Chicago celebrates Pride month with Pride Fest and the 53rd annual Pride Parade.
Parade spectators watch the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade from an apartment building on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)From left, Teneia Townsend, A. Alexander, Xavier Hayes, and Eric Trost, dance and cheer together during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday, June 30, 2024, in Chicago. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Performer Ali Luminescent puts on her stilts before the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Parade spectators watch the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade from an apartment building on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Mayor Brandon Johnson waves to spectators during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Jamie G., center, cheers and waves to parade participants during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Members of the Lakeside Pride Marching Band perform during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago police officer with a body-worn camera on their vest during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Spectators watch the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Rachel Hall, left, and Danielle Stegall, right, both a part of the group Bikes and Mikes, place decorations on their motorcycle before the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Chicago police Superintendent Larry Snelling talks to Ogden Desai, of Boy Scouts Pack 16 of Oak Park, before the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
A couple embrace while watching the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)People cheer for parade participants from St. Peter’s Episcopal Church during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Performer Kara Mel D’Ville has their balloon costume adjusted before the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
From left, Mia Galindo, and Lucy Foy, cheer for parade participants during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Members of the Planned Parenthood march with their float during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)David S. cheers for parade participants during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Gov. J.B. Pritzker waves to spectators during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)A spectator holds up a flag while watching the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Spectators cheer as confetti falls from a parade float during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
Spectators cheer during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Shannon Nugent, with the group Bisexual Queer Alliance marches during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)A Chicago police officer stands by while pro-Palestinian protesters briefly block the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
A performer with the group Chicago Samba, performs during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Kristen Cone, with the group Free Mom Hugs, poses for a portrait during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)Pro-Palestinian activists march during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade on June 30, 2024. (Vincent Alban/Chicago Tribune)
A dance troupe performs at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Haidy Perez (left) and Lizbeth Perez (cq) dance as their dog, Coco (cq), dances with Matheis Lockett (cq) at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People walk down Halsted St. during the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Nanna Galli (cq) (left) and Carol Porto (cq) share a kiss at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People dance to music at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Adam Long (cq) of Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood hangs out at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
People lean out of apartment windows while taking in the scene at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People gather in front of a stage for a musical group while attending the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)Rachell Montero (cq) (right) cools off with friends in front of a misting fan at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
People react to the music from a balcony on Halsted St. at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People dance to music at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)A group of people gather as a friend takes some photos on Halsted St. during the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
Rachel Swedburg (cq) of Lansing, Michigan, holds Lena the python while attending the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)People move around at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)The band Ultra Beat performs at the annual Chicago Pride Fest on Halsted St. in Chicago on Saturday, June 22, 2024. (Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune)
