trustees during the public comment period of the public meeting at the El Centro Campus, 3390 N. Avondale Ave. April 13, 2023.

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Photographer and art collector Patric McCoy poses in front of his exhibition, “Take My Picture,” at Wrightwood 659.

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Golden Gloves champions and local boxers Nate Jones and Fres Oquendo pose for a photo at the Austin Boxing Club, 5915 W. Division St., in Austin on April 12, 2023.

Fres Oquendo, 1993 Golden Glove heavyweight champion, spars with his children at the Austin Boxing Club, 5915 W. Division St., in Austin on March 29, 2023.

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Jordan Alba (blue) with team Barracks fights and defeats Ariel Salazar (red) with team Sam Colonna in Bout 2 of the novice round during the 100th Anniversary Golden Gloves championship at Cicero Stadium on April 13, 2023.

Read more: Golden Gloves Celebrates 100 Years Of Boxing With Championships This Weekend

Two Kedzie Boulevard mansions — the Henry Gainer house and the L. Koehler house — are getting renovations.

Read more: 1890s Logan Square Mansion Will Become High-End Apartments Under New Plan

Hundreds pack 18th Street during the 46th annual Via Crucis on Good Friday on Pilsen, Apr. 7, 2023.

Ernest Rionaula performs as Jesus Christ during the 46th annual Via Crucis on Good Friday on Pilsen’s 18th Street, Apr. 7, 2023.

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