Our photographers were outside to capture this weekend’s snowstorm, from neighbors helping each other shovel out cars in Pilsen to the kids sledding down a hill in Grant Park.
Our photographers were outside to capture the moment, from neighbors helping each other shovel out cars in Pilsen to the kids sledding down a hill in Grant Park.
One woman was seen taking photos of her little black dog dressed in a tartan coat. In another photo, a man rides his bike down a snowy hill.
Here are 24 photos of the weekend snowstorm from Sun-Times photographers Pat Nabong, Anthony Vazquez and Tyler LaRiviere:
A person walks by with a shovel in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
People cross a snowy street in Pilsen on Sunday.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
A group of neighbors shovel out a car that was covered in snow.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
A kid sleds down a hill near the John Alexander Logan Monument at Grant Park in the Loop on Saturday afternoon.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
A person clears off their front steps in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
Emma Penalver catches snow with her tongue at the Buckingham Fountain in the Loop.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Gresly and Marcela Pina play in the snow at Buckingham Fountain in the Loop.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
A person rides a bike down a hill at Grant Park.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Mounds of snow on the sidewalk in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
People shovel snow in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
A family plays in the snow in the Loop.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
A person walks a dog near the John Alexander Logan Monument at Grant Park.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Someone shovels their front steps in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
A person shovels their sidewalk in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
People sled down a hill near the John Alexander Logan Monument at Grant Park.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
A person takes a picture of her dog.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
A couple walks together in the Loop.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Residents clean off their cars and shovel snow in Pilsen.
Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times
People play in the snow near the John Alexander Logan Monument at Grant Park in the Loop.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
People walk near Grant Park in the Loop, Saturday afternoon.
Pat Nabong/Sun-Times
Charles Smart, left, adds more snow to a wall of a snow fort as his sons Padraig Smart, center, and Griffin Smart watches, at Nichols Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Sawyer French shoves snow into a pile to create a snow fort for Sina, grey, and Ava, pink, Doostar at Nichols Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
Emilio Madrusan, foreground, packs a snow brick mold full of snow as his younger brother Camilo Madrusan and father Ignacio Madrusan construct a snow fort at Nichols Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
Tyler LaRiviere/Sun-Times
A man walks by a snowman that was built sitting on a bench, at Nichols Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Monday, Feb. 1, 2021.
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