Fans react to the performance of Turnpike Troubadours at Windy City Smokeout outside of the United Center in Chicago on Aug. 4, 2022.
Nelson Gonzalez who was exonerated embraces his attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, outside the Leighton Criminal Courthouse, following a hearing there on Aug. 9, 2022.
Rapper Vic Mensa is seen in his studio on Aug. 12, 2022, in Chicago. He is involved with the first Black-owned cannabis brand marketed in Illinois called 93 Boyz.
Chicago Bears linebacker Caleb Johnson celebrates a tackle in a preseason game on Aug. 13, 2022, against the Kansas City Chiefs at Soldier Field.
A jet flies past a rising supermoon on Aug. 11, 2022, in Chicago.
David Ali speaks during a balloon release in honor of his son, Te’Jaan Ali, on Aug. 14, 2022, at Ellis Park in Bronzeville during the 3rd annual Let’s Ride memorial event. Te’Jaan Ali, 19, died in 2020 after collapsing during a basketball game at Emmett Till Math and Science Academy.
Theo Sconza, 4, swings on the branches of a willow tree as his family picnics at Ping Tom Memorial Park on Aug. 12, 2022, in Chicago.
A jet departs from O’Hare International Airport under a fiery sunset sky, Aug. 11, 2022, in Chicago.
A supermoon rises past residential buildings on Aug. 11, 2022, in Chicago.
Abraham Lincoln heads out to greet fans as they arrive to Soldier Field on on Aug. 9, 2022 for the Chicago Bears Family Fest training camp practice.
Trinity Butler of the Bringing Out Talent Dance Company performs in the Bud Billiken Parade on South King Drive on Aug. 13, 2022.
Rob Heitz swims in Lake Michigan at sunrise on Aug. 10, 2022 in Chicago. Heitz, a recovered quadriplegic who is preparing to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco in order to raise money and awareness for the Paralysis Foundation, which he founded in 2018 and which supports non-profit clinics in offering help to assist paralyzed persons in their recovery journeys.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker gives fist bumps to parade watchers while marching in the Bud Billiken Parade on South King Drive on Aug. 13, 2022.
Alexis Cheatham pushes 2-year-old Adrain Taylor past carnival rides as the sun sets during the first day of the Du Quoin State Fair on Aug. 26, 2022, in Du Quoin, Illinois.
Heaven Enge, 9, of the Prince Edward Dance Company performs in the Bud Billiken Parade on South King Drive on Aug. 13, 2022, in Chicago.
Connecticut Sun guard Natisha Hiedeman, left, and Chicago Sky guard Julie Allemand collide in the fourth quarter in Game 1 of the WNBA semifinal round at Wintrust Arena on Aug. 28, 2022.
Dozens of Afghan, African,Syrian, and Palestinian refugees and community residents line up and wait to enter the food pantry at the Islamic Circle of North America in Chicag on Aug. 11, 2022. One year after the U.S.’s withdrawal from Afghanistan and an uptick in Afghan refugees, the community continues to offer support for refugees.
Rosie Cerero, left, flies kites with her sons Joel, center, 9, and Josiah, 4, in Palmisano Nature Park in Chicago on Aug. 12, 2022.
Members of Muntu Dance Theatre rehearse at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, on East 60th Street in Chicago, on Aug. 9, 2022. Muntu will be in a performance called “Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project: Reclamation” in Millennium Park.
A boat travels near Montrose Harbor as the sun sets on the Chicago skyline on Aug. 10, 2022.
Police work the scene where an officer shot a person Thursday shortly before midnight near the 5300 block of South May Street on Aug. 12, 2022 in Chicago. According to Chicago police spokesman Tom Ahern, a gun was recovered at the scene.
Ald. Raymond Lopez jokes with CPD 8th District Beat Facilitator Barb Ziegler during a National Night Out at West Lawn Park on Aug. 2, 2022.
Silent Threat Dance Team members, including 6-year-old Alana Boston, perform in a festival and parade along East 75th Street celebrating the life of Ultimate Threat Dance Organization founder Verndell “Vee” Smith, who was shot and killed in May 2021 near his studio on Aug. 10, 2022, in the Park Manor neighborhood of Chicago. The Silent Threat Dance Team performed during the second annual Vee Day, and will perform in the Bud Billiken Parade on Saturday.
Joyce Kenner hugs Mr. Rickey Harris after being selected as the new principal during a local school council meeting at Whitney Young High School on Aug. 10, 2022 in Chicago.
Volunteer Joanna Nett gives out treats at Hi Kitty Kitty cat shelter, run out of a basement apartment in Chicago’s Rogers Park neighborhood on Aug. 27, 2022.
People ride on the Sky Glider at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 16, 2022.
Jamiece Adams, Nat Savoy, Erma Ishara, Carol Wu (front) and other members run across the court, Aug. 28, 2022, at Harrison Park in Pilsen during a gathering of Swish, a non-profit club focused on creating a BIPOC-centered space for the queer community around basketball.
The lights on a ride called Hurricane are seen in a long-exposure photograph at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Governor’s Day on Aug. 17, 2022.
A student ducks under police tape as Chicago police officers work at the scene where four teenagers were shot outside La Michoacana ice cream shop near Carl Schurz High School, Aug 24, 2022, in Chicago’s Old Irving Park neighborhood. The school went on lockdown when the shooting happened “just prior to the school’s dismissal bell,” according to an emailed statement from Chicago Public Schools.
Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey walks in the Twilight Parade during the first day of the Du Quoin State Fair on Aug. 26, 2022, in Du Quoin, Illinois.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton laugh after a missed word by Stratton during a quick video before getting on the bus and starting off a multi-day Working Families Bus Tour outside the Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council Training Center in Elk Grove Village on Aug. 24, 2022.
Valentino Wilson, 25, poses for a portrait on campus at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Aug. 24, 2022 in Chicago. Earlier in the day President Joe Biden announced his loan forgiveness plan to offer $10,000 in student debt cancellation.
Pedestrians dodge rain drops in the Loop on Aug. 29, 2022.
Chicago White Sox relief pitcher Liam Hendriks yells after the White Sox defeated the Houston Astros, 4-3, at Guaranteed Rate Field on Aug. 16, 2022.
Bobbie Brown, center, stands up to voice her support for Etta Davis during a community meeting at Mount Carmel Baptist Church to discuss the redevelopment of the former Harold L. Ickes Homes on Aug. 23, 2022 in Chicago.
A U.S. Navy F-35C fighter jet refuels in the air from a KC-135 Stratotanker during a preparation flight for the Chicago Air and Water Show on Aug. 18, 2022.
Chicago Cubs left fielder Rafael Ortega misplays a ball that went for a double for St. Louis Cardinals batter Corey Dickerson in the seventh inning of a game at Wrigley Field on Aug. 23, 2022.
Evelina Okonovska, a student who recently arrived from Ukraine, works on writing skills on Aug. 4, 2022 during a summer camp at St. Nicholas Cathedral School in the Ukrainian Village.
Bryleigh Roberts, 4, of Plymouth, Illinois, holds onto her Montadale sheep while showing it at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield on Aug. 17, 2022.
Chicago police process a crime scene on Madison Street at Pulaski Road after a shooting that reportedly left one person injured and indications of rifle fire and handgun fire on Aug. 30, 2022.
