Englewood First Responders set up at a gas station at Marquette Road and Halsted Street before going on patrol in Englewood on Friday, June 21.
Chicago police work the scene on Monday, June 24, in the parking lot where three were people shot, one fatally. The parking lot is behind the McDonalds in the 5200 block of South Pulaski Road in the West Elsdon neighborhood.
Mir Naghavi with a lavish spread from his restaurant, Noon-O-Kabob, in Albany Park on Friday, June 21.
Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese (No. 5) pushes past two Las Vegas Aces defenders during the second half of the game between the Sky and the Aces Chicago the game between the Sky and the Aces at Wintrust Arena, Thursday, June 27.
Billy Joel and Stevie Nicks hug and chat after performing “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” together at Soldier Field on Friday, June 21.
JoJo Siwa performs during Pride Fest along Halsted Street in Northalsted on Saturday, June 22.
Drummer Steve Jordan, guitarist Keith Richards and vocalist Mick Jagger perform as the Rolling Stones at Soldier Field on Thursday, June 27.
Valencia Zarate, 5, and Ella Sulovari, 5, at the Illuminarium attraction at Navy Pier on Thursday, June 27. The 32,000 square-foot entertainment venue, located in the space formerly known as Crystal Gardens, uses advanced techniques from traditional motion picture production and virtual reality and will debut with two experiences: “WILD: A Safari Experience” and “SPACE: A Journey to the Moon and Beyond.”
This spring, the Sun-Times traveled to Toronto to explore how the country handles housing and job needs for its newest immigrants. Of Canada’s immigrants, two populations come into focus: skilled workers and “refugee claimants,” people seeking asylum there. This photo essay documents their stories.
Refugees and their families live in makeshift shelters at the Christian worship center Miracle Arena For All Nations in Vaughan, just outside of Toronto, Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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A 37-year-old woman who fled Kenya because of her sexual orientation sits down for a conversation with the Chicago Sun-Times in a park near the home she shares with nine roommates – all refugee claimants – in Brampton, just northwest of Toronto, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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People walk by a homeless encampment in downtown Toronto, Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
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People’s possessions can be seen in the windows at a hotel — formerly a Knights Inn — being run by Homes First, a Toronto-based nonprofit housing organization, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The nearly 400 people temporarily living out of the hotel rooms are “refugee claimants” — immigrants who fled persecution in their home country.
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Jade, 27, — who fled Uganda and asked that her full name not be published – sits in a makeshift shelter space, used as a community room, at the Christian worship center Miracle Arena For All Nations in Vaughan, just outside of Toronto, Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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The Rev. Sammy David ministers to the congregation at the Christian worship center Miracle Arena For All Nations in Vaughan, just outside of Toronto, Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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People sleep and congregate in the winter respite shelter at a hotel being run by Homes First, a Toronto-based nonprofit housing organization, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The nearly 400 people temporarily living out of the hotel, formerly a Knights Inn, are “refugee claimants” — immigrants who fled persecution in their home country.
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Anita, 67, — who fled Eswatini and asked that her full name not be published – sits down for a conversation with the Chicago Sun-Times in the room she shares with her roommate Clarissa, 65, in a hotel being run by Homes First, a Toronto-based nonprofit housing organization, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The nearly 400 people temporarily living out of the hotel, formerly a Knights Inn, are “refugee claimants” — immigrants who fled persecution in their home country.
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A resident walks in the hallway at a hotel being run by Homes First, a Toronto-based nonprofit housing organization, Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The nearly 400 people temporarily living out of the hotel, formerly a Knights Inn, are “refugee claimants” — immigrants who fled persecution in their home country.
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Raunica Ahluwalia and her husband, Bikram Ahluwalia, work together at the Toronto Reference Library, Monday, April 22, 2024.
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A couple sits on a bench overlooking a park and the Toronto skyline, April 20, 2024.
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People sit outside Toronto’s intake center at 129 Peter St., where many refugee claimants and asylum seekers go to seek government housing services, Monday, April 22, 2024.
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People congregate in Nathan Phillips Square, outside Toronto City Hall, Monday, April 22, 2024.
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Children play outside as refugees and their families live in makeshift shelters at the Christian worship center Miracle Arena For All Nations in Vaughan, just outside of Toronto, Sunday, April 21, 2024.
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