Picture Chicago: This week’s 16 can’t miss Sun-Times photos

Kids with Criu De Sheela laugh while riding a float during the South Side Irish Parade along Western Avenue in Beverly, Sunday, March 12. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Chicago Bears defensive end DeMarcus Walker speaks to reporters during a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Thursday, March 16. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Chicago police investigate after two people were shot and wounded while traveling in a white Jeep near the 1600 block of West 63rd Street in West Englewood, Thursday, March 16. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Newly appointed DEA Special Agent in Charge Sheila Lyons speaks about the state of current investigations and what she envisions for the future at the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Office, Wednesday, March 15. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

A specimen of a rare gold-throated hummingbird, whose iridescent throat looks green, blue, or gold depending on the angle of light, is shown by a scientist at the Field Museum, Tuesday, March 7. The bird is a hybrid of a Pink-throated Brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa gularis, and the Rufous-webbed Brilliant hummingbird, Heliodoxa branickii. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

(From left) Chicago mayoral candidates Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas shake hands before a debate at WLS-TV ABC Channel 7’s studio, Thursday, March 16. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

People dressed for St. Patrick’s Day festivities talk to a police officer after two men were shot near the Goodman Theatre at 170 N. Dearborn St. in the Loop, shortly before the Chicago River was dyed green for the holiday, Saturday, March 11. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Iggy Pop performs at The Salt Shed, Friday, March 10. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Ald. Jeanette Taylor (20th) speaks during a long and racially charged Chicago City Council debate about whether members should approve $20 million in state funding for asylum seekers, Wednesday, March 15. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Michael Nolan, 57, who used to get $376 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits because of the emergency allotments that kicked in during the COVID-19 pandemic, stands beside his refrigerator that contains food he received from food pantries in his home in Portage Park, Thursday, March 9. Nolan’s $376 will be reduced to $281 due to the ending of emergency allotments. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

A parade-goer interacts with spectators during the South Side Irish Parade along Western Avenue in Beverly, Sunday, March 12. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Dr. Michael Gottlieb, emergency physician at RUSH University Medical Center and co-primary investigator for INSPIRE, sits inside an empty patient room in RUSH’s Emergency Department, Friday, March 10. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Monica Faith Stewart leads a rally for members of Women for Brandon to celebrate their endorsement for Chicago mayoral candidate Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition on the South Side, Tuesday, March 14. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Chicago Bears wide receiver D.J. Moore’s family, including his 3-year-old daughter Arielle, watches as he speaks to reporters during a news conference at Halas Hall in Lake Forest, Thursday, March 16. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker signs into law a bill ensuring at least 40 hours of paid leave for Illinois workers, Monday, March 13. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

A piece of vacant land at 375 N. Morgan St., which sits next to a building at 901 W, Kinzie St., where a Guinness taproom is planned to be located, are seen in this photo in the West Loop, Thursday, March 9. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)