Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday.
The parade — one of more than 150 being staged across the globe — commemorates the Stonewall rebellion of 1969, in which patrons of the New York City gay bar the Stonewall Inn fought back against a police raid. The events that followed gave birth to the LGBTQ+ rights movement.
Here’s a guide to everything you need to know about Sunday’s parade.
Chicago’s Pride Parade in Boystown #prideparade #suntimes pic.twitter.com/0tz9iKDyhZ
— Rick Majewski (@rickmajewski) June 24, 2018
For more Pride events happening this month, check out our Chicago Pride Guide.
Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski for the Sun-Times
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Thousands gathered in Lake View for Chicago’s 49th annual Pride Parade on Sunday. | Sun-Times photo
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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Illinois Governor candidate JB Pritzker, at the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times. |
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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Aria McMahon handing out Starbursts with her parents, Gram McMahon and Joe Guarino (left) in the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The Illinois Psychological Association in the 49th Pride Parade, marching along the parade route. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The 49th Pride Parade processing through the streets in Boystown. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The 49th Pride Parade processing through the streets in Boystown. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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A BP marcher holding a rainbow flag in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The Pride Parade is one of Boystown’s biggest events each year. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The 49th Pride Parade processing through the streets in Boystown. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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Patrice Barbee enjoying the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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The 49th Pride Parade processing through the streets in Boystown. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The 2018 Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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The Chicago Teachers Union float in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade, marching along the parade route. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Two BP marcher in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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The Folia Brazil e Carnaval in the 49th ChicagoPride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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The Folia Brazil e Carnaval in the 49th ChicagoPride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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The Catherine Cook School in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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The 49th Pride Parade processing through the streets in Boystown. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Spectators watching and enjoying the 49th Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the SunTimes.
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Spectators watch and enjoy the 49th Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times
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The 49th Pride Parade processing through the streets in Boystown. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel in the 49th Chicago Pride Parade. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times. | Rick Majewski/For the Sun-Times.
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People come from all over to celebrate in Boystown. | Rick Majewski for the Sun-Times
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