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Photos of the year

by Sam Tucker December 23, 2024December 23, 2024

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  • Members of local drumline group, Kaos Drumline, lead the Invest in Peace March down West Jackson Boulevard on June 5. The march was part of Wear Orange Day, a national movement that honors victims of gun violence that began in Chicago in 2013. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • The music group, Rocket & Gizzae, perform for the crowd and passing attendees at the Galewoodstock Music Festival Aug. 24. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • Marchers move down West Harrison Street near the intersection of Harrison and South Lotus Avenue during the Invest in Peace March organized by the Broader Urban Involvement and Leadership Development June 5. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • Mayor Brandon Johnson addresses attendees of a public update meeting for the People’s Plan for Chicago, a strategy to reduce crime and violence in Chicago’s highest-risk communities, at the Moore Park Fieldhouse, 5085 W. Adams St., Oct. 10. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • Robert Hart, co-manager of the Hart and Peace Garden, inspects the stalks of tomato plants growing in the garden in Austin June 13. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • Rachel Rogak, head pastry chef of Sugar Fixe Patisserie, places a chocolate emblem on top of the completed “opera entremet”, a six layer dessert pastry served at their shop at 119 N. Marion St. in Oak Park. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • A cherry waits to be plucked from its tree at the Hart and Peace Garden at 645 N. Latrobe, on June 13. The garden also has a pear tree. Credit: Sam Tucker
  • Produce is displayed at the Forty Acres Fresh Market vending booth at the Austin Town Hall Farmers Market in Austin Town Hall Park Aug. 15. Credit: Sam Tucker

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