Picture Chicago: 15 photos from this week in news

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw offloads 1,200 Christmas trees for families in need during the annual “Christmas Ship” event at Navy Pier, Saturday, Dec. 2. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Betty Boop, played by Jasmine Amy Rogers, is helped down the stairs by Dwayne, played by Ainsley Anthony Melham, during the curtain call of the musical’s opening night at the CIBC Theatre, Wednesday, Dec. 6. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Betty Boop, played by Jasmine Amy Rogers, and Dwayne, played by Ainsley Anthony Melham, begin to tear up on stage during the curtain call of the musical’s opening night at the CIBC Theatre, Wednesday, Dec. 6. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Jeremiah Watson stands for a photo near the Citgo gas station at East 76th Street and South South Chicago Avenue on the South Side, Tuesday, Dec. 5. Watson was a victim of a robbery as he walked to the Citgo in October, which is part of a larger overall increase in robberies throughout the city. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

A member of the Chicago Fire Department stands in front of a house that caught fire in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue in Lawndale, Wednesday, Dec. 6. Dessie Street escaped the fire in critical condition, while her nephew Carlos Street died in the fire, authorities said. Two police officers were also injured when the porch collapsed. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

April Grant, whose sister’s godmother is Dessie Street, speaks to a reporter after Street’s house caught fire in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue in Lawndale early Wednesday, Dec. 6. Street escaped the fire in critical condition, while her nephew Carlos Street died in the fire, according to the Chicago Fire Department. Two police officers were also injured when the porch collapsed. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Members of the Chicago Fire Department peer into a house that caught fire in the 1200 block of South Kedvale Avenue in the Lawndale neighborhood, Wednesday, Dec. 6. Dessie Street escaped the fire in critical condition, while her son Carlos Street died in the fire, authorities said. Two police officers were also injured when the porch collapsed. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Paul Lademthim, a manager at Barry-Regent Cleaners in Lake View who has been with the company for about 40 years, looks for a customer’s clothing, Monday, Dec. 4. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Volunteers dance to a DJ playing music as they prepare to decorate homes for Christmas during the annual My Block, My Hood, My City event Be A Part of the Light on South King Drive near East 83rd Street on the South Side, Saturday, Dec. 2. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Eileen O’Neill Burke, a retired Illinois Appellate Court judge and a former Cook County assistant state’s attorney, files nominating petitions with the Cook County Clerk’s office to run for Cook County State’s Attorney in the March 19 primary election, Monday, Dec. 4. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Former Chicago Ald. Bob Fioretti files his petitions to run for the Republican nomination for Cook County State’s Attorney at the Cook County Administration building in the Loop, Dec. 4. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Jack Murray’s mother Donna Murray (center) breaks down in tears as attorney Antonio Romanucci speaks during a news conference at his River North office about the fatal police shooting of her 24-year-old son in Elk Grove Village, Monday, Dec. 4. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

An inbound lane is closed on the I-90 Kennedy Expressway near Milwaukee Avenue, Thursday, Dec. 7. The lanes are scheduled to fully reopen by Tuesday. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Craig MacClugage, a machinery technician, dresses up as Santa Claus and helps the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw offload 1,200 Christmas trees for families in need during the annual “Christmas Ship” event at Navy Pier, Saturday, Dec. 2. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw offloads 1,200 Christmas trees for families in need during the annual “Christmas Ship” event at Navy Pier, Saturday, Dec. 2. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)