(北美网2月13日讯 247 NAN News, February 15, 2022)
2月13日芝加哥唐人街春节游行现场
这个由芝城华埠基金会主办的春节大游行，已经有多年历史，每年都有几万中外人士参加。由于疫情影响，2021年春节该游行没有举行，今年疫情之下，仍然恢复了游行。
出席游行的中外嘉宾游行至永活街
出席当天游行的政要有伊利诺州州长JB, 芝加哥市市长罗拉，芝加哥几个区区长，中国驻芝加哥总领馆赵建总领馆，边志春副总领事。
游行现场主席台
芝加哥侨社的领导华商会会长，芝加哥华联会会长郑征，芝加哥美亚健康中心主任刘红，华埠行动委员会的李双振等作为嘉宾出席检阅台。
中国驻芝加哥领事馆的花车方队
游行于2月13日周日下午1点至三点在芝加哥南华埠永活街举行，包括中国驻芝加哥领事馆花车在内的10部花车，十几个游行方队参加了游行，在疫情仍然严重，天气寒冷的冬天，仍然有这么多中外人士，政要，社区侨领参加春节游行，说明中国春节文化的魅力冲破了许多障碍，也说明伊利诺州，芝加哥市等主流社会对芝加哥华人社区的重视，疫情的乌云，中美关系的乌云，没有阻挡伊利诺和芝加哥华人与当地社会的关系。
Chicago Chinatown held annual Chinese Lunar New Year Celebration Parade on Sunday, February 13, 2022.
This year is Chinese Tiger year, and official Chinese new year start February 1, 2022, Chicago announced February first as Chicago Chinese New year day. This parade is sponsored by Chicago Chinatown Community Foundation, and was canceled last year due to COVID-19, this year resume parade.
Tiger year Chinese new year celebration in Chicago Chinatown
The parade started at 1pm Sunday afternoon, end at 3pm. Thousands of visitors around Chicago watch parade, 15 community group attend parade.
Illinois governor JB, Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot were invited as distinguish guests . to attend parade . Jian Zhao, the consul general of Chicago general consulate general of PR China, and Zhichun Bian, vice-consul general of Chicago general consulate general attend parade.
Several Chicago community leader attended parade, include Jan Zheng, chairwomen of Great Chicago Chinese Associations, Hong Liu, the executive director of MAHA attend parade.