F Newsmagazine - The School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Art, Culture, and Politics

The first Chicago Pride Parade was organized on Saturday, June 27, 1970, as a march from Washington Square Park to the Water Tower at the intersection of Michigan and Chicago Avenues; many of the participants also marched on to the Civic Center (now Richard J. Daley Plaza). (Photo by Emily Rich)

Numerous drag performers participated in the Chicago Pride Parade. (Photo by Emily Rich)
The mood was fun, colorful, and full of pride. (Photo by Emily Rich)