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Pride Parade takes to Chicago streets

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Members of Lakeside Pride Music Ensembles marching in last year’s Chicago Pride Parade. | Ashlee Rezin / Sun-Times

People filled the streets throughout the North Side on Sunday for Chicago’s 48th annual Pride Parade.

The parade celebrating the LGBTQ community stepped off at noon from Broadway and Montrose.

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A Babadook sighting at the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday. | Jacob Wittich/For the Sun-Times

A Babadook sighting at the Chicago Pride Parade on Sunday. | Jacob Wittich/For the Sun-Times

Scouts for Equality lined up to lead the Chicago Pride Parade. | Jacob Wittich/For the Sun-Times

Scouts for Equality lined up to lead the Chicago Pride Parade. | Jacob Wittich/For the Sun-Times

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