Meghan Buck, 37, plays with her son Owen at their home on May 10, 2021, in the Forest Glen neighborhood of Chicago. Owen was in a neonatal intensive care unit for 81 days after he was delivered via an emergency C-section on July 23, 2020.

This photo was published on May 11, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Colleen Beyer, a marathon competitor from Lakewood, stops to greet friends and family along the race route in Chicago's Chinatown neighborhood during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021.

This photo was published on October 10, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Jason Warth, 44, of Wicker Park, puts up an American flag on Sept. 13, 2021, with his dog Tucker on a pedestrian bridge on Chicago's Northwest side. The bridge is where Veronica Wolski, a local QAnon supporter, would get her political message out to drivers below on the Kennedy Expressway. Wolski died in the intensive care unit of AMITA Health Resurrection Medical Center after more than a week of her supporters unsuccessfully demanding Resurrection give Wolski ivermectin.

This photo was published on September 13, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Cheryl Cook, known as Cookie, is pictured outside the John C. Kluczynski Federal Building on Jan. 31, 2022. Cook has been a court illustrator since the 1980s in Chicago.

This photo was published on February 24, 2022 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Alec Jensen, an eighth-grade teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary School, checks students in outside the school on March 1, 2021. Chicago Public Schools opened Monday for students in kindergarten through fifth grade. Students will be checked in and have their temperatures checked before going into the building. 

This photo was published on March 1, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Jeremi McCormick, center, stands with the other fathers in the 21st class of students to complete The Dovetail Project's 12-week parenting program after a completion ceremony on June 10, 2021. McCormick is one of the seven young fathers were honored in the ceremony. 

This photo was published on June 15, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Zahara Bassett, Founder and CEO of Life is Work, poses for a portrait on May 3, 2021, in the location of the future Life Is Work Resource Center & Solidarity resale shop. Life is Work is the first black & brown trans-led social services organization in the Midwest. The new resource center and resale shop will provide sustainable job programming to individuals requiring workforce experience, housing, and case management services. 

This photo was published on June 14, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

A sign saying "Hate has no home in West Town" is pictured outside Nini's Deli in Chicago on June 7, 2020. The restaurant closed in 2020 after its owners were called out for homophobic and anti-Black Lives Matter comments and business partners quickly severed ties.

This photo was published on June 11, 2020 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

A marathon competitor stops to take a short break on S. Michigan Ave. during the last leg of the race during the Chicago Marathon on Oct. 10, 2021. 

This photo was published on October 10, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot listens to reporters' questions during a news conference on Oct. 18, 2021, about the city's updated COVID-19 vaccine requirements.

This photo was published on December 12, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story. It appeared on the front page for the story, too. 

Tanya Lozano, center, co-founder and CEO of Healthy Hood Chicago, chants as people march at a demonstration against the renewal of Sims Metal Management’s permit and against environmental racism on Jan. 17, 2022, in the Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago. Local residents, activists and organizations marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day by demonstrating against environmental racism locally. 

This photo was published on January 17, 2022 by the Chicago Tribune with this gallery.

Candy J, a local contractor, makes adjustments to a light fixture on May 3, 2021, in the location of the future Life Is Work Resource Center & Solidarity resale shop. Life is Work is the first black & brown trans-led social services organization in the Midwest.

This photo was published on June 14, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell dances with Hubbard Street dancers as they perform a combination of moves during a class at C5 Studio in Chicago.

This photo was published on October 26, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

Owen holds his mother Meghan Buck's hand while she feeds him at their home on May 10, 2021, in the Forest Glen neighborhood of Chicago. Owen was in a neonatal intensive care unit for 81 days after he was delivered via an emergency C-section on July 23, 2020.

This photo was published on May 11, 2021 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.

A protester stands outside Nini's Deli in Chicago during a peaceful demonstration on June 7, 2020, in response to the restaurant's owner Juan Elias-Riesco's recent homophobic and anti-Black Lives Matter comments.

This photo was published on June 7, 2020 by the Chicago Tribune with this story.