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Traffic is light on Lake Shore Drive, shown from above Maggie Daley Park on May 13, 2020.
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Traffic is light on Lake Shore Drive, shown from above Maggie Daley Park on May 13, 2020.
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Traffic is light on Lake Shore Drive, shown from above Maggie Daley Park on May 13, 2020.
Traffic is light on Lake Shore Drive, shown from above Maggie Daley Park on May 13, 2020.
Boats remain in storage at Canal Street Marina in Chicago on May 13, 2020.
Boats remain in storage at Canal Street Marina in Chicago on May 13, 2020.
The 9-foot figures that make up “Agora” in empty Grant Park, by Polish sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz, on May 13, 2020.
The empty playground at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago on May 13, 2020.
The empty playground at Maggie Daley Park in Chicago on May 13, 2020.
Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park is dry, May 13, 2020.
Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park is dry, May 13, 2020.
Columbus Drive and the empty lawn of Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park on May 13, 2020.
Columbus Drive and the empty lawn of Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago’s Millennium Park on May 13, 2020.
The Gen. John Logan sculpture in Grant Park on May 13, 2020.
The Gen. John Logan sculpture in Grant Park on May 13, 2020.
Construction site of the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on May 13, 2020.
Construction site of the proposed Obama Presidential Center in Jackson Park on May 13, 2020.
Yoko Ono’s “Skylanding” sculpture in Jackson Park on May 13, 2020.
Grant Park's skate park is empty on May 13, 2020.
Grant Park’s skate park is empty on May 13, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty North Avenue Beach in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago at 11:45 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty North Avenue Beach in the Lincoln Park neighborhood of Chicago at 11:45 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty Bloomingdale Trail at Lawndale Ave in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on April 1, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty Bloomingdale Trail at Lawndale Ave in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago on April 1, 2020.
An aerial view of an empty playground at James R Doolittle Jr. Elementary School in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 9:25 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view of an empty playground at James R Doolittle Jr. Elementary School in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 9:25 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty Wentworth Avenue in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago at 11:08 AM on April 1, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty Wentworth Avenue in the Chinatown neighborhood of Chicago at 11:08 AM on April 1, 2020.
An aerial view of an empty South Martin Luther King Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 8:40 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view of an empty South Martin Luther King Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 8:40 AM on April 2, 2020.
The Pritzker Music Pavilion is devoid of visitors on April 1, 2020, in a closed-to-the-public Millennium Park in Chicago.
The Pritzker Music Pavilion is devoid of visitors on April 1, 2020, in a closed-to-the-public Millennium Park in Chicago.
An aerial view shows an empty Division Street in Humboldt Park, a Puerto Rican neighborhood in Chicago, at 11:53 AM on April 1, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty Division Street in Humboldt Park, a Puerto Rican neighborhood in Chicago, at 11:53 AM on April 1, 2020.
One of Chicago's most popular tourist destinations, the Cloud Gate sculpture, is devoid of visitors on April 1, 2020, in a closed-to-the-public Millennium Park in Chicago.
One of Chicago’s most popular tourist destinations, the Cloud Gate sculpture, is devoid of visitors on April 1, 2020, in a closed-to-the-public Millennium Park in Chicago.
An aerial view shows an empty South Martin Luther King Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 8:44 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view shows an empty South Martin Luther King Drive in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 8:44 AM on April 2, 2020.
A view of the empty Crown Fountain at Millennium Park and Michigan Avenue.
A view of the empty Crown Fountain at Millennium Park and Michigan Avenue.
An aerial view of South Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 8:40 AM on April 2, 2020.
An aerial view of South Martin Luther King Drive in Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago at 8:40 AM on April 2, 2020.
An overhead view of Cloud Gate at Millennium Park on March 24, 2020.
An overhead view of Cloud Gate at Millennium Park on March 24, 2020.
State Street appears virtually deserted on March 23, 2020.
State Street appears virtually deserted on March 23, 2020.
A CTA train travels over West Wacker Drive at North Franklin Street.
A CTA train travels over West Wacker Drive at North Franklin Street.
A view of an empty Maggie Daley Park, which is closed to the public.
A view of an empty Maggie Daley Park, which is closed to the public.
Aerial view of empty East Lake Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago on March 23, 2020.
Aerial view of empty East Lake Street and Michigan Avenue in Chicago on March 23, 2020.
The empty BP Pedestrian Bridge over Columbus Drive at Millennium Park.
The empty BP Pedestrian Bridge over Columbus Drive at Millennium Park.
A view of West Wacker Drive looking east from North Franklin Street.
A view of West Wacker Drive looking east from North Franklin Street.
An aerial view of South Lake Shore Drive and the Interstate 55 interchange, which is nearly empty of vehicles on March 23, 2020.
An aerial view of South Lake Shore Drive and the Interstate 55 interchange, which is nearly empty of vehicles on March 23, 2020.
Millennium Park, usually busy, is void of visitors.
Millennium Park, usually busy, is void of visitors.
The empty Riverwalk in Chicago.
The empty Riverwalk in Chicago.
An empty North Sheffield Avenue and Wrigley Field in Wrigleyville.
An empty North Sheffield Avenue and Wrigley Field in Wrigleyville.
Empty space around Cloud Gate, also known as The Bean, at Millennium Park in Chicago.
Empty space around Cloud Gate, also known as The Bean, at Millennium Park in Chicago.