44th Ward Photo Gallery

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A woman in a black robe administers an oath of office to a man in a suit, with a group of people standing nearby.

Swearing In 1 - 5/15/23

A group of people standing with their right hands raised in an oath.

Swearing In 2 - 5/15/23

Two police officers standing on either side of a man in a suit in front of the 44th Ward office.

CPD Visit 6/9/23

A group of seven people perform a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a Low-Line Market sign.

Low-Line Farmers Market Opening 6/9/23

Two men in business casual attire stand in front of a decorative brick wall mural.

LVHS School Tour 6/9/23

Jan Schakowsky sitting in a rickshaw surrounded by three people at a Pride parade.

Pride Parade 6/30/23

A diverse group of people stand together on a city street during a Pride parade, some holding small rainbow flags.

Pride Parade 2 - 6/30/23

Four people standing in front of a club entrance holding a red Grand Opening ribbon.

Bamboo Club Grand Opening 7/14/23

Four adults stand in a building lobby.

19th District Appreciation Day Cookout 7/14/23

Two men stand on a street lined with white vendor tents at an outdoor festival.

Ikebana Walk with Congressman Quigley 7/14/23

People gather around a Southport Neighbors Association banner at an outdoor community event.

Southport Art Fair with Congressman Quigley 7/14/23

Three people posing for a photo in a restaurant.

Dryhop Brewery Meet & Greet with Senator Feigenholtz & Representative Croke 7/20/23

Four people standing together, one holding a box containing a small plant, in front of a brick building.

Southport Native Plant Sale 7/21/23

A man kneels on a sidewalk, painting a curb yellow next to a fire hydrant.

Curb Painting 7/28/23

A group of people in red shirts holding a large $20,560 donation check in front of a storefront.

Moustache Crawl 8/4/23

Two men smiling and standing in front of large letters spelling “IOWA” outside a stone building.

Our Lady of Mount Carmel First Day 8/25/23

A man in a blue plaid blazer talks to a woman seated at a table in a community room.

Britton Budd Apartments Bingo 9/1/23

A man in a blue plaid blazer and a woman in a dark suit stand side-by-side smiling.

Britton Budd Apartments Bingo with CHA CEO Tracey Scott 9/1/23

Three people cut an orange ribbon in front of a building entrance while children watch.

Southport FUNdamentals Grand Opening 9/1/23

A group of seven adults standing behind a white event tent counter.

Lakeview Annual Taco Fest - 9/1/23

A group of people cutting a red ribbon at the grand opening of O-Mi coffee shop.

O-Mi Grand Opening 9/1/23

A man in a black polo shirt speaks to a woman in a plaid shirt and hat under a large tent at an outdoor gathering.

Senior Picnic 9/8/23

Two men wearing sunglasses pose for a selfie during a sunny outdoor parade.

WOOGMS Parade and Block Party 9/8/23

A man speaks at a City of Chicago podium, flanked by a group of professionals standing in a marble hall.

Chi vs Hate Ordinance Press Conference 9/15/23

A large group poses for a photo on a city sidewalk by the Waveland and honorary Beth Murphy street signs.

Beth Murphy Way Dedication 1 - 9/22/23

A man in a white patterned polo shirt speaks to a group gathered at the corner of W Waveland Av.

Beth Murphy Way Dedication 2 - 9/22/23

A group of children and adults riding bicycles down a city street lined with outdoor dining areas and hanging flower baskets.

Kids Bike Parade 1 - 9/29/23

A group of children and adults on bicycles gathered in front of white tents on a city street.

Kids Bike Parade 2 - 9/29/23

Two women in dirndls and a man holding a beer mug stand together at an outdoor Oktoberfest event.

Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce Oktoberfest 10/6/23

A group of people in Halloween costumes holding a campaign banner for Alderman Bennett Lawson.

Northalsted Business Alliance Halloween Parade 11/3/23

A man in a coat and cap hands a blue gift bag to a young child in a firefighter costume at an outdoor street event.

Halloween 11/3/23

Three people smiling together in front of a large, illuminated Christmas tree at night.

Winterland at Gallagher Way 11/22/23

A police officer stands between a woman and a man, all smiling for a photo in front of string lights.

Northalsted Business Alliance Annual Meeting with Alderman Clay 12/8/23

A large group of children and adults standing together in a playground.

Evergreen Playlot Renovation 1 - 12/15/23

A playground structure with multiple slides and a climbing wall on a wood-chip surface.

Evergreen Playlot Renovation 2 - 12/15/23

A man in a coat and cap signs a steel beam supported by blue sawhorses in front of a hospital construction poster.

Advocate Masonic Beam Raising 2 - 2/2/24

A man in a suit speaks at a podium before a small audience in a lobby with a mural of a medical building.

Advocate Masonic Beam Raising 1 - 2/2/24

Three people standing in front of the Center on Halsted building.

Center on Halsted with Mayor Johnson 2/9/24

A speaker at a podium addresses an audience in front of five informational banners and two armchairs on a stage.

Center on Halsted 2/9/24

A speaker at a microphone stands before a panel of four people seated at a table in front of a Wrigley Field meeting screen.

Wrigley Field Annual Meeting 3/1/24

A man in a plaid blazer holds up an “I Voted!” sticker in front of the John M. Merlo Chicago Public Library.

Voting 3/8/24

Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting 3/15/24

A person in a blue hoodie and cap clears dirt from a street gutter with a long-handled tool.

Street Cleaning 4/5/24

Four people standing on a city sidewalk wearing solar eclipse glasses and looking up at the sky.

Eclipse 4/12/24

A group of seven people posing for a photo inside a sports bar.

Central Lake View Neighbors Annual Wine Tasting 4/19/24

A reporter interviews a man in a blazer outside a 44th Ward office.

WGN Interview 4/19/24

A group of people standing in front of a Fifth Third Bank location holding a blue ribbon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Fifth Third Grand Opening 4/19/24

A large group of children and adults wearing bicycle helmets pose for a photo in front of a “better together” mural.

Nettelhorst Bike & Roll to School Day 5/10/24

A man in a tan coat points toward a train station sign as he talks to another man on a platform.

Belmont Station with CTA President Carter 5/10/24

People at a folding table on a city sidewalk filling paper bags from a Midway Moving and Storage truck.

Shredding Event 5/10/24

Four people posing for a photo at a restaurant table with plates of food.

Senior Cinco de Mayo Luncheon 5/13/23

A man takes a selfie at a parade with people holding Bennett for 44 campaign signs.

WOOGMS Parade 5/27/24

Two men in suits standing together in a gymnasium decorated for an event.

Harriet Tubman Elementary School 8th Grade Graduation with Alderman Waguespack 5/31/24

Three volunteers posing near a garden bed along a street next to a stop sign.

Wellington and Inner DLSD Gardening Club 5/31/24

Nettelhorst School Graduation 5/31/24

Two men stand in front of the Billy Goat Tavern & Grill holding ceremonial scissors behind a Grand Opening ribbon.

Billy Goat Tavern Grand Opening 5/31/24

A group of graduates in blue caps and gowns and a man in a blazer pose together on a sunny day.

Hawthorne Graduation 6/3/24

A man in a suit speaks to a small audience in front of a presentation screen titled “Clean, Affordable, & Healthy Buildings.”

Environmental Community Meeting with Third Act Illinois and Citizens' Utility Board (CUB) 6/6/24

Eight people in hard hats participate in a ceremonial ground-breaking with shovels in a grassy area.

835 W Addison Affordable Housing Groundbreaking 6/6/24

Four people stand in front of a storefront under a “Big Gay Grand Opening” banner as a ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place.

Big Gay Sal's Grand Opening 6/7/24

A group of children and adults riding bicycles down a city street.

Kids Bike Parade 6/8/24

A smiling man in a Chicago flag baseball cap and apron grills food at an outdoor gathering.

Buckingham Block Party 6/9/24

A worker in a neon green shirt sweeps a road near a row of yellow bollards at a city intersection.

Belmont Harbor Bollards Installation 6/14/24

A group of people seated in a circle in a room, listening to a man in a uniform speak.

1925 Police Beat Meeting 6/18/24

Five people sit at a table on a stage facing an audience during a panel discussion.

Lakeview Roscoe Village Chamber of Commerce's Aldermanic Business Forum 6/20/24

A group of six people posing on a sidewalk in front of Chicago Sugar Daddy patisserie, decorated with pride bunting.

DNC Host Committee Neighborhood Tour 6/20/24

Three people pose for a selfie at an outdoor street festival, with one person holding a rainbow fan labeled “FAAAN-TASTIC.”

Pride Fest 6/22/24

Three men stand together in front of a Sidetrack sign and a Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Emerging Leaders banner.

Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Emerging Leaders Pride Event 6/25/24

A group of eleven people stand together, with the man in the center holding a sign that reads Getting to Zero Illinois.

Getting to Zero 2.0 Initiative Press Conference with Governor Pritzker 6/26/24

A man in a suit speaks at a Chicago Police department press conference, flanked by officers in uniform.

Pride Parade CPD Press Conference 6/28/24

Four people wearing rainbow pride sashes and accessories pose for a photo at a sunny street parade.

Pride Parade 6/30/24

Five men stand together in front of a blue table under a white event tent.

Southport Art Fest 7/13/24

Two students and a man in a suit stand in a courtroom gallery, with another woman standing to their right.

44th Ward Interns Visit City Council 7/17/24

Two city workers in high-visibility vests repair a traffic light at a street intersection.

CDOT Installs New Sheffield/Belmont Traffic Signal 7/19/24

A group of six people stand outside Istmo Oaxacan Cuisine during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Istmo Grand Opening 7/24/24

A group of six people posing while planting seedlings in a roadside garden bed.

Southport Neighbors Association Corner Parkway Plots for Native Plants Program 7/26/24

A young man holding a certificate stands with a group of six adults in front of a banner thanking the 19th District staff.

Boys and Girls Club 'Youth of the Year' Award Ceremony 8/2/24

A panel of four people sits on stage before an audience, with a presentation slide showing architectural design changes.

925 W Belmont Community Meeting 8/6/24

A crowd of people in the front rows of a stadium stand and raise their right hands.

Wrigley Field Immigrant Naturalization Ceremony 8/8/24

A group of people wearing blue shirts posing with a large donation check outside a building labeled 3208 S.

Mustache Crawl Donation Ceremony 8/8/24

Two men in suits and two women stand together outdoors in front of a garden fence.

Lakeview Community Garden 10-Year Anniversary 8/8/24

A group of Scottish bagpipers in kilts stands in front of a restaurant during a grand opening celebration.

Duke of Perth Grand Re-Opening Ceremony 8/10/24

Six people stand in front of a Seoul Taco restaurant holding a red “Grand Opening” ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Seoul Taco Grand Opening 8/13/24

A man in a suit holding a microphone stands in an empty arena in front of an Illinois DNC 2024 delegation sign.

Chicago DNC 8/19/24

A man gestures while talking to a woman holding a small child near an inflatable slide.

Block Party 8/24/24

A man in a plaid blazer and a woman in a yellow dress greet a young child with a backpack outdoors.

Nettelhorst First Day of School 8/26/24

A man in a straw hat and a woman in a red jacket hold American flags while walking in a street parade.

WOOGMS Labor Day Parade 9/2/24

A group of people standing in front of Oak & Honey holding a grand opening ribbon across the entrance.

Oak and Honey Grand Opening 9/3/24

People in blue shirts serving food at an outdoor picnic with white tents and seated guests.

Senior Picnic 9/5/24

Two men sit at a table presenting to an audience in a conference room.

2800 N Lake Shore Drive Meet & Greet 9/12/24

Five people standing together outside a building, holding glasses of champagne.

Best Western Hawthorne Grand Reopening 9/26/24

Two people pose behind a sign frame announcing Hawthorne Scholastic Academy as a 2024 National Blue Ribbon School.

Hawthorne Academy Blue Ribbon School Celebration 9/26/24

A man in a blazer stands with his arm around an older woman at a community event, with others seated at tables nearby.

CPD 19th District Senior Barbeque 9/26/24

Six people holding a grand opening ribbon in front of a Crave Cookies storefront.

Crave Cookies Grand Opening 9/26/24

Five people participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside a restaurant storefront.

Le Petit Marcel Grand Opening 10/3/24

Two men stand in front of a City of Chicago seal on a wall.

Ald Lawson & Intern Ryan at City Hall 10/9/24

People organize documents in boxes on a sidewalk outside a 44th Ward office.

Fall Shredding Event 10/19/24

Alderman voting

Ald Lawson Voting 10/24/24

Six people in matching white hoodies stand behind a table with Halloween treats and dog bandanas at Lakeview Dog Park.

Dog Park Tabling 10/24/24

A group of people standing outside Furious Spoon ramen bar watch as balloons are released toward a street sign.

Rich Pfeiffer Sign Unveiling 10/31/24

Two men smiling and wearing baseball caps with Chicago flags, one in a jacket and the other in a “Resist” graphic t-shirt.

Election Day 11/5/24

Veterans

Veterans Day with AVER Chicago 11/11/24

A man leans over a restaurant table to shake hands with an elderly woman, while another woman sits nearby.

Thanksgiving Meal for Seniors 11/25/24

A smiling man in a kitchen apron poses with two women seated at a restaurant table.

Thanksgiving Meal for Seniors 2 11/25/24

Five people stand side-by-side posing for a photo inside a restaurant decorated with license plates.

Blue Bayou Grand Reopening 12/4/24

A group of seven people gathered for a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Dental Center Grand Opening 12/5/24

People gather and talk in a lobby with a “Thank You” banner on display.

Community Plan Open House 12/11/24

Four people standing in front of a Christmas tree surrounded by donated toys and sports equipment.

44th Ward Toy Drive 12/11/24

Four men stand in front of a backdrop that repeats “Center on 3656 N. Halsted,” with one man speaking into a microphone.

Northalsted Business Alliance Holiday Party 12/12/24

Two women and a man stand together in a room decorated with hanging Christmas ornaments.

Lakeview East Chamber Holiday Party 12/14/24

A group of people cutting a red grand opening ribbon in front of the Cumin restaurant storefront.

Cumin Grand Opening 1/23/25

A group of people standing on a stage at the Illinois Holocaust Museum, with food platters in the foreground.

Holocaust Museum 1/30/25

A man speaks to an audience in a church-like room while a projector screen shows a community police meeting agenda.

19th Police District Council Meeting 2/19/25

A man speaks at a podium before three people seated at a table in front of a screen for a community meeting.

Annual Wrigley Field Community Meeting 2/27/25

A woman with a name tag and a man in a blazer standing together in front of a stage.

Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce 3/14/25

A group of twelve people wearing hard hats standing together at a construction site.

Lakeview Landing Tour 3/20/25

A worker in a high-visibility vest uses a shovel to clear debris from a street curb next to a parked SUV.

Street Sweeping 4/4/25

Six people stand in front of the Rendang Republic storefront during a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Rendang Republic Grand Opening 4/18/25

A man stands in front of a world map and a projected screen, speaking to a group of students in a classroom.

Hawthorne Elementary School civics class 4/21/25

Two men stand together, one in a plaid blazer and the other wearing a Chicago Cubs baseball jersey with an access badge.

Ald Lawson & Senator Dick Durbin 4/25/25

Group of people at a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of a restaurant named Felix.

Felix Grand Opening 5/16/25

Three people stand together outdoors, with the man on the right holding a small American flag.

WOOGMS Memorial Day Parade 5/26/25

A group of people standing in a line holding a green ribbon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at a farmers market.

Southport Low Line Market 6/1/25

A man in a suit speaks to a seated audience in a wood-paneled room.

3300 N Lake Shore Drive Meet and Greet 6/12/25

People of various ages wearing helmets ride bicycles down a city street.

Kids Bike Parade 6/14/25

A group of seniors sits around a table playing bingo with a man standing at the head of the table.

Brookdale Meet and Greet 6/25/25

A man in a suit speaks at a podium with several police officers standing behind him in front of a branded backdrop.

Pride Safety Press Conference 6/26/25

A man in a suit standing next to a Chicago Police officer in uniform.

Pride Safety Press Conference 2 6/26/25

Two men wearing matching pinstriped baseball jerseys and caps standing together outdoors.

Police Memorial Fund Baseball Game 7/19/25

Four people holding a large donation check for $20,860 for the Lakeview East Community Partnership.

Mustache Crawl 7/25/25

A man in a suit and the Chicago Cubs mascot pose together in the stands at Wrigley Field.

Cubs All Star Game Announcement 7/31/25

Four adults standing behind a table covered in a blue tablecloth with snacks, paper towels, and condiments.

National Night Out 8/5/25

Six people standing together in front of a Human Rights Campaign booth at an outdoor event.

Northalsted Market Days 8/9/25

A man and a child in a bicycle helmet pose together outdoors.

Kids Bike Parade 8/23/25

A group of people sitting at a picnic table under a canopy, and two people standing together on a grassy lawn.

44th Ward Senior Picnic 9/4/25

A group of people in professional attire hold a ceremonial ribbon in front of an Advocate Health Care building.

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Ribbon Cutting 9/15/25

Two men in suits embrace in a meeting room while others work at desks in the background.

Passage of ADU Ordinance 9/24/25

Three people holding beer steins at an Oktoberfest event.

Cubs Oktoberfest 9/25/25

Three men standing together, one wearing a high-visibility safety vest over a Chicago flag t-shirt.

AIDS Run & Walk 9/27/25

Five people stand in front of Truth Training during a ribbon-cutting ceremony with large scissors and blue balloons.

Truth Training Ribbon Cutting 10/2/25

Five people participate in a ribbon-cutting ceremony outside the Dream Creeks leather goods shop.

Dream Creek Grand Opening 10/3/25

A group of Just Salad employees and a man in a blazer participating in a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Just Salad Ribbon Cutting 10/16/25

Three people standing on a sidewalk holding protest signs with anti-political slogans.

No Kings Protest 10/18/25

Children in animal costumes at a street fair table with an adult handing out candy.

Trick or Treat on Southport 10/31/25

Two police officers and a man in civilian clothing standing together on a city sidewalk at a community event.

Trick or Treat on Southport 2 10/31/25

A man speaks into a microphone on a rainbow-painted crosswalk, surrounded by people holding Equality Illinois signs.

Transgender Day of Remembrance 11/20/25

A man serving patrons in a restaurant decorated with holiday garlands.

44th Ward Thanksgiving Senior Luncheon 11/25/25

Four people cutting a red ribbon at a grand opening ceremony for a store named Luckycat.

Lucky Cat Grand Opening 11/26/25

A large group of people gathers outdoors in the snow for a presentation at a podium.

World AIDS Day 12/1/25

A group of people clapping outside a store beneath a street sign honoring Herbert “Nuts on Clark” Kenney.

Nuts on Clark Sign Unveiling 12/4/25

44th Ward Toys for Tots Drive 12/12/25

A person in a blue dreidel costume stands next to a man in a plaid suit.

Chabad of Lakeview East Hanukkah Celebration 12/17/25

Eight people in winter coats stand in a park holding gold-colored shovels during a ceremonial groundbreaking.

Kelly Park Groundbreaking 12/18/25

Five people holding a red ribbon during a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the Taste of Egg Indian restaurant.

Taste of Egg Grand Opening 1/8/25

A man in a plaid coat and flat cap gives a thumbs-up next to a car trunk filled with boxes and bags of groceries.

44th Ward Community Food Box Drive 1/9/25

An elderly woman holding a City of Chicago certificate sits in a chair next to a smiling man in a winter coat.

Ann Marsalek 99th Birthday Resolution 1/15/25

A large group of people posing for a photograph on a staircase inside a modern building.

Holocaust Museum Visit 1/22/25