Ahead of this weekend’s 53rd Pride Parade — slated to be a shorter and smaller version than normal — the Chicago Police Department said much of its focus will be on the sometimes-raucous post-parade parties in and around the Northalsted area.
“What we’ve seen in the past with those large gatherings late at night is that there are acts of violence,” Snelling added. “When those acts of violence occur, what we’ve also seen is people who’ve just decided to converge upon that area and carry out more acts of violence, vandalism, things of that nature. I’m just here to tell you right now that’s not going to be tolerated. We will put an end to that, and if arrests need to be made, we will do that. We hope we do not have to do that.
Some LGBTQ+ groups and community members, meanwhile, have criticized the city’s decision to shrink the parade, saying limiting entries and shortening the route sends the wrong message. When Dana McKinney learned of the move, the communications assistant for the Chicago Coalition of Welcoming Churches said her initial reaction was a “mixture of disappointment and concern.”
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