When celebrating Pride in Illinois, Chicago is the go-to destination. With two weekends of performances and festivities ...

Floats represented LGBTQ+ groups like Equality Illinois and the Center ... briefly held up the parade. Mayor Brandon Johnson carried a Pride-themed Chicago flag, and Cook County Treasurer Maria ...

Ki Brown, 25, and Ky Ferba, 23, said they became friends in high school because they were both masculine-presenting and openly gay. “At the time, there wasn’t a lot of other people like that ...

People march in the 50th annual Pride Parade in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., June 30, 2019. REUTERS/Kamil Krzaczynski The Chicago Pride Parade is scheduled for Sunday, June 30, 2024 starting at 11 a.m ...

The main event will be the Chicago Pride Parade, which returns to the streets of Lakeview, but there are also a lot of other ways to celebrate Pride in Chicago. From annual LGTBQ+ Pride events ...

The Chicago Pride Parade dates back in some form to 1970 ... which mandates that students in Illinois learn about the contributions of the gay community. The hope is to promote acceptance and ...

The Disability Pride Parade steps off downtown to celebrate Disability Pride Month and uplift Chicago's disabled community. July is Disability Pride Month. The weekend parade is just one of the ...

This year’s Pride Parade, being held June 30 ... the head of one of Chicago’s largest LGBTQ+ groups, Equality Illinois, said Friday that he found the city’s decision to downsize the parade ...

The arrests began at 1:23 a.m. in the Lakeview neighborhood, but what happened isn't exactly queer. Police declared a “mass arrest situation” in Chicago, Illinois on Sunday night following the ...