This Week In Photos: Lollapalooza Weekend Kicks Off, Another Big Storm And More
π° Block Club Chicago
π July 31, 2026 at 6:44 AM
CHICAGO βΒ Lollapalooza is upon us after Chicago survived yet another round of major storms at the start of the week.
Hereβs what Block Club reporters and photographers captured while covering the cityβs neighborhoods this week:
Fire shoots from the top of the stage during John Summitβs set at the Bud Light stage on day one of Lollapalooza in Grant Park on July 30, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club ChicagoSombr performs during the first day of Lollapalooza at Grant Park on July 30, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Robertanthony Cruz (15) does a backflip while being introduced as the Savannah Bananas play The Firefighters at Wrigley Field on July 24, 2026, as part of the Banana Ball World Tour. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoFans do the wave as the Savannah Bananas play The Firefighters at Wrigley Field on July 24, 2026 as part of the Banana Ball World Tour. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Dark skies, rain and stormy weather is seen in Edgewater during a thunderstorm warning on July 27, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club ChicagoA downed tree in front of a home near 98th and Bell in Beverly after a storm on July 27, 2026. Credit: Jim Lynch/Block Club ChicagoCars splash through standing water on a flooded Montrose Avenue in Uptown after a thunderstorm warning on July 27, 2026. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Englewood rapper Lil M.U. headlined at the From the βGo Fest on July 18. Credit: Mark Braboy for Block Club ChicagoEnglewood rapper Lil M.U. greets fans at the From the βGo Fest on July 18. Credit: Mark Braboy/Block Club Chicago
Forest Preserves fisheries science technician Michael Feldmann inspects plants growing on a floating garden at Schiller Pond in the OβHare neighborhood on July 23, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club ChicagoForest Preserves intern Arianna Marquez drops an invasive carp into a bucket on Schiller Pond in the OβHare neighborhood on July 23, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago
Blue oyster mushrooms grow in an incubation room at Four Star Mushrooms in West Loop on July 22, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club ChicagoChef Wook Kang explains mushroom preparation to visitors during a tour of Four Star Mushrooms in the West Loop on July 22, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago
A team of friends and bystanders attempt to dislodge the βSea No Evilβ from the sand of North Avenue Beach. July 30, 2026. Credit: Charles Thrush/Block Club ChicagoThe motorboat Sea No Evil sits stranded on the shore of North Avenue Beach on July 29, 2026. Credit: Giacomo Cain/Block Club Chicago
A traffic control aide with the Chicago Office of Emergency Management and Communications directs traffic at the intersection of Roosevelt Road and South Michigan Avenue on June 27, 2026. Credit: Heidi Zeiger for Block Club Chicago
The Wacker House at 1838 N. Lincoln Park West has undergone extensive exterior alterations in recent years, prompting preservationists to call for stronger city enforcement of landmark rules. Credit: Patrick Filbin/Block Club Chicago
Cars drive past 111th Street and Campbell Avenue on July 28, 2026. Parents and staff at nearby St. Cajetan Elementary School have asked Ald. Matt OβShea to look at adding a potential speed camera near the intersection. Credit: Jim Lynch/Block Club Chicago
State lawmakers speak on their efforts to hold federal agents accountable at a press conference in Chicago on July 29, 2026. Credit: Francia Garcia Hernandez/Block Club Chicago
A customer exits the Save A Lot store at 832 W. 63rd St. in Englewood on its last day in business, Saturday, July 25, 2026. Credit: Alexandra Murphy for Block Club Chicago
A Chicago Build Better Together sign placed along the 9800 block of South Western Avenue in Evergreen Park as seen on July 29, 2026. Credit: Jim Lynch/Block Club Chicago
