2026

Corey Conley twirls his granddaughter, Kai’Nyla Baxter, 4, while playing near an open fire hydrant at the corner of West 80th and South May Streets in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood Wednesday, July 1, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Former President Barack Obama, with former First Lady Michelle Obama and their daughters, laugh as family friend Marty Nesbitt takes the stage wearing a tan suit during the Obama Presidential Center opening ceremony Thursday, June 18, 2026, in Chicago. Obama wore a tan suit during his presidency, causing controversy among conservative politicians. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A staffer squeezes past as state Sen. Bill Cunningham, center, updates reporters on a new Senate proposal to have a new stadium for the Chicago Bears built in Illinois during the final night of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol Sunday, May 31, 2026, in Springfield. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago student Julia Patros carries one of her paintings from a class across the 300 block of South Michigan Avenue to her apartment Thursday, May 14, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Yusef Jackson, center, hugs his brother, U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson, as the Rev. Al Sharpton, right, comforts both men after transporting the casket of their father, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, into a hearse following his funeral service at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Saturday, March 7, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
Samuel Lewis draws black curtains in preparation for a Rough House Puppet Arts Puppets-in-Progress (PiPs) workshop at Elastic Arts, 3429 W. Diversey Ave., Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)
A demonstrator holding an anti-war sign talks with a person wearing an inflatable unicorn costume before a protest against the U.S. military strike in Venezuela at Federal Plaza Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/Chicago Tribune)