Pat Nabong

Marc Madero and his granddaughter, Ashley Golbeck, play on the swing at Loyola Beach Playground in the Rogers Park neighborhood on April 12, 2022.

Year In Review 2022

How we told the story of ‘Little Chicago’

As Sun-Times journalists dug into 2020 U.S. census data about the city, we searched for the neighborhood that most closely reflected Chicago’s racial makeup. We found it on the Far North Side.

By Pat Nabong and Elvia Malagón

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw or the “Christmas Ship,” is docked Friday morning at Navy Pier. The ship, which travels to Chicago annually to deliver trees, arrived Thursday.

News

All aboard the Christmas tree ship

The Chicago Sun-Times takes you aboard the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Mackinaw, which is delivering 1,200 Christmas trees this holiday season.

By Pat Nabong

K-pop fans participate in K-Pop Random Dance, where people jump into the circle to dance together whenever they hear songs they know the choreography of, during “Youth of Chinatown,” a three-day event featuring hip-hop and K-pop performances at Chinatown Square Plaza, Saturday, Aug. 27, 2022.

News

Chinatown Square Plaza turns into a dance floor for youth festival

The K-pop Random Dance event was part of the first “Youth of Chinatown,” a three-day festival that aims to connect young people across different cultures.

By Pat Nabong

A parade goer wearing a butterfly costume laughs while marching in the 19th annual Disability Pride Parade in the Loop, Saturday morning, July 22, 2022. This year’s parade, which is making its first in-person comeback since 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, is themed “back and stronger than ever.”

Chicago

Chicagoans celebrate diversity at Disability Pride Parade: ‘It’s a healing event’

The Disability Pride Parade, which took on a virtual format for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was back in person Saturday morning.

By Pat Nabong

Pitchfork Music Festival

Pitchfork Music Festival 2022: Day 2 photo gallery

Magdalena Bay, Karate, Japanese Breakfast and Mitski performed on a rain-free night in Union Park.

By Selena Fragassi - For the Sun-Times and Pat Nabong

Rogers Park

In Rogers Park, glimpses of a neighborhood that reflects Chicago’s diversity more than any other

The Far North Side neighborhood most closely fits the racial makeup of the city as a whole, a Sun-Times analysis of census data finds. These are some of the people who make it so diverse.

By Elvia Malagón and Pat Nabong

Barrett Keithley, co-founder of Paint the City, stands in front of a mural commissioned by “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” at the intersection of North Rockwell Street and North Milwaukee Avenue in the Logan Square neighborhood.

Theater

Mural inspired, commissioned by ‘Moulin Rouge! The Musical,’ takes flight in Logan Square

Paint the City and YourPassion1st held a community day where artists and volunteers collaborated on a mural that was inspired by the musical’s themes of truth, beauty, freedom and love.

By Miriam Di Nunzio and Pat Nabong

Dragon dancers perform during a Lunar New Year celebration along West Argyle Street in the Uptown neighborhood, Saturday afternoon, Feb. 5, 2022. The celebration featured a parade, family activities, speeches by politicians and community leaders, and cultural performances.

Chicago

Photos: Uptown rings in the Lunar New Year

The annual Lunar New Year celebration, which has been held on the North Side for over 40 years, according to Uptown United, featured a parade, family activities, speeches by politicians and community leaders, and cultural performances.

By Pat Nabong

Entertainment and Culture

Fans honor Betty White in her native Oak Park: ‘If she could’ve lived to 200, we would’ve preferred that’

Over a hundred fans remembered the actress and comedian outside Classic Cinemas Lake Theatre in Oak Park Saturday morning.

By Pat Nabong