This Week In Photos: Extreme Heat Wraps Chicago, Pride Parade, And More
π° Block Club Chicago
π July 2, 2026 at 3:34 PM
CHICAGO β The city saw extreme heat this week β as well as also inspirational celebrations of pride, a mayoral candidate announcement and a very pink new cafe.
Hereβs what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the cityβs neighborhoods this week:
Attendees watch the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026, along North Halsted Street. Credit: Zoey Duchene/Block Club ChicagoA performer blows a kiss at the 55th annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 28, 2026, along North Halsted Street. Credit: Zoey Duchene/Block Club Chicago
Marisol Hernandez splashes water on her face in Humboldt Park during an extreme heat warning in Chicago on July 1, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoKids play in the water from a fire hydrant during a bout of extreme hot weather in Little Village on June 29, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoEdriana prepares a snow cone for a customer in Austin along Madison Street during an extreme heat warning in Chicago on July 1, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley stands next to Jerry Mickelson, founder of Jam Productions, before Quigleyβs mayoral campaign kickoff at Uptown Theatre, 4816 N. Broadway, on Saturday, June 27, 2026. Credit: Zoey Duchene/Block Club ChicagoSupporters of U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley crowd the lobby of the Uptown Theatre, 4816 N. Broadway, on Saturday, June 27, 2026, for the announcement of his mayoral campaign. Credit: Zoey Duchene/Block Club Chicago
Protesters march towards Montrose Beach during a Transgender Liberation Protest in Uptown on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Credit: Talia Sprague for Block Club ChicagoTransgender and lesbian flags are seen on the back of a marshallβs bike during a Transgender Liberation Protest in Uptown on Sunday, June 28, 2026. Credit: Talia Sprague for Block Club Chicago
βFrosty Fridayβ participants frolick in and around Lake Michigan on the morning of June 26, 2026, near North Avenue Beach. Credit: Arthur Maiorella for Block Club ChicagoβFrosty Fridayβ participants frolick in and around Lake Michigan on the morning of June 26, 2026, near North Avenue Beach. Credit: Arthur Maiorella for Block Club Chicago
Gourmet hot dogs from chefs at Bucktownβs Class Act and Logan Squareβs Bar Berria at the weekly Windy City Weiner Wars at Perilla in West Loop. Credit: Quinn Myers/Block Club Chicago
Hello Kitty at The Hello Kitty Cafe on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 360 N. Michigan Ave. Credit: Zoey Duchene/Block Club ChicagoThe Hello Kitty Cafe on Thursday, June 25, 2026, at 360 N. Michigan Ave. Credit: Zoey Duchene/Block Club Chicago
Terra owners Claudia QuiΓ±Γ³nez and her daughter, Jocelyn Telles, smile in their new Avondale cafe at 3343 W. Belmont Ave. on June 24, 2026. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago
Attendees at a South Shore summit on June 27, 2026, discuss housing protections amid the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. Credit: Maia McDonald for Block Club Chicago
Geese are seen lined up near the edge of the Humboldt Park lagoon watching people pedal in the swan boats June 25, 2026. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli/Block Club Chicago
Instructors embrace graduates during the Fire Department firefighter/EMT graduation in the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on June 30, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoThe graduating class arrives for the Fire Department firefighter/EMT graduation in the Aon Grand Ballroom at Navy Pier on June 30, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
