Picture Chicago: 19 can’t-miss Sun-Times photos from the start of October

Animal care specialist Molly Podraza, who focuses on hoofed mammals, feeds carrots and bananas to Layla, a 13-year-old eastern black rhinoceros, at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024. Layla was the recipient of what was thought to be the first-ever CT scan on a rhinoceros in 2018 when she had an obstruction in her nasal passageway.

Kids play on a refurbished basketball court that marks the 30th anniversary of the film “Hoop Dreams” in Garfield Park, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.

Beth Scales Mullins stands for a photo next to various Toby Jugs that line the cabinets at the American Toby Jug Museum in Evanston, Ill., Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. The museum is set to close.

Family, friends and supporters of Alexander Villa, convicted in the 2011 slaying of Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis, hug Villa’s attorneys in the lobby of the Leighton Criminal Courthouse after a judge vacated Villa’s conviction, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Chicago Bears defensive back Jaquan Brisker #9 walks in the tunnel before the game against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Chicago Bears defensive back D’Andre Swift #4 runs the ball during the second quarter against the Los Angeles Rams at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams #18 hugs Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Justin Dedich #67 after the Bears beat the Rams 24 – 18 at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

Boaters on the Chicago River travel under the William P. Fahey Bridge, which connects North Columbus Drive in the Loop, as it lifts, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024.

Chicago police officers remove a man who was being disruptive during a 39th Ward community meeting about unhoused encampments at Gompers Park, at the Salvation Army Mayfair Community Church, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024.

A child looks at one of the turtles in the newly renovated Amazon Rising exhibit at Shedd Aquarium, Tuesday, October 1, 2024.

Nathan Cowling, 33, of Edgewater, casts his ballot on the first day of early voting in the 2024 presidential election at the Loop supersite at 191 N. Clark St., Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

A man brushes leaves in front of his home in the 3500 block of North Oriole Avenue after it flooded, Sunday, Sept. 29, 2024.

A person on a jet ski rides over high waves caused by remnants of Hurricane Helene in Lake Michigan near Diversey Harbor, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024.

Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks to the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Madigan and Michael McClain’s trial is set for Tuesday.

A drone hovers against the sky Monday afternoon, September 30, 2024. The Chicago Police Department has five drones, trailing behind the Illinois State Police, New York City and San Diego.

Rajaa Abushurafa holds her son Noah Abushurafa during a news conference at the Council on American-Islamic Relations in the Loop, where doctors, a Jewish leader and those whose relatives were killed in Gaza called for a ceasefire in Gaza, Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024. Abushurafa said several of her relatives were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza.

Abigail Vaughan (left) and Suhaib Shahab (right), of Naperville, participate in a stein-hoisting competition during the 22nd annual Oktoberfest at St. Alphonsus Church in Lakeview, Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.

A collapsed building at 3455 S. Ashland Ave. in McKinley Park is seen in this photo, after a car crashed into the building and another SUV as it was being pursued by police early Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024.