
An asylum seeker tries to keep warm outside the 18th District police station in River North as temperatures dip as low as 37 degrees across the Chicago area, Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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Pastor Derrick Fitzpatrick, of Stone Temple Church, raises his arms during a prayer circle outside of Studio 1258, where 15 people were shot overnight during an unsanctioned Halloween party in North Lawndale, Sunday, Oct. 29.
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Chicago police officers look at bullet holes in the security curtains as they investigate at Studio 1258, where 15 people were shot overnight during an unsanctioned Halloween party in North Lawndale, Sunday, Oct. 29.
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Families decorate Halloween pumpkins, picked from the nearby pumpkin patch during Pumpkin Fest at Unity Park, Saturday, Oct. 28.
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Families search for the right pumpkin in the pumpkin patch at Pumpkin Fest at Unity Park, Saturday, Oct. 28.
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Alderpersons raise their hands after Ald. Monique Scott (24th) asks whose wards have asylum seekers during a City Council meeting at City Hall in the Loop, Wednesday, Nov. 1.
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José Leonardo Urribarri, an asylum seeker, pushes a toy vehicle outside the 18th District police station in River North, where he and his family are temporarily staying, as the first snowfall of the season hits the Chicago area, Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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An asylum seeker holds hand warmers outside the 18th District police station in the River North neighborhood as temperatures dip to as low as 37 degrees, Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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Heavy snow fall blankets the streets on Halloween in Wicker Park, Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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Family, friends, and community members gather for a candlelight vigil for Adriana Lopez outside her family’s Garfield Ridge home, Friday, Oct. 27. Lopez, 37, a special education teacher, was shot to death Sunday night as she returned home.
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A “missing” poster depicting President and CEO of Columbia College-Chicago Dr. Kwang-Wu Kim is taped on a pole as faculty and students carry signs during a strike by part-time adjunct faculty members at Columbia College at 600 S. Michigan Ave. in the Loop, Monday, Oct. 30.
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Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx stands behind Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson before entering a press conference at the Chicago Police Department headquarters, Tuesday, Oct. 31. Officials announced charges against William Grobes, 48, for a mass shooting during a Halloween party in North Lawndale early Sunday.
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Jasmine Carter (left) and Laricee Carter stand outside Stroger Hospital, Monday, Oct. 30. The two cousins were at Studio 1258 for a Halloween party early Sunday, when 15 people were shot, including Jasmine’s sister, who was still hospitalized Monday.
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Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally and march around the Loop, demanding a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Saturday, Oct. 28.
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Thousands of pro-Palestine protesters rally and march around the Loop, demanding a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Saturday, Oct. 28.
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Dozens of photos of people allegedly kidnapped by Hamas in Israel are taped to the chairs in the upper gallery at Anshe Emet Synagogue during a vigil for the Israeli civilians kidnapped and murdered during the Israel and Hamas conflict, Wednesday, Nov. 1.
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Rev. Louis Cameli reads a sermon during a service at Holy Name Cathedral at 735 N. State St. in River North, Friday, Oct. 27. Pope Francis asked followers to unite for a global day of fasting, penance and prayer for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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