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Marco De La Rosa stands in a treeless stretch outside...

Marco De La Rosa stands in a treeless stretch outside his home in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago on May 22, 2022. De La Rosa requested a tree from the city more than 2 1/2 years ago. His request still hasn't been filled.

Carys Saunders, 7, talks about a piece of artwork in...

Carys Saunders, 7, talks about a piece of artwork in her Logan Square home on Aug. 15, 2022. She and her mom Micaeh Johnson painted the piece together. Johnson and her daughter recently moved to the home after leaving the rising rents of the South Loop n

Colleen Beyer, a marathon competitor from Lakewood, stops to greet...

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.

Dr. Dinee Simpson performs a kidney transplant on a patient...

Dr. Dinee Simpson performs a kidney transplant on a patient at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, on Feb. 25, 2019, in Chicago. Simpson is Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s first female, African-American transplant surgeon. She is the only black, female organ

Molly Veera, right, who is from Los Angeles, helps outfit...

Molly Veera, right, who is from Los Angeles, helps outfit a woman with an American flag scarf during the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Veera was at the march with the Muslim Public Affairs Council handing out 1,000 scarves they were

Meghan Buck, 37, plays with her son Owen at their...

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.

Jeremi McCormick, center, stands with the other fathers in the...

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 th

Cheryl Cook, known as Cookie, is pictured outside the John...

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.

People react as artist Big Sean takes the stage at...

Monica Paprocki holds the mitre of her Arthenya VI The...

Monica Paprocki holds the mitre of her Arthenya VI The Archpapess costume on Thursday, March 21, 2019, as her husband, Bill, assists her with her costume.

Paprocki was selected as a finalist for her Arthenya costume at this year's World Cosplay Champion

A person signs a giant reproduction of the Constitution at...

A person signs a giant reproduction of the Constitution at the Women's March on Jan. 21, 2017, in Washington, D.C. Some people wrote their names, while others wrote messages like "Fight the Patriarchy."

Members of the South Shore Drill Team perform in front of...

Members of the South Shore Drill Team perform in front of the Federal Center in Chicago on Oct. 2, 2015, as part of the project "We Know How to Order" for the inaugural Chicago Architecture Biennial.

A marathon competitor stops to take a short break on...

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.

A sign saying "Hate has no home in West Town"...

A sign saying "Hate has no home in West Town" is pictured outside Nini's Deli in Chicago on June 7, 2020, after the deli came under fire for allegedly homophobic and anti-Black Lives Matter messaging.

A protester heads south on Broad St. to the Democratic...

A protester heads south on Broad St. to the Democratic National Convention perimeter in Philadelphia in July 2016.

Robert Carrizales, left, looks on as Cheryl Carrizales takes a...

Robert Carrizales, left, looks on as Cheryl Carrizales takes a photo on Aug. 22, 2022, on the Fred A. Busse, a former Chicago fireboat, on an afternoon tour of the lakefront and Chicago River. The Carrizales’ are visiting from Flint, Michigan.

Hubbard Street Dance Chicago Artistic Director Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell dances with...

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.

Virginia Lee in her home in the Shaw neighborhood of...

Virginia Lee in her home in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C. in 2016. Lee has lived in the neighborhood for 17 years.

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