Mayor's LGBTQ council fights plans to scale down Chicago Pride Parade this year
Earlier this month, organizers said the parade would be smaller than in years past due to the city's concerns with safety.
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Earlier this month, organizers said the parade would be smaller than in years past due to the city's concerns with safety.
The lineup for the festival, celebrating the LGBTQ+ plus community, includes Jojo Siwa, Natasha Bedingfield, Bob the Drag Queen, and Amber Riley of Glee fame.
The move comes as the city continues to grapple with reduced police staffing after the pandemic left the department with 1,400 fewer officers.
Jason Jenkins' family says Walmart and its security company should have known the man accused of stabbing him, Timothy Carter, was a threat to people in the store.
The parade – which is planned for Sunday, June 30 – will be capped at 125 entries. Last year, there were 199.
The prohibition was one of many side issues included in the mammoth $1.2 trillion package to fund the government through September.
The parade this year will highlight the role the parade has played over the years in creating visibility and advocating for change in Chicago.
Everyone is invited to come out and enjoy food, games, and entertainment - including live music and a drag story hour.
One man, church officials believe, has been ripping down Pride flags since April.
"Come on out to have some fun, and be safe and celebrated for who you are. That's first and foremost."
Many of the car owners say the city put up "no parking" signs without enough notice.
In attendance were many prominent politicians, including U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker.
Despite a sudden downpour, thousands cheered, marched and just plain had fun at the city's 52nd annual Pride Parade on the North Side.
Despite a sudden downpour, thousands cheered, marched and just plain had fun at the city's 52nd annual Pride Parade on the North Side.
Chicago's 52nd annual Pride Parade will kick off in the city's Uptown neighborhood Sunday and wrap up in Lincoln Park. Festivities both big and small have taken over Chicago for the weekend.
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Chicago's 52nd annual Pride Parade will kick off in the city's Uptown neighborhood Sunday and wrap up in Lincoln Park.
At the entrance, every bag was checked, and every ticketholder was scanned.
The cancellation of one day off for all officers is intended to ensure patrols are sufficient for the parade – while the rest of the city is still covered.
The two-day event is billed as the Midwest's largest LGBTQ+ music festival.
The Pride parade is this weekend, and the CTA wants to help you celebrate pride all year long.
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Many corporations are showing their support of Pride Month. But in the wake of the Bud Light backlash, the situation is far more complicated. CBS 2's Lauren Victory reports.
From guest appearances to his latest hits, watch parties for Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime performance were held across Chicago.
Joliet police said Joseph D. Johnson, 29, was released from medical care at Loyola Medical Center in Maywood on Sunday morning.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
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An Illinois State Police squad car was struck and damaged on Route 53 in Chicago's northwest suburbs.
The footage is included in a video that promotes false claims that the 2020 presidential election was rigged against Mr. Trump.
The FBI has arrested "one of the key participants" behind the attack on U.S. facilities in Benghazi, Libya, in 2012 that killed four Americans.
A new push to pass a GOP elections bill known as the SAVE America Act is underway in Congress, but Democrats warn the proposal could disenfranchise millions of eligible voters.
As immigration sweeps expand nationwide, the work of justifying detentions is overwhelming federal prosecutors, who are being forced to sideline a range of other cases in order to keep pace.
Marimar Martinez, the Chicago woman shot five times by a Border Patrol agent in October, plans to attend President Trump's State of the Union address to Congress later this month, according to her attorney.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
A Near West Side diner known for drawing in Blackhawks fans and players is up for sale.
January may be the coldest time of the year, but Chicago is already looking forward to summer farmers' markets.
A development proposal issued this month calls for the replacement of a building housing a Giordiano's pizzeria in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood with a new mixed-use building with 28 residential units.
United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
WSCR-AM, 670 The Score, will begin a simulcast on 104.3 FM next month.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
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Gamers across the world can now recreate drone strikes in Ukraine from the comfort of their own home, with this newly released game.
The members of Ratboys were teenagers when they met by chance, and now in their 30s, the Chicago band formed by two college friends almost two decades ago appears to be on the brink of something big.
Chuck Negron, a founding member of Three Dog Night whose lead vocals powered a string of hits for one of the top rock acts of the late 1960s and early '70s has died. He was 83.
Some observers speculated the pontiff might travel to the United Nations general assembly since he's been so outspoken about several world conflicts.
Video captured the moment as the ride called the "Tsunami" falls with dozens of people onboard.
Highs will primarily be in the upper 30s and lower 40s, giving way to a good February thaw.
Dragon and lion dances helped usher in the year of the horse, known or energy, passion, and action in the Chinese zodiac.
Crews were back out on Sunday to fix the break at 143rd and Page Avenue. It was found after crews on Saturday repaired a separate water main break at 143rd and Marshfield.
A mother and her boyfriend will appear at a detention hearing on Monday after her 8-year-old son was found dead in their home from apparent abuse and malnourishment.
Village President Fitzgerald Roberts said that the repairs on Paige were completed at around 3 p.m.
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Fewer Chicago kids are getting the dental care they need, and some dentists are blaming Chicago Public Schools.
Cynthia Eason recounted the moment Chicago police officers raided her family's home in 2018.
Water bills could be going up in several Chicago suburbs and other parts of Illinois, as Illinois American Water seeks a rate increase to fund infrastructure improvements.
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Lindsey Vonn, who came out of retirement to compete in the Milano Cortina Games, is in stable condition after her crash.
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Family and former coaches expressed pride knowing that players will be representing their communities on one of the biggest stages in sports.
Illinois led 39-35 at halftime after six ties and nine lead changes and was ahead by nine points early in the second half.
Police in Joliet, Illinois, were searching Sunday for a man who held up a cellphone store this weekend.
A woman was in custody after another woman was slashed in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood this weekend.
Local and federal authorities said "investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity" regarding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
A South Side community came together on Friday, hoping for justice after a woman was shot and killed while her baby was in the back seat of their car earlier this week.
A Chicago city employee was found shot to death Friday morning inside an apartment in the West Ridge neighborhood.
