This Week In Photos: Rev. Jesse Jackson Honored, Taste Of Chicago And The Pig Who Lives On A Boat

CHICAGO — In the midst of lots of City Council action, alderpeople and Mayor Brandon Johnson paused to recognize Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr., giving him a standing ovation in council chambers and posing for pictures.

Jackson stepped down over the summer as head of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition after five decades leading the civil rights organization.

Outside City Hall, the city was busting with news.

See what Block Club reporters captured while covering our neighborhoods this week.

Mayor Brandon Johnson greets Rev. Jesse Jackson at the City Council meeting on Sept. 14, 2023.

Rev. Jesse Jackson is recognized during a resolution at a City Council meeting on Sept. 14, 2023.

Dozens pack around Buckingham Fountain to watch a performer backflip over people during the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park on Sept. 9, 2023.

An order of loaded chaat fries from Tandoor Char House during the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park on Sept. 9, 2023.

Proyecto Uno performs during the Taste of Chicago in Grant Park on Sept. 9, 2023.

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Jewel Mideau poses for a portrait at the temporarily closed Sikia Restaurant of the Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute in Englewood on Sept. 8, 2023.

The temporarily closed Sikia Restaurant of the Washburne Culinary and Hospitality Institute in Englewood on Sept. 8, 2023.

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Café Selmarie owner Birgit Kobayashi announced she will be closing the restaurant early next year after four decades in Lincoln Square, as seen on Sept. 13, 2023.

Café Selmarie will be closing early next year after four decades in Lincoln Square, announced on Sept. 13, 2023.

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The abandoned Jewel-Osco at 115th Street along the Major Taylor Trail in Morgan Park on May 10, 2023.

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A long exposure image as Ald. Raymond Lopez (15th) speaks about federal funding being sent to Chicago in response to the ongoing humanitarian crisis of asylum seekers being sent to the city.

Ald. Jessie Fuentes (26th), Ald. Jeanette B. Taylor (20th), Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) and Ald. Angela Clay (46th) speak at a City Council meeting on Sept. 14, 2023.

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United Center will host part of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, as seen on Sept. 12, 2023.

State party chairs and executive directors visit United Center as part of their preview ahead of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Sept. 12, 2023.

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Supporters and organizers of the South Shore Community Benefits Agreement gather at a Downtown press conference announcing the ordinance, Sept. 14, 2023.

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Gilligan the pig has spent the past nine summers at Belmont Harbor with Tom and Michele Serbin, as seen on Aug. 29, 2023.

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Chicago Police Supt. nominee Larry Snelling talks to residents in Pilsen Thursday night.

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An Orange Moon, the antique furniture and decor store in Humboldt Park, is set to close soon — as seen on Sept. 12, 2023.

Lynne McDaniel of An Orange Moon, the antique furniture and decor store in Humboldt Park, which is set to close soon — as seen on Sept. 12, 2023.

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Tom O’Brien, owner of BRGRBelly, 5739 W. Irving Park Road, smiles behind the counter on Aug. 31, 2023.

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Douglass Park is fenced off as crews set up and prepare for Riot Fest on Sept. 13, 2023.

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Ald. Jeylu Gutierrez (14th), center, sits in the audience at a 8th Police District Council meeting Sept. 13.

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