Frayeli Montoya (left), of Venezuela, hugs Elaine Pierce as she relaxes on her living room couch in Pierce’s house in Oak Park, which has become a home for migrants who had been stuck at Chicago police stations, Thursday, Oct. 19. A retiree with terminal cancer, 68-year-old Pierce opened her bungalow to migrant families in early August. Advocates say she’s an example of the resolve needed to turn the migrant crisis into an opportunity. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)
A pedestrian walks on the sidewalk in the 5000 block of North Damen Avenue past Winnemac Park in Lincoln Square on the North Side as temperatures climbed above 80 degrees, Tuesday, Oct. 24. The average high for Oct. 24 in the Chicago area is 59 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)
A couple sits in the grass near Montrose Harbor on the North Side as temperatures reached higher than 80 degrees, Tuesday, Oct. 24. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)
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