Two Weeks In Photos: Election Day, A Backyard Railroad Garden And More
CHICAGO — Director of Photography Colin Boyle was out of town last week, and he’s excited to share a lot of photos produced by our team since then.
Here’s what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the city’s neighborhoods the past two weeks:
Caira Watson works on her laptop as she and people wait in line for roughly two hours at 3:30 p.m. to vote at the Downtown supersite voting location at 137 S. State St. on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoAlexi Giannoulias, Illinois Secretary of State and candidate for mayor of Chicago, at Manny’s Cafeteria & Delicatessen, 1141 S. Jefferson St., in South Loop on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Workers search for the unmarked grave for William Bell — who was lynched in Chicago on Oct. 8, 1924 — in Section 23 of Lincoln Cemetery just outside of Chicago in Blue Island, Ill., on Sept. 29, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA worker placed four red flags after measuring out the approximate location of the unmarked grave for William Bell — who was lynched in Chicago on Oct. 8, 1924 — in Section 23 of Lincoln Cemetery just outside of Chicago in Blue Island, Ill., on Sept. 29, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Protesters march through the streets during a protest for housing affordability in Logan Square on Oct. 27, 2026. Credit: Jim Vondruska for Block Club ChicagoOrganizers stand and speak to protesters during a protest for housing affordability in Logan Square on Tuesday October 27, 2026 | Jim Vondruska for Block Club Chicago Credit: Jim Vondruska for Block Club Chi
Chef Adair Canacasco puts the final touches on the scallop aguachile dish for esmero, a limited-run residency by Chef Adair Canacasco, at Trotter’s, 816 W. Armitage Ave. in Lincoln Park on Oct. 1, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe marquesita dish with burnt strawberry, queso bola and chamomile is prepared for esmero, a limited-run residency by Chef Adair Canacasco, at Trotter’s, 816 W. Armitage Ave. in Lincoln Park on Oct. 1, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Street vendors and food workers rally in Chicago on Monday urging the city to ease some regulations that make it difficult for street vendors to earn a living. Credit: Alexandra Murphy/Block Club Chicago
A trail leads into darkness at LaBagh woods on Oct. 19, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club ChicagoChairs sit scattered in the Congress Hotel ballroom on Oct. 18, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago
Mallory McClaire and Chantala Kommanivanh, owners of Beverly Phono Mart, pictured inside the business’s new storefront at 1802 W. 103rd St. on Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Jim Lynch/Block Club Chicago
Chicago Academy High School students learn about biodiversity and the river from Friends of the Chicago River’s Chicago-Calumet River Schools Network at River Park in Albany Park on Oct. 20, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoJuan holds a crayfish as fellow Chicago Academy High School students learn about biodiversity and the river from Friends of the Chicago River’s Chicago-Calumet River Schools Network at River Park in Albany Park on Oct. 20, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Boxes of petition challenges in the Chicago municipal election are wheeled in at the Board of Elections, 69 W. Washington St., in the Loop on Nov. 2, 2026. Credit: Victor Hilitski for Block Club ChicagoRickey Hendon addresses the media after filing petition challenges for Willie Wilson at the Board of Elections, 69 W. Washington St., on Nov. 2, 2026. Credit: Victor Hilitski for Block Club Chicago
Bridgeport resident Charlie Baumstark, 35, protests White Sox minority owner and private equity investor Justin Ishbia’s appearance at the Invest for Kids conference at the Harris Theater, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Credit: Kade Heather/Block Club Chicago
Heaven Manning, a student at Chicago Hope Academy, works as an election judge as Chicagoans cast their votes at John Hays School in Austin on Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Mike scavenges for pieces of terracotta on the demolition site of the former Holiday Club, 4000 N. Sheridan Rd., Oct. 25, 2026 Credit: Charles Thrush/Block Club Chicago
Wednesday organizers of The Chicago Good Work Coalition, a West Side based labor group rallied for a Community Benefits Agreement for workers at Freedman by Lippert, formerly Freedman Seating, at 4545 W. Augusta Blvd. Credit: Michael Liptrot/Block Club Chicago
Diego Garcia, Jose Padilla and Mauricio Leyva give out pizza to voters waiting in long lines at Rudy Lozano Library on Election Day, as seen on Nov. 3, 2026. Credit: Francia Garcia Hernandez/Block Club Chicago
Ald. Matt Martin (47th) speaks at a groundbreaking for a new development that will bring 64 units of affordable, longterm housing designed for survivors of domestic violence to North Center. Credit: Molly DeVore/ Block Club Chicago
The final structural beam is raised for the South Side Community Art Center’s addition during a topping-out ceremony at the Bronzeville center on Oct. 23, 2026. Credit: Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago
Children play on Munson Beach next to scattered trash on the Southeast Side on Oct. 24, 2026. The area was listed among the Chicago shoreline areas most in need or urgent attention and upgrades. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago
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