Pat Nabong

Protesters march Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 in Brighton Park to oppose the proposed winter camp for asylum-seekers.

Hundreds gather in Brighton Park to oppose proposed migrant camp

Plans call for the camp to be built on a vacant lot near West 38th Street and South California Avenue, costing the city $91,400-a-month.

By Violet Miller and Pat Nabong

People enter Bally’s temporary casino as it opens, Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023.

Casinos and Gambling

All bets are on: Bally’s temporary Chicago casino opens for business at Medinah Temple

Gamblers started lining up at 6:30 a.m. to take some of the first spins at the city’s first legal casino, at 600 N. Wabash Ave.

By Allison Novelo, Mitchell Armentrout, and 1 more

Cynthia Cody, a Safe Passage worker with Black United Fund of Illinois who received an award, claps during a celebration for Safe Passage workers at Wintrust Arena in the South Loop on Tuesday.

Back to School

Safe Passage workers celebrated before Chicago kids go back to school

About 20 Safe Passage workers, who aim to ensure the safety of students walking to and from school, received awards for the work they’ve done over the years.

By Pat Nabong

Photography

STEM workshops get students behind the wheel in an eRacing simulator

Chicago-area students take part in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Math course with hands-on racing time and a chance to build a component for an automobile.

By Pat Nabong

Music

Chicago Gospel Music Festival 2023: PHOTO GALLERY

The annual festival kicked off Saturday in Millennium Park.

By Pat Nabong

Music

Sueños Music Festival 2023 — Day 1 PHOTO GALLERY

Thousands of fans descended on Chicago’s Grant Park for a two-day festival celebrating reggaeton and other Latin music courtesy of Feid, Arcangel and Wisin & Yandel and more.

By Miriam Di Nunzio and Pat Nabong

Mia Hazan, 3, wears egg-shaped glasses before an Easter egg hunt at Welles (Gideon) Park in the Lincoln Square neighborhood, Wednesday, March 29, 2023.

Chicago

Photos: Youngsters hunt for eggs at Welles Park

The youngsters also got to do a craft, get their face painted and pose with the Bunny.

By Pat Nabong

Anna Wilk, 39, a K-9 officer with the Cook County Sheriff’s office who expressed interest in volunteering for PAWS, plays with Sanoma after a news conference Thursday at the PAWS Chicago Medical Center and Lurie Clinic in Little Village. The sheriff’s office and PAWS announced a partnership that allows officers to attempt to de-stress by volunteering to walk and interact with dogs and cats.

Chicago

Dogs help officers decompress through a new Cook County sheriff’s office initiative

So far, 10 to 15 officers have signed up, according to Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart, who said the program offers a dual benefit of providing volunteers for PAWS.

By Pat Nabong

Boone, the first electronics-detecting K-9 for the Cook County Sheriff’s Office, licks Internet Crimes Against Children Unit Investigator Daniel Codd’s face at the department’s Maywood office Tuesday, Dec. 13.

Suburban Chicago

New K-9 for Cook County Sheriff’s Office has a nose for electronics, crime

Although he’s only been on the job just over two months, Boone has already successfully found multiple electronic devices while executing two search warrants for Internet Crimes Against Children cases in the Chicagoland area.

By Pat Nabong