Chicago officials have somewhat reversed course after announcing scaled back plans for the 2024 Chicago Pride Parade.
Officials said the parade will get smaller this year -- though not as small as originally expected -- due to safety and logistical concernsWatch 24/7 free news online with NBC 5 Chicago’s streamJohnson's office said the change was made after the city"engaged in a collaborative effort with the Mayor's
"The City is committed to deeper and more robust community engagement so that Pride can continue to honor the LGBTQ+ community's activism, visibility and achievements, and looks forward to staying committed to the LGBTQ+ community and celebrating Pride in 2024 and beyond," the release added. "It's really interesting to hear they're ending it earlier for safety, because even at the end of the parade it felt totally fine," said Victoria Lipscomb who participated in the parade last year."I think it’s good," said Dakota Trenkemp, who attended the parade last year."The parade is like three to four hours long normally, at least the past two years that I've gone, so it kinda leads to a lot of issues with people being outside for that long for summer.
"I look at it kinda like optimizing versus downsizing: optimizing the parade to really focus on us and organizations," said Terrence Chappell, principal of Chappell Communications Group.
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