A record crowd estimated at 850,000 by the city's Office of Emergency Management and Communications turned out to watch the parade. Can we get a Memorial Day Parade with even 50,000??? I am saddened by this.

New route is one of many firsts for Chicago Pride Parade

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The sounds and images of the 43rd annual Chicago Pride Parade were familiar from years past - with politics mixing with commerce and plentiful bare skin - but the procession was also...