Saúl Arellano, director of community engagement for state Rep. Will Guzzardi, helps Rosa Ramirez up stairs to pick up food during a Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. The event was hosted by Chicago Ald. Ruth Cruz, 30th, state Sen. Graciela Guzmán, state Rep. Will Guzzardi, at right, and the Zakat Foundation of America. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)
Francellia Salgado, of the Zakat Foundation of America, gives away potatoes during the Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)People wait in line to collect food during a Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park on Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. The event was hosted by Chicago Ald. Ruth Cruz, 30th, state Sen. Graciela Guzmán, state Rep. Will Guzzardi and the Zakat Foundation of America. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Corrina Demma, of the Chopin Park advisory council, hands out fresh produce during the Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Natalie Oberfell, of the Chopin Park advisory council, hands macaroni and cheese to Itzlaly and her mother Melanie during a Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Francellia Salgado, of the Zakat Foundation of America, with some of the last potatoes during the Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Ald. Ruth Cruz, 30th, left, gives rice to a woman during the Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Families collect food at the Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Melanie and her daughter Itzlaly get fresh vegetables during a Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Sandra Puebla, staff member of state Sen. Graciela Guzmán, right, provides canned vegetables during the Thanksgiving grocery giveaway at Chopin Park in Portage Park, Nov. 24, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/Chicago Tribune)Volunteers Steve Dolinsky, of West Town, and Robin Kuznetsky, of Deerfield, laugh while making yams dishes during Thanksgiving meal preparation, Nov. 26, 2025, in a kitchen at Rate Field in Chicago. Levy Restaurants and the Salvation Army teamed up to provide about 3,400 Thanksgiving meals, according to Levy Chef De Cuisine Robin Rosenberg, for Chicagoans in need. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Levy Restaurants' Ed Gilaty adds heavy cream to mashed potatoes during Thanksgiving meal preparation, Nov. 26, 2025, in a kitchen at Rate Field in Chicago. Levy Restaurants and the Salvation Army teamed up to provide about 3,400 Thanksgiving meals, according to Levy Chef De Cuisine Robin Rosenberg, to Chicagoans in need. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Levy Restaurants chefs Lauren Piejko Anthony Chua prepare lunch for Levy employees and Thanksgiving meal preparation volunteers, Nov. 26, 2025, in a kitchen at Rate Field in Chicago. Levy Restaurants and the Salvation Army teamed up to provide about 3,400 Thanksgiving meals, according to Levy Chef De Cuisine Robin Rosenberg, for Chicagoans in need. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Tanya Shankel, from Justice, selects a turkey during a Thanksgiving meal giveaway, Nov. 22, 2025, at St. Cletus Parish's food pantry in La Grange. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Volunteer Ben Oldelson, 15, hands cookies to Anelisse Rodriguez, 2, while her mother, Saida Rodriguez, stands by during a Thanksgiving meal giveaway, Nov. 22, 2025, at St. Cletus Parish's food pantry in La Grange. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)Volunteers Natalie, center, and Henry Robinson explain what items are being offered to participants during a Thanksgiving meal giveaway, Nov. 22, 2025, at St. Cletus Parish's food pantry in La Grange. (Dominic Di Palermo/Chicago Tribune)People collect all the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal and other food such as milk, eggs, cheese and vegetables at the Polish American Association food bank, Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)Gina Ustasiewski holds a whole turkey and a turkey breast while volunteer Eva Cabrera, left, explains the choices to Niurka Colon at the Polish American Association pantry on Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)A long line outside the Polish American Association food bank on Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. People lined up as early as 2 a.m. to collect a turkey and other food. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)Families carry out the fixings for a Thanksgiving meal and other essentials, including milk, eggs, cheese and vegetables, at the Polish American Association food bank on Nov. 25, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
