Five-year-old Harrison rests on the hand of King Nyani, one of the largest bronze gorilla sculptures in the world, at Brookfield Zoo, on June 18, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
From the city to the suburbs and beyond, baiduhai photojournalists visually document what is happening in our neighborhoods, tell the stories of those who live and work in our communities and show the impact that the arts, politics and sports have throughout northern Illinois.
In this installment of the best photos of the month, you’ll find coverage of the Chicago Sky, summer music festival season and many other moments that tell the story of the lives of people who live in the Chicagoland area.
A graduation attendee, right, argues with a pro-Palestine protester as protesters disrupt the University of Chicago graduation ceremony for the Renee Granville-Grossman Residential Commons on Saturday, June 1, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)Chicago Cubs third baseman Christopher Morel (5) reacts after being hit by a pitch in the third inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Silbia de Leon cheers outside of the Consulate General of Mexico in Chicago after voting in the Mexican presidential election on June 2, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Jose Rivera carries a mannequin outfitted with Puerto Rican flag themed bikini to a vendor friend's vehicle after a brief rain in the 2700 block of West Division Street Tuesday, June 4, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Children play near a migrant shelter on the Lower West Side Tuesday June 4, 2024 in Chicago. The city recently announced it would begin migrant shelter evictions for family’s with school aged children. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Héctor Neris (51) celebrates after a ground ball out finished off the Chicago White Sox in the ninth inning of a game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 4, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)Homei (cq) (right) stands by as his owner, Jose Allende (cq) exercises under a willow tree in Chicago’s Douglass Park on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Riotfest is planned to relocate to SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview after being located in Douglass Park. Allende lives two blocks from the park and uses it daily for exercise. He has also attended Riotfest three times. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)Tricia Amador, right, congratulates graduate Karla Reza after the Chicago Fire Department firefighter/EMT and paramedic graduation ceremony at the Arie Crown Theater on June 18, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
Davy Vasquez, a parade participant, waves a bubble wand during the 46th Puerto Rican People’s Day Parade on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Humboldt Park in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)Lonvon Easley, left, and Kobe Jones, embrace while listening to a performance by Destroy Lonely on Friday, June 14, 2024, at the Summer Smash Music Festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill.(Vincent Alban/baiduhai)Ex-Ald. Ed Burke, 14th, right, speaks to his attorneys, left, after exiting the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse on Wednesday, June 5, 2024, following a post-trial motions hearing for acquittal in his corruption trial which ended in Dec. 2023. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)
Graduates prepare to begin the ceremony before Northwestern University’s commencement Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the United Center. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Jon Batiste performs at the Salt Shed in Chicago on Thursday, June 13, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)Nassim Chabou, 5, holds a Palestinian flag as the Islamic Community Center of Illinois holds its annual Eid-ul-Adha prayer service Sunday, June 16, 2024, at The Dome Parkway Bank Sports Complex in Des Plaines. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Simone Peña Hernandez uses a backpack vacuum while helping to clean an office with her family Thursday, June 13, 2024, in Chicago. An incoming junior at Harvard University who immigrated to Chicago from Mexico without documentation, Simone, 20, hopes to find stable work after graduation with a dual concentration on government and visual art while pursuing a masters or law degree. Simone recently spoke to government and business leaders to champion a recent state resolution that calls for action from the White House to give work permits to longtime undocumented workers and recent arrivals alike. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)A businessman walks through Chicago’s Loop on Monday, June 17, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Karter Vaughters, 4, splashes his brother Joshua, 9, while they play at Humboldt Park Beach on Sunday, June 16, 2024, with temperatures over 90 degrees. Chicago’s only inland beach officially reopens Monday after a four-year closure. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)
Workers construct a three-story grandstand which includes the Skyline premium hospitality club overlooking pit road and the start/finish line at Buckingham Fountain for the NASCAR Chicago Street Race on June 13, 2024, on Ida B. Wells Drive in Grant Park. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)Chicago Sky guard Dana Evans (11) tries to protect the ball from Dallas Wings guard Arike Ogunbowale (24) during the game at Wintrust Arena on June 20, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)Chicago Cubs right fielder Seiya Suzuki (27) starts to celebrate as he rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the second inning of a game against the Cincinnati Reds at Wrigley Field in Chicago on June 1, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)
Kids gather during a vigil for Jai’mani Amir Rivera, age 7, who was killed in a shooting, outside Oakley Square Apartments, 2333 W. Jackson Blvd, Wednesday, June 18, 2024. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Children play with sparklers on the 1200 block of West 73rd Place where Ald. David Moore, 17th, plans to sleep for several nights in a tent June 17, 2024, in Chicago. Moore has set up an encampment to bring attention to violent crime and drug dealing in the neighborhood. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) is interviewed by Holly Rowe after defeating the Indiana Fever 88-87 at Wintrust Arena on June 23, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)
The feet of Lucas Zabala, 6, plunge into the water after riding the slide at Lords Park Aquatic Center on June 18, 2024, in Elgin. Temperatures reached into the low 90s this afternoon. The pool is over 14,000 square feet and includes a recreation pool, double flume slide and splash play structure. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)Brumby, a male koala, makes his public debut at the Brookfield Zoo on June 18, 2024. He's one of two male koalas on loan for at least two years. They're both around 2 years old and are the first koalas to live at the zoo in its 90-year history. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Festival attendees join together to throw a trash can after other attendees while the festival was briefly evacuated due to weather on Sunday, June 16, 2024, at the Summer Smash music festival at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview, Ill. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)
Ethiopia Jackson, right, hugs Samiram Dyson, 11, both residents of the Oakley Square apartment complex on Tuesday, June 18, 2024, outside the complex in Chicago, where 7-year-old Jai'mani Amir Rivera was shot and killed. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)Firefighters work to extinguish a 4-11 alarm fire at a pallet company in the 2000 block of West Hubbard Street Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Giselle Rodriguez hands off her daughter, Nya, 1, to her husband, Michael Whitley, after picking up Nya and her sister from daycare Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in Bolingbrook. Rodriguez, who emigrated from Mexico without documentation as a child, married Whitley, a U.S. citizen, in 2019, and the couple is expecting their third child next month. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Haidy Perez (left) and Lizbeth Perez (cq) dance as their dog, Coco (cq), dances with Matheis Lockett (cq) at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)Art and reflections on rain puddles following a storm at Ohio Street beach in Chicago, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)Two guns lie on the floor beside two shooting victims as police investigate the scene in a parking lot in which two people were shot multiple times and killed just south of the 31st Street beach in Chicago, Friday, June 21, 2024. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (5) celebrates after stealing the ball and scoring during the game against the Dallas Wings at Wintrust Arena on June 20, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)A family bikes through the street Wednesday June 26, 2024 in Phoenix, Ill. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)From left, Rev. Britt Cox, 39, and her wife Jessica Hager, 38, walk in their backyard with their 1-year-old daughter Luca at their home Thursday June 27, 2024 in Evanston. Cox serves as pastor at First United Methodist Church in Evanston. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
Visitors walk around Cloud Gate otherwise known as The Bean in Millennium Park Sunday June 23, 2024 in Chicago. The sculpture officially reopened in Millennium Park Sunday morning, according to the city. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)Ex-Ald. Ed Burke leaves Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after he was sentenced to two years in prison and a two million dollar fine for his corruption conviction on June 24, 2024. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)A patron walks through a ray of light as members of the audience watch as Ludovic Morlot conducts members of the Grant Park Orchestra at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion during the Grant Park Music Festival Wednesday June 26, 2024 in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)
A person selling beach related items walks through a crowd at Montrose Beach on a hot and humid day on Saturday, June 29, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)Investigators and emergency personnel investigate a Canadian National freight train derailment in Matteson that has prompted a mandatory evacuation for residents of the Historic Matteson Main Street on Thursday, June 27, 2024. The village is warning residents to prepare for a long-term evacuation, ensuring they take any medication and supplies with them. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)Leighton Shell, left, and Mark Ryan wear head umbrellas while having beer and hot dogs in the rain before a game between the White Sox and Rockies at Guaranteed Rate Field on June 28, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Laura Stillwell performs with Ballet Folklorico de Chicago during Mexican Heritage Night at Guaranteed Rate Field before a game between the White Sox and Dodgers Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Chrissy Chlapecka performs at Schubas Tavern in Chicago on Thursday, June 27, 2024. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)An area resident, name not given, approaches an open hydrant on a muggy, warm afternoon in the 3700 block of West Lexington Street in the Homan Square neighborhood Saturday, June 29, 2024, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Pallbearers carry the casket of Chicago police bomb technician Larry Neuman during his funeral on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)Velma Walker holds a pillow with pictures of her daughter, Charnette Walker, during the funeral for Charnette on Friday, June 28, 2024, at Second Baptist Church in Evanston, Ill. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)Mick Jagger, of The Rolling Stones, performs during a concert on Thursday, June 27, 2024, at Soldier Field in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)
Scott Seno, right, a press operator who worked at the Freedom Center for 24 years, hugs Joe Crisanti, left a systems technician who has worked at the Freedom Center since 2011 and in newspaper printing since 1970, during the last night of operations the baiduhai Freedom Center on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Chicago. Workers were asked to come in for their number shift in case operations at the baiduhai Schaumburg facility needed backup and they could switch printing to the center. (Vincent Alban/baiduhai)
