{"id":863339,"date":"2026-08-21T15:40:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:40:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/863339\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:40:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T15:40:23","slug":"this-week-in-photos-north-lawndale-boxing-program-expands-crosstown-classic-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/863339\/","title":{"rendered":"This Week In Photos: North Lawndale Boxing Program Expands, Crosstown Classic And More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CHICAGO \u2014 The sun has been shining more regularly this week, a welcome sight after the latest rounds of inclement summer weather.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here\u2019s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the city\u2019s neighborhoods this week:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081326-Boxing-Out-Negativity-Colin-Boyle-4356-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063701\"  \/>Demarius Moore, Joron Franklin and Michael Horn prepare in the gym at Franklin Park Fieldhouse, 4320 W. 15th St., in North Lawndale on Aug. 13, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081326-Boxing-Out-Negativity-Colin-Boyle-4223-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063689\"  \/>Coach Derek Brown poses for a portrait in Boxing Out Negativity\u2019s new location, 3252 W. Roosevelt Rd., in North Lawndale on Aug. 13, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/18\/boxing-out-negativity-opens-north-lawndale-gym-giving-west-side-kids-a-place-to-thrive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Boxing Out Negativity Opens North Lawndale Gym, Giving West Side Kids A Place To Thrive<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6951-3-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) at his reelection launch party on Aug. 18, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-1064771\"  \/>Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) at his reelection launch party on Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: Charles Thrush\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/19\/byron-sigcho-lopez-launches-reelection-campaign-for-alderman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Byron Sigcho-Lopez Launches Reelection Campaign For Alderman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/072226-Louie-and-Todd-Giacomo-Cain-9311-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1054425\"  \/>Todd (left) and Prince Louie, two viral instagram cats sit in Lincoln Park on July 22, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/18\/louie-and-todd-chicagos-internet-famous-cats-are-living-their-best-lives-on-the-road\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Louie And Todd, Chicago\u2019s Internet-Famous Cats, Are Living Their Best Lives On The Road<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081126-JTDN-Chicago-Run-Colin-Boyle-1975-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1062326\"  \/>Residents of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center do a three kilometer run with nonprofit Chicago Run in the gym on Aug. 11, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081126-JTDN-Chicago-Run-Colin-Boyle-2734-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1062343\"  \/>Residents of the Cook County Juvenile Temporary Detention Center show off their medals after running a three kilometer run with nonprofit Chicago Run in the gym on Aug. 11, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/14\/juvenile-detention-centers-first-ever-3k-race-allows-youth-to-be-youth-regardless-of-their-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Juvenile Detention Center\u2019s 3K Race Allows \u2018Youth To Be Youth, Regardless Of Their Crime\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081726-Cinderblock-Wall-Colin-Boyle-5733-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Lucia Whalen looks out of her bedroom window at the cinderblock wall that has been built directly next to her Wicker Park apartment, mon Aug. 17, 2026.\" class=\"wp-image-1064259\"  \/>Lucia Whalen looks out of her bedroom window at the cinderblock wall that has been built directly next to her Wicker Park apartment, mon Aug. 17, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081726-Cinderblock-Wall-Colin-Boyle-5745-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1064260\"  \/>Lucia Whalen looks out from her deck  on Aug. 17, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/18\/a-room-without-a-view-new-building-goes-up-just-inches-from-womans-window\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">A Room Without A View: New Building Goes Up Just Inches From Woman\u2019s Window<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08082026-LongLines-IsaacWasserman-03-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1061548\"  \/>Tom Utz, 29, and Ashley Ibrahim, 27, stand in line outside of Guillotine Bakery in Chicago\u2019s West Town neighborhood, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. \u201cI am from LA so a long line is like home to me,\u201d said Ibrahim. \u201cLook at all the options, make cute faces at the babies, just frolicking in line.\u201d Credit: Isaac Wasserman for Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/08082026-LongLines-IsaacWasserman-11-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Daryl Cielo takes a video of Mikaela Picache\u2019s eye in line for Michelin star Filipino restaurant, Kasama, in Chicago\u2019s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Erick Picache, Moriah Senar, Gil Senar and Carleen Cielo watch. The group met in church and are spending time as a group for the first time. During their hour and 50 minute wait, the group has been singing, asking each other questions and goofing off.\" class=\"wp-image-1061562\"  \/>Daryl Cielo takes a video of Mikaela Picache\u2019s eye in line for Michelin star Filipino restaurant, Kasama, in Chicago\u2019s Ukrainian Village neighborhood, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Erick Picache, Moriah Senar, Gil Senar and Carleen Cielo watch. The group met in church and are spending time as a group for the first time. During their hour and 50 minute wait, the group has been singing, asking each other questions and goofing off. Credit: Isaac Wasserman for Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/17\/when-will-chicagoans-lose-their-appetite-for-waiting-in-line\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">When Will Chicagoans Lose Their Appetite For Waiting In Line?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"694\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_6637-2-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063920\"  \/>Mayor Brandon Johnson shakes hands with organizers at a rally supporting his Protecting Renters Ordinance. Aug. 16, 2026. Credit: Charles Thrush\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/16\/mayor-brandon-johnson-rallies-housing-organizers-as-city-council-vote-on-his-tenants-rights-bill-looms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Mayor Johnson Rallies Housing Organizers As City Council Vote On His Tenants\u2019 Rights Bill Looms<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081226electronic_12-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063385\"  \/>Testing equipment, including oscilloscopes and power supplies, line a workbench at Electronic Engineers, Inc., located at 5530 W. Belmont Ave. in Chicago. Credit: Victor Hilitski for Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081226electronic_21_2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Sokolov owns Electronic Engineers, one of the last analog audio repairs shops in Chicago.\" class=\"wp-image-1063403\"  \/>Roman Sokolov owns Electronic Engineers, one of the last analog audio repairs shops in Chicago. Credit: Victor Hilitski for Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/19\/old-school-electronics-repair-man-vows-to-be-the-last-in-chicago-a-dying-breed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Old-School Electronics Repair Man Vows To Be The Last In Chicago: \u2018A Dying Breed\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2671-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1065182\"  \/>A Chicago fans dons a jersey split for the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Crosstown Classic on Aug. 19, 2026. Credit: Patrick Filbin\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/IMG_2601-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1064873\"  \/>Fans mill outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Crosstown Classic on Aug. 19, 2026. Credit: Patrick Filbin\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/19\/crosstown-classic-has-both-cubs-and-sox-fans-wondering-if-this-could-be-their-year\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Crosstown Classic Has Both Cubs And Sox Fans Wondering If This Could Be Their Year<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/081826-Chicago-Water-Sports-Rental-Colin-Boyle-5906-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1064553\"  \/>Chevaz Jenkins returns a personal watercraft at Chicago Water Sport Rentals on Dock J at 31st Street Harbor on Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/19\/wet-muggy-miserable-summer-has-chicagoans-demanding-a-refund\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Wet, Muggy, \u2018Miserable\u2019 Summer Has Chicagoans Demanding A Refund<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/cafe-HP-813-4-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1063039\"  \/>The Humboldt Park Boathouse with new tables and chairs for the cafe seen Aug. 12, 2026. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli\/Block Club Chicago<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/blockclubchicago.org\/2026\/08\/18\/cafe-valera-beer-garden-coming-to-humboldt-park-boathouse-but-no-opening-date-set\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Cafe With Beer Garden Coming To Humboldt Park\u2019s Boathouse Veranda<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CHICAGO \u2014 The sun has been shining more regularly this week, a welcome sight after the latest rounds&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":863340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85,432531],"class_list":["post-863339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports","tag-week-in-photos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=863339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/863340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}