Picture Chicago: 15 must-see Sun-Times photos from this week in news

23.11.2024 01:27

Chicago Sun-Times

Adrian Martinez Jr. hugs his mother Rosa Mayen after speaking about his brother during the funeral services for Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Rita Cascia Shrine Temple at 7740 S Western Ave in Ashburn, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Police Officer Enrique Martinez, 26, was shot and killed on November 4, 2024, while conducting a traffic stop in East Chatham. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Flanked by family members and mourners, Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez’s mother, Rosa Mayen, hugs the folded Chicago flag that draped her son’s casket after his funeral at St. Rita of Cascia Shrine Chapel, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Martinez, 26, who was on the force for nearly three years, was fatally shot Nov. 4 during a traffic stop in the Chatham neighborhood.

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A pedestrian walks through the snow in Washington Park on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024.

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A biker wearing goggles approaches North Broadway Street in Edgewater as snow falls Thursday across the Chicago area.

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A pedestrian walks along North Greenview Avenue near West Howard Street in Rogers Park on the North Side as snow falls across the Chicago area, Nov. 21, 2024.

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A couple young boys watch as Chicago police work the scene where a woman was killed and a off-duty officer was injured in the 5600 block of West Leland Avenue in the Portage Park neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024.

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Winner Ben Shabad is hoisted in the air by other participants during a Jeremy Allen White look-a-like contest at Humboldt Park, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Over 50 participants came out to take home the crown of the most Jeremy Allen White look-a-like, most dressing as his character Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto from the series “The Bear”. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

A group of contestants huddle for a photo during a Jeremy Allen White look-a-like contest at Humboldt Park, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. Over 50 participants came out to take home the crown of the most Jeremy Allen White look a like, most dressing as his character Carmen ‘Carmy’ Berzatto from the series “The Bear”. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Chicago police work a SWAT incident in the 7100 block of North Lincoln Avenue in the North Center neighborhood, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. The incident is related to a shooting of a retired Chicago Police Sergeant that happened earlier in the day near the same location.

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In anticipation of the organization’s 65th anniversary, trainees for the Jesse White Tumblers practice at the Jesse White Community Center on the North Side, Thursday, Nov. 14, 2024.

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Former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks out of the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop after his trial, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times

Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos #8 reacts after his 46-yard field goal attempt is blocked at the bottom of the fourth quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024. The Bears lost 20 - 19 against the Packers.

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Supporters cheer as 5-year-old Sally, who suffered a severe head injury in a bombing in Gaza, arrives with her mother at O’Hare International Airport to receive free medical care in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024. Sally is the fourth injured Palestinian child to be treated in Chicago through the nonprofit HEAL Palestine, according to the organization. Sally’s mother asked not to be identified.

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Patrick Egan from Lombard, Ill., reads a book inside the cafe car on Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. Egan said he’s been a “rain fan” his whole life. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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A sign at Union Station in Washington, D.C. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Passengers board the Amtrak Northeast Regional at Union Station in Washington, D.C. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Passengers chat in the cafe car of Amtrak’s Train 41 as it travels through Florida, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Meyersdale, Pa., is seen through the window of Amtrak’s Train No. 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Hendrix Skylan, a singer and songwriter known as Hendi Sky, wears a clown nose and a hat she made herself on Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. Skylan hopped on the train in Chicago, Ill. and is going to Orland, Fla. for a music festival. “It’s nice to be down here where it kind of is like, it shifts your perspective as like to how big the world is... It’s almost like a blip in time...You like, open your eyes and you’re in a different state and you step out for a second and you’re there and then you get back on the train and then you’re somewhere else,” Skylan said. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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A house is photographed from the window of Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Land between Hyndman, Pa., and the border of Maryland is seen from Amtrak’s Train No. 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami from Chicago. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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An Amtrak employee shows the pins on his lanyard as he rides on Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl.,, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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The view from Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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The James River near Richmond, Va. is photographed from Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fla., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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A passenger reads on Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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The sun rises as Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, travels south towards Miami, Fla., Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Chicago Sun-Times Audience Engagement Specialist Ellery Jones squeezes a pack of cream cheese on her bagel that was purchased from the cafe car on Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fl., Monday, Nov. 11, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Passengers prepare to board Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fla. in Jacksonville, Fla.’s train station, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Chicago Sun-Times Audience Engagement Specialist Ellery Jones looks out the window as she rides Amtrak’s Train 41, the Floridian, bound for Miami, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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A person travels on a boat as Amtrak’s Train 41 makes its way to Miami, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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Chicago Sun-Times Audience Engagement Specialist Ellery Jones points to a “Welcome to Miami” mural near Amtrak’s train platform in Miami, Fla., after 48 hours on the train from Chicago, Ill., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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The sun sets behind palm trees, seen from Amtrak’s Train 41, bound for Miami, Fla., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times

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