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Photos: Thanksgiving meals for those in need

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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Published: December 1, 2025
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