Volunteer Dagmar Gray, who said she has 13 grandkids and 8 great grandkids, wears a turkey hat while laughing with her friends and a reporter during a food and clothing giveaway outside St. Moses the Black Parish in Grand Crossing ahead of Thanksgiving, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Chicago Bears safety Jonathan Owens #36 honors his wife, Olympic gymnast Simone Biles, with a celebration after recovering a fumble during the first quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
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Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams #18 gets sacked by Minnesota Vikings outside linebackers Jonathan Greenard #58 during overtime at Soldier Field, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.
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Performers with the Korean Performing Arts Institute of Chicago raise their fans during the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, which celebrated its 90th Year, on State Street in the Loop, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.
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People watch as members of Cirque Experience wheel by during the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, which celebrated its 90th year, on State Street in the Loop, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. | Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Travelers walk, while some rest on the benches of the Grand Hall at Union Station, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024.
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Shrita Love, right, enjoys an early Thanksgiving dinner with her son Ira at the 57th Annual Tony Maurello Thanksgiving Dinner at Bartlett J. McCartin Boys and Girls Club in Bridgeport, Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2024. | Zubaer Khan/Sun-Times
A turkey balloon is guided under the train tracks during the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade, which celebrated its 90th year on State Street in the Loop, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024.
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A display of a caracal hunting its prey at the new exhibition of “Cats: Predators to Pets,” which explores the world of cats, is featured at the Field Museum, Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.
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Seynab Ismail works at Amazon’s West Humboldt Park facility, Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024. The facility marked its first year since its opening in October 2023. | Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Former Alderman Danny Solis walks into the Everett M. Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in the Loop before former Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan’s trial, Monday, Nov. 25, 2024.
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Fireworks go off above the Chicago Cultural Center as the switch was flipped to turn on the Christmas tree lights during the 111th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony at Millennium Park, Friday, Nov. 22, 2024.
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