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Chicagoans react to Trump’s reelection, city mourns slain officer and more

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Chicagoans react to Trump’s reelection, city mourns slain officer and more

CHICAGO — Chicago is mourning the killing of police officer Enrique Martinez this week.

And there were also celebrations, expressions of grief and protest in the city when Donald Trump won the presidential election.

See what Block Club reporters captured while covering the neighborhoods this week.

People watch election results at Bronzeville Winery on election night, November 5, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
A pin showing support for Vice President Kamala Harris and Congressman Jonathan Jackson on Tuesday, November 5, 2024. Credit: K’Von Jackson/Block Club Chicago
Chicago resident Rene Patino casts a fishing line on the embankment near Trump Tower. Registered Democrat voted for Trump. Credit: Mac Liderman/Block Club Chicago

Read more: On election night in Chicago, Trump supporters celebrate while Harris supporters mourn.

Read more: Chicago residents react to Trump’s victory: “Democrats will have to do some soul-searching”

People march during a protest following the 2024 presidential election, calling for a free Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, near Federal Plaza in Chicago. Credit: Vincent Alban / Block Club Chicago
Noura Ebrahim hugs her daughter Lamisa Ebrahim-Klot during a post-2024 presidential election protest calling for a free Palestine amid war between Israel and Hamas, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in Chicago. Credit: Vincent Alban / Block Club Chicago
People march during a protest following the 2024 presidential election, calling for a free Palestine amid the war between Israel and Hamas, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, near Trump Tower in Chicago. Credit: Vincent Alban / Block Club Chicago

Read more: Hundreds protest Trump’s victory and the two-party system downtown

Chicago police and community members gather for a vigil for slain Chicago Police Officer Enrique Martinez at St. Nicholas of Tolentius Catholic Church on West Lawn on November 7, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
FOP President John Catanzara speaks to reporters after a hearing on the November 7, 2024 arrest of a man accused of killing Officer Enrique Martinez. Credit: Mac Liderman/Block Club Chicago
A child pets a police horse after Chicago police and community members gather for a vigil for slain Chicago police officer Enrique Martinez at St. Nicholas of Tolentius Catholic Church on West Lawn, Nov. 7, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Read more: Slain Officer Enrique Martinez Honored at Southwest Vigil: ‘He Was a Beautiful Man’

Read more: Man charged with killing Officer Enrique Martinez during traffic stop on South Side

Janet Martin, known locally as the “Mayor of Armitage Brown Line Station,” will retire from the CTA in February. She poses for a portrait at the Armitage stop on November 4, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Janet Martin, known locally as the “Mayor of the Armitage Brown Line Station,” will retire from the CTA in February. She poses for a portrait at the Armitage stop on November 4, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Read more: Armitage Brown Line Station’s Beloved ‘Mayor’ Retires in February

Neighbors celebrate Dia de los Muertos at the 45th Muertos de la Riza Procession on November 1, 2024. Credit: Francia Garcia Hernandez / Block Club Chicago
Neighbors take selfies during the 45th Muertos de la Risa procession in Pilsen, November 1, 2024. Credit: Francia Garcia Hernandez / Block Club Chicago

Read more: Pilsen neighbors honor deceased loved ones in Muertos De La Risa procession

Daniel and Angelica from Venezuela sell Venezuelan empanadas and coffee as people wait in an hours-long line for resources at the Illinois Department of Human Services, 2753 W. North Ave., in Humboldt Park, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Daniel and Angelica from Venezuela sell Venezuelan empanadas and coffee as people wait in an hours-long line for resources at the Illinois Department of Human Services, 2753 W. North Ave., in Humboldt Park, Nov. 6, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Read more: A Venezuelan couple’s empanadas have become a hit in Humboldt Park, selling out daily while they wait for work permits.

South Shore resident Gerald James makes his choice in an electronic voting booth Tuesday morning. James, an Army veteran, said former President and candidate Donald Trump’s lack of respect for military veterans was a deciding factor in his vote for Kamala Harris for president. Credit: Maxwell Evans/Block Club Chicago
An election judge hands out voter registration forms at the Rockwell-on-River polling station in Avondale at 11:15 a.m. Tuesday. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli / Block Club Chicago
Darren Stewart wears a Trump bracelet after voting in the 2024 presidential election on November 5, 2024. Credit: Atavia Reed/Block Club Chicago

Read more: Election Day 2024 in Chicago

Eileen O’Neal Burke declares victory in the election for Cook County State’s Attorney on November 5, 2024. Credit: Quinn Myers/Block Club Chicago

Read more: Eileen O’Neal Burke Wins Cook County State’s Attorney Race

Advocates gather on Oct. 31, 2024, in front of City Hall to call for more funds to combat the migrant crisis and homelessness in the city. Credit: Melody Mercado, Block Club Chicago

Read more: Bring back taxes on big business heads to tackle migrants and homelessness, lawyers say

Logan Square’s 52-foot Colorado blue spruce is seen high in the sky on Nov. 1, 2024, as it prepares to travel to Millennium Park to become the city’s annual holiday tree. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli / Block Club Chicago

Read more: Chicago’s 2024 Christmas tree installed in Logan Square

Luvsick Plus opened its first official store at 2706 N. Sawyer Ave. March 9, 2024. Credit: Rima Saleh / Block Club Chicago

Read more: City’s first plus-size consignment store struggles as construction takes over Logan Square site

Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (35th), his staff, the 25th District Community Police Department, Nixon Director Diana Gomez and Cook County Commissioner Anthony Quezada cut the ribbon on the new school playground on October 31, 2024. Credit: Ariel Parrella-Aureli / Block Club Chicago

Read more: Nixon’s new playground is now open in Hermosa after a fire destroyed the previous playground

Maura Workman-Mandell poses with a flyer she and her father made. Credit: Molly DeVore/Block Club Chicago
Tara Workman-Mandell plays with her son Mark Workman-Mandell on November 1, 2024. Credit: Molly DeVore/Block Club Chicago

Read more: An eight-year-old girl from Chicago organized a rally to lower the voting age: “I want children to have equal rights”

Leaders from HUD, All of Chicago Making History on Homelessness and the City of Chicago with a ceremonial check for $15 million at Covenant House Illinois, 2934 W. Lake St., Oct. 30. Credit: Michael Liptrot/Block Club Chicago

Read more: Chicago nonprofit receives $15 million federal grant to expand services for homeless youth

Inn of Chicago migrant shelter, 162 E. Ohio St., near Mag Mile, November 4, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Read more: The city’s largest migrant shelter will close next week

Dalila Martinez of Big Sis Club poses for a portrait in her studio in Pilsen on October 10, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

Read more: At the Big Sis Club on the South Side, female leaders help girls love themselves more.

The Block Club Chicago crew enjoys Election Night pizza from the South Loop Aurelio on November 5, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago
Fall foliage bursts with color outside the Art Institute of Chicago on November 4, 2024. Credit: Colin Boyle/Block Club Chicago

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