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Father Ramil Fajardo performs a blessing of the pets with a dog named Simba on Oct. 2, 2022, at National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Lincoln Park. The blessing was performed in advance of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment.

PHOTOS: Chicago pets blessed ahead of the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

October 2, 2022 at 3:10 p.m.

Father Ramil Fajardo performs a blessing of the pets with a dog named Simba on Oct. 2, 2022, at National Shrine of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in Lincoln Park. The...

Greg Wade, the James Beard award-winning baker behind Publican Quality Bread in West Town, who has a just-released cookbook called "Bread Head," is seen Sept. 27, 2022. The book provides a huge variety of recipes not only for loaves of bread, but also some incredible pastries, quick breads, cookies and desserts.

Photos: James Beard-award winning baker Greg Wade

October 14, 2022 at 8:23 a.m.

Bakers work in the kitchen at Publican Quality Bread in West Town on Sept. 27, 2022. Freshly baked loaves of bread are seen at Publican Quality Bread in West Town...

Crime scene tape breaks as Chicago police close the street at the scene of a shooting at the Chicago Police Department's Homan Square evidence facility on Sept. 26, 2022.

Shooting at Homan Square Chicago police facility

September 29, 2022 at 10:37 a.m.

A man was shot by Chicago police after he climbed five flights up a fire escape of the Chicago Police Department's Homan Square facility on Sept. 26, 2022 and found...

Bryson DeChambeau, second from right, arrives to begin his round in the pro-am at the LIV Golf tournament on Sept. 15, 2022, at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove.

Saudi-backed LIV golf series lands at Illinois’ Rich Harvest Farms

September 15, 2022 at 8:14 p.m.

Players and organizers arrive at Rich Harvest Farms in Sugar Grove for the pro-am at the Saudi-backed LIV Golf tournament on Sept. 15, 2022.

Rain Standley, right, gathers with family members while talking about her sister, Martina Standley, on Sept. 13, 2022, on East 71st Street near South Jeffery Boulevard in South Shore. Martina was struck by a Chicago police vehicle in November 2019 at that location. She died in January.

Family of woman who died after being struck by Chicago police SUV believes believes ‘it’s a cover-up’

September 29, 2022 at 10:39 a.m.

Martina Standley was 32 on Nov. 13, 2019, when a police officer at the wheel of his SUV turned the wheel, knocking her down near 71st Street and Jeffery Boulevard,...

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) and teammates splash into the end zone as they celebrate their win.

Week 1 photos: Chicago Bears beat the San Francisco 49ers 19-10

September 12, 2022 at 9:13 a.m.

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) and teammates splash into the end zone as they celebrate their win. Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields (1) and teammates celebrate the win. General...

Labor Day parade

September 5, 2022 at 3:22 p.m.

The Wellington-Oakdale Old Glory Marching Society (WOOGMS) 2022 Labor Day parade in Chicago's East Lakeview.

Cyclists ride along Jean Baptiste Point DuSable Lake Shore Drive through East Hyde Park as clouds filter through the skyline on Sept. 4, 2022, as Chicago's marquee roadway is taken over for Bike the Drive.

Photos: Bike the Drive 2022

September 6, 2022 at 12:01 p.m.

Bicyclists ride along Chicago's South Lake Shore Drive during the 2022 Bike the Drive event. An array of cycles glided up and down the lakefront. Cyclists ride e-bikes along South...

Evelina Okonovska, center, a student who recently arrived from Ukraine, works on writing skills with teaching assistant Vliana Ryback on Aug. 4, 2022.

Summer camp helps recently arrived Ukrainian children prepare for school, heal from trauma of war

August 28, 2022 at 5:30 p.m.

St. Nicholas Cathedral School in Chicago's Ukrainian Village neighborhood typically enrolls a few children each year who immigrated from Ukraine. But since the Russian invasion in February, more than five...

Gov. J.B. Pritzker, left, and GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey, speak on Aug. 24, 2022, at Schuler Farms in downstate Lexington during the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable.

Illinois gubernatorial candidates speak during agriculture forum downstate

August 25, 2022 at 11:31 a.m.

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and GOP gubernatorial nominee Darren Bailey speak on Aug. 24, 2022, at Schuler Farms in downstate Lexington during the Illinois Agricultural Legislative Roundtable.

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