Chicago is hosting WNBA All-Stars this weekend. Here’s what we saw — and heard — around the city.

Wintrust Arena — home of the Chicago Sky — is hosting the WNBA All-Star Game for the first time.

But before Sunday’s game, there’s the orange carpet, parties, community events, 3-point contest and much more. And we are tracking it all.

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Gatorade unveils mural honoring Candace Parker

Naperville native and Sky star Candace Parker kept busy throughout All-Star weekend, including an event Saturday morning to unveil a mural by local artist Fantasia Graham and provide a $25,000 donation to Girls in the Game to honor the progress made since Title IX.

Courtney Vandersloot and Azurá Stevens get knocked out of the skills contest

In this year’s iteration of the competition, All-Stars were paired with up-and-coming high school players, who ran the first lap of the shuttle.

Candace Parker broke out a Courtney Vandersloot jersey to represent her teammate on the sidelines of the competition.

Vandersloot and Stevens were knocked out in the opening round. New York Liberty guard Sabrina Ionescu won the event in her first year as an All-Star.

Allie Quigley sets 3-point challenge record

Sky guard Allie Quigley became the first WNBA or NBA player to win the 3-point contest four times, dropping a high score of 30 points in the second round to clinch her second-straight title. Quigley previously pledged to retire the competition after winning in 2021, but she accepted the invitation to return and claim the record this year.

“It’s really cool to be a part of history with some of the greatest shooters,” Quigley said. “It’s just feels great to have that confidence from my coach, everybody in Chicago and my teammates. They’re always hyping me up and letting me know how good of a shooter I am. That really helps me go out there and do what I do.”

Rev. Al Sharpton leads rally for Brittney Griner

In a somber news conference Friday to commence All-Star weekend, Rev. Al Sharpton joined Griner’s wife, Cherelle, and WNBPA leaders Nneka Ogwumike, Sue Bird and Terri Jackson to highlight the qualities they believe make Griner’s return to the U.S. essential — her humanity, courage and identity as an American.

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All-Stars take the orange carpet

The WNBA All-Stars showed off a variety of styles at the Orange Carpet on Friday night to kick off the weekend’s festivities.