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Gov. Pat Quinn waves to the crowd at the Bud Billiken Parade on Aug. 9, 2014.
Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune
Gov. Pat Quinn waves to the crowd at the Bud Billiken Parade on Aug. 9, 2014.
Chicago Tribune
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Chicago’s Bud Billiken Parade, first hosted in 1929, is the oldest and largest black parade in the U.S. and aims to bring students and families together before school starts each year.