Picture Chicago: The Sun-Times’ photos of the week

Chicago Bears kicker Cairo Santos #2 causes a splash on the field as he kicks in warmups before the season opener against the San Francisco 49ers at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 11. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Darren Bailey, the Republican candidate for governor of Illinois, speaks to the media about crime in Chicago during a press conference in the West Loop, Tuesday, Sept. 13. Bailey has repeatedly called Chicago a “hellhole.” (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Gov. J.B. Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot look at each other during a press conference in the Greektown neighborhood, where Pritzker announced that he signed a disaster proclamation and called on the Illinois National Guard to support over 500 migrants who were sent by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to Illinois, Wednesday, Sept. 14. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Dancers peform with the Willis Tower in the background during the 20th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade along West 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Saturday, Sept. 10. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

A person goes fishing by Lake Michigan near Montrose Beach, Thursday, Sept. 8. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Lil Nas X performs at the Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Uptown, Saturday, Sept. 10. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields #1 celebrates after the Bears beat the San Francisco 49ers, 19 - 10, at Soldier Field, Sunday, Sept. 11. (Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times)

Grorias, right, hugs Frank, as they sit near their tents at a homeless encampment near Montrose Beach park in Uptown, Wednesday, Sept. 7. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Monique Brinkman-Hill, executive director of the South Side Community Art Center, sits in the 82-year-old institution, Tuesday, Sept. 13. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

Chicago police investigate near a baseball field in Washington Park, where two men were killed and seven others were wounded in a mass shooting, Tuesday, Sept. 13. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Cyclists ride by a memorial for Sam Bell, near the scene where Bell was struck and killed by a vehicle while riding his bike in the 700 block of North Milwaukee Avenue, Friday, Sept. 9. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

U.S. Attorney John Lausch speaks to reporters after R. Kelly was convicted on six of 13 counts in his indictment, including counts alleging he recorded his sexual abuse of a 14-year-old girl in the late 1990s, Wednesday, Sept. 14. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-Times)

Commuters board an outbound Metra train at Union Station in Chicago, Tuesday, Sept. 13. (Brian Rich/Sun-Times)