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Chicago police and protesters face off in Grant Park after protesters attempted to topple a Christopher Columbus Statue located at Roosevelt and Columbus on Friday. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times

One activist was left with her teeth knocked out when a police officer punched her in a video-recorded encounter. Mayor Lori Lightfoot called the reports of excessive force — and the actions of some protesters — both “unacceptable.”

Eight storage units were stolen from between May and July 2020, in Lake View. | Sun-Times file photo

In each incident someone broke into a multi-unit building and stole property from storage areas.

Trader Joe’s, at 44 E. Ontario. | Sun-Times file photo

Petition urges grocer to rename ethnic food brands, including Trader José’s, Trader Ming’s.

In this June 7, 2020 photo, a hundred faithful sit while minding social distancing, listening to Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez celebrate Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, the first Mass held in English at the site since the re-opening of churches, in downtown Los Angeles. Attendance at the Mass is limited to 100 people. | Damian Dovarganes/AP

Opinions are mixed as houses of worship are searching for new ways to worship.

White Sox manager Rick Renteria, left, talks with Cubs fans Brock Beeler and his mother Beth Beeler before a game against the Cubs, Saturday, May 12, 2018, at Wrigley Field. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) | AP Photos

“It gives them a little bit more of an incentive when you’re playing against some opponents, let alone our opponents on the North Side, which should be fun,” Renteria said. “I hope everybody is able to take advantage of watching it.”

Thirty-five people have been shot, five fatally, so far this weekend. | Adobe Stock photo

The latest fatal shooting left a 26-year-old man dead Saturday morning in the 3400 block of West Ohio Street in Humboldt Park on the West Side.

Four armed robberies were reported in July 2020, in Englewood. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo

In each incident victims were approached by up to three people who threatened them with a gun and demanded their property.

Diamond DeShields, who led the Sky in scoring with an average of 16.2 points last season, will play an integral part in the team’s success this season. | Getty

“The Chicago Sky is not here on vacation,” DeShields said. “We came here to play basketball. We came here to compete for a championship.”

A 14-year-old boy was injured by gunfire July 18, 2020, in the 3600 block of West Argyle Street. | Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times file photo

The boy was dropped off at Swedish Covenant Hospital and transferred to Lurie Children’s Hospital in good condition, police said.

A 67-year-old man was shot and killed July 18, 2020, in Austin. | Adobe Stock Photo

The 67-year-old was walking on the sidewalk when he was shot in the neck, police said.

A large group broke the windows of a department store and stole merchandise July 17, 2020, in the 900 block of North Michigan Avenue. | Google Maps

The group, estimated to be between 50 and 80 people, broke out the front display windows of the store in the 900 block of North Michigan Avenue, police said.

Two people were shot, one fatally, July 17, 2020, in Chatham. | Sun-Times file photo

The men were in an apartment when someone kicked in the door and fired shots, police said.

A teenage boy was shot July 17, 2020, in Englewood. | Sun-Times file photo

A 17-year-old boy was standing on the sidewalk in the 6900 block of South Lafayette Avenue when he was shot in the leg and arm, police said.

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Victory Garden pamphlet encouraging Americans in the 1940s to grow their own food to supplement their diet.

As the nation went to war with COVID-19, I set out to find a place for veggies in the flower beds.

A shooting left three men wounded July 17, 2020, in Roseland. | Sun-Times file photo

They were hanging out on the sidewalk in the 10900 block of South Wentworth Avenue when someone fired shots from a red sedan, police said.

U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Georgia, talks with reporters last month. | AP file

The Georgia congressman had been treated for pancreatic cancer.

A boy was found shot to death July 17, 2020, in Gary, Indiana. | Getty Images

Officers found the 14-year-old unresponsive in the back of a home near East 8th Avenue and Kentucky Street in Gary, police said.