CHICAGO — It was a short work week, but that doesn’t mean Chicago was short on news. See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods. Members of the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression lead chants while marching toward Trump Tower in Chicago along State Street on Sunday, May 25, 2025. Credit: Abra Richardson/Block Club ChicagoActivists rally outside Federal Plaza in Chicago on Sunday, May 25, 2025, to mark the fifth anniversary of police murdering George Floyd. Credit: Abra Richardson/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Chicagoans Mark 5 Years Since George Floyd’s Murder: ‘The Work Here Is Far From Done’_ Puerto Rican hitmaker Wisin lights up the stage at Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park on May 25, 2025. Credit: Mark P. Braboy/Block Club ChicagoAbigail Blanco, who moved to Chicago from Colombia two years ago, dons her country’s flag before Shakira’s performance during the first day of Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park on May 24, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoNormitas Conchas and Cafe hands off sweet treats to a customer at Sueños Music Festival in Grant Park on May 25, 2025. Credit: Mark P. Braboy/Block Club Chicago Read more: _At Sueños Music Festival, Thousands Put Latino Pride On Full Display: ‘I Have To Represent’_ “Concrete Traffic” — a 1957 Cadillac De Ville encased in concrete by German artist Wolf Vostell — sits in the parking structure at 5501 S. Ellis Ave. in Hyde Park, as seen on May 14, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago“Concrete Traffic” — a 1957 Cadillac De Ville encased in concrete by German artist Wolf Vostell — sits in the parking structure at 5501 S. Ellis Ave. in Hyde Park, as seen on May 14, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _South Siders ‘Puzzled,’ Smitten By Concrete Cadillac Housed In Hyde Park Parking Garage_ Artists Louis de Guzman and Sentrock — Joseph Anthony Perez — don the Chicago Cubs heritage jerseys that they designed at Wrigley Field on May 2, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoArtist Sentrock — Joseph Anthony Perez — dons the Mexican Heritage jersey that he designed at Wrigley Field on May 2, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Cubs Celebrate Chicago’s Diversity With New Artist-Designed Heritage Jerseys_ The artists whose works chosen for display along 53rd and 55th street viaducts in Hyde Park celebrate the ribbon-cutting of the refreshed “viaduct galleries” during an outdoor ceremony on May 22, 2025. In the background is Kayla Mahaffey’s “Head in the Clouds.” Credit: Maxwell Evans/Block Club ChicagoPedestrians walk past Marcellous Lovelace’s “Freshly Kept Fade We Design,” on display at the 53rd Street viaduct in Hyde Park on May 22, 2025. Credit: Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Hyde Park ‘Viaduct Galleries’ Refreshed With 19 Works From New Wave Of Artists_ Mitch Guerra and Milo Leitner from Taft High School fish during the IHSA bass fishing regional tournament at the Skokie Lagoons on May 15, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA team caught five bass during the IHSA bass fishing regional tournament at the Skokie Lagoons on May 15, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Meet Chicago Public Schools’ Only Competitive Bass Fishing Team_ Raquel Bahena and John Perez at Atomic Land Vintage, 452 N. Claremont Ave., near the intersection of Grand and Western avenues. Credit: Quinn Myers/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Atomic Land Vintage Brings Mid-Century Modern Furniture And Custom Refurbishing To West Town_ An order of catfish, rice and beans and mac and cheese, and an order of dark chicken, sweet yams and cabbage at the outdoor patio at Jerk Villa, 642-8 W. 79th St., in Auburn Gresham on May 23, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe ribbon-cutting for Jerk Villa, 642-8 W. 79th St., in Auburn Gresham on May 23, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Jamaican Jerk Villa Bar& Grill Brings Tropical Drinks, Live Reggae To Auburn Gresham_ Neighbors at a community meeting about the Pilsen bar Caminos de Michoacan on May 27, 2025. Credit: Francia Garcia Hernandez/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Will Controversial Pilsen Bar Stay Open? Caminos De Michoacan Awaits City’s Decision_ Owner Pat Meyer poses at American Science & Surplus on May 28, 2025. Credit: Molly DeVore/ Block Club ChicagoAmerican Science & Surplus as seen on May 28, 2025. Credit: Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago Read more: _Big-Box Stores ‘Killing’ American Science& Surplus, Owner Says As Beloved Shop Launches GoFundMe_ Teammates surround Aramis Brown Jr. as he is interviewed during the Decision Day event for seniors at Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts, 555 W. 51st St., in Washington Park on March 20, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoStudents cheer during the Decision Day event for seniors at Walter H. Dyett High School for the Arts, 555 W. 51st St., in Washington Park on March 20, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _6 Dyett HS Seniors To Play College Basketball — A Decade After School Saved From Closure_ Back of the Yards Works’ Jesse Iñiguez address the crowd at the ribbon-cutting for the New City United Yards development Thursday, May 22. Credit: Jamie Nesbitt Golden / Block Club Chicago Read more: _$65 Million United Yards Development Now Open In Back Of The Yards_ Hailey Rodden adjusts art by students at Nash Elementary School is on display at Legler Regional Library, 115 S. Pulaski Road, in Garfield Park on May 12, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _After Seeing West Side Kids Miss Out On Art Opportunities, Teacher Launches Gallery For Their Work_ The Navy Pier Marina is almost complete, as seen on May 28, 2025. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago Read more: _Navy Pier Marina Opens In June, Allowing Boaters To Dock At Popular Tourist Site_ * * * **Support Local News!** **Subscribe to Block Club Chicago, **an independent, 501(c)(3), journalist-run newsroom. Every dime we make funds reporting from Chicago’s neighborhoods. 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