Picture Chicago: 15 must-see images from Sun-Times photographers this past week

Kids walk on a platform in the middle of Lake Michigan at Calumet Beach on the Far South Side on Labor Day weekend, Saturday, Sept. 3. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Chicago Sky’s Allie Quigley #14, Candace Parker #3 and Kahleah Copper #2 walk onto the court after a timeout when the Connecticut Sun took the lead during the 4th quarter of Game 5 of the 2022 WNBA semifinals at Wintrust Arena, Thursday, Sept. 8. The Sky let a 10-point lead get away, allowing the Sun to finish the game on an 18-0 run in a 72-63 loss. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

A parade goer waves a “Proud Union Home” sign as the Chicago Labor Day Parade travels down South Ewing Avenue on the Far South Side, Saturday, Sept. 2. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Questionnaires sit on empty seats at an informal community meeting at Hersey High School’s gymnasium about the Chicago Bears possible massive, mixed-use stadium development in Arlington Park, Thursday, Sept. 8. Bears reps had advised observers to show up early due to the gym’s 2,000-person capacity — but barely half that many people showed up. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

Officers face Soldier Field for a procession during the annual candlelight vigil at the Gold Star Families Memorial & Park, honoring the 595 Chicago Police officers who died in the line of duty since the department’s early days in the 1830s, Tuesday, Sept. 6. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Paulina Arellano, the teacher in charge of the equestrian program at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences, pets a horse named Felice, Friday, Sept. 2. The Far South Side school trains students for careers in agriculture and is the only campus at Chicago Public Schools with a farm. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)

Chicago Sky’s Kahleah Copper #2 shoots the ball during the 3rd quarter as the Sky take on the Connecticut Sun for Game 5 of the 2022 WNBA semifinals at Wintrust Arena, Thursday, Sept. 8. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot reacts during a press conference at City Hall in the Loop, where officials encouraged Chicagoans to get vaccinated with the new bivalent COVID-19 booster that specifically targets the Omicron variant, Tuesday, Sept. 6. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

A Chicago police officer stands guard at a crime scene in the 8600 block of South Kingston Avenue, where two men, ages 18 and 20, were killed and two others were wounded in a shooting in the South Chicago neighborhood, Sunday, Sept. 4, 2022. Ten men were killed and at least 46 people, including a 13-year-old boy, were wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the Labor Day weekend. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

Spectators sit inside a car while watching the Chicago Labor Day Parade as it travels down South Ewing Avenue on the Far South Side, Saturday, Sept. 2. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Chicago Sky’s Candace Parker #3 and Kahleah Copper #2 celebrate after Copper scored during the 3rd quarter as the Sky take on the Connecticut Sun for Game 5 of the 2022 WNBA semifinals at Wintrust Arena, Thursday, Sept. 8. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Blackstone Hotel housekeepers, supporters and Unite Here Local 1 members picket outside the Blackstone Hotel in the Loop demanding better working conditions, Wednesday, Sept. 7. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)

“Ashley,” 32, a resident of a homeless encampment in the park east of Weiss Memorial Hospital, sits inside her tent as protesters with #RiseUptown gathered nearby to discuss homelessness in the area and call for more affordable housing in Uptown, Tuesday, Sept. 6. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Chicago Police Department cadets hold up photos of fallen officers during the annual vigil at the Gold Star Families Memorial & Park, Tuesday, Sept. 6. Hundreds gathered for the vigil just outside Soldier Field as friends, families and loved ones stepped up to remember the officers. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Chicago Police Department officials investigate after two people were shot, including a 63-year-old woman and a man in his 20s in the 1600 block of South Lawndale Avenue on the Southwest Side, Saturday, Sept. 3. Ten men were killed and at least 46 people, including a 13-year-old boy, were wounded by gunfire in Chicago over the Labor Day holiday weekend. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Time)