CHICAGO — The sun has been shining more regularly this week, a welcome sight after the latest rounds of inclement summer weather.
Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods this week:
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
Coach Derek Brown poses for a portrait in Boxing Out Negativity’s new location, 3252 W. Roosevelt Rd., in North Lawndale on Aug. 13, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
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Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) at his reelection launch party on Aug. 18, 2026. Credit: Charles Thrush/Block Club Chicago
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Todd (left) and Prince Louie, two viral instagram cats sit in Lincoln Park on July 22, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago
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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
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
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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
Lucia Whalen looks out from her deck on Aug. 17, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
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Tom Utz, 29, and Ashley Ibrahim, 27, stand in line outside of Guillotine Bakery in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. “I am from LA so a long line is like home to me,” said Ibrahim. “Look at all the options, make cute faces at the babies, just frolicking in line.” Credit: Isaac Wasserman for Block Club Chicago
Daryl Cielo takes a video of Mikaela Picache’s eye in line for Michelin star Filipino restaurant, Kasama, in Chicago’s 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
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Mayor Brandon Johnson shakes hands with organizers at a rally supporting his Protecting Renters Ordinance. Aug. 16, 2026. Credit: Charles Thrush/Block Club Chicago
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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
Roman Sokolov owns Electronic Engineers, one of the last analog audio repairs shops in Chicago. Credit: Victor Hilitski for Block Club Chicago
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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
Fans mill outside Wrigley Field ahead of the Crosstown Classic on Aug. 19, 2026. Credit: Patrick Filbin/Block Club Chicago
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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
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The Humboldt Park Boathouse with new tables and chairs for the cafe seen Aug. 12, 2026. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago
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