A parade member performs during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 30, 2024.
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A parade member performs during the 53rd annual Chicago Pride Parade in Chicago, Sunday, June 30, 2024.
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Kylie Lefever, who performs in drag as Kylee Hunter, does her makeup and prepares for a performance at Roscoe’s Tavern in Northalsted, Thursday, June 13, 2024.
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Kylie Lefever, who performs in drag as Kylee Hunter, performs in the “Duality Disco” show at Roscoe’s Tavern in Northalsted, Thursday, June 13, 2024.
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Tom and Mina Popp, who attended Highland Park’s Independence Day Parade for the first time in 2022, dance during the Independence Day Parade along Central Avenue in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 4, 2024, two years after the Highland Park shooting. Tom Popp said there was some “apprehension” in going back this year, but he hopes it will become a family tradition.
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Erin Cartwright Weinstein, clerk of the circuit court of Lake County, receives a hug during the Independence Day Parade along Central Avenue in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 4, 2024, two years after the Highland Park shooting.
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Fireworks explode over Lake Michigan during the fireworks display at Navy Pier, Wednesday, July 3, 2024.
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Mourners hug during the funeral for Larry Neuman, who was a Transportation Security Administration explosives specialist, retired Chicago police officer and minister, at St. Michael Missionary Baptist Church in Garfield Park, Saturday, June 29, 2024. Neuman was killed June 20.
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Construction continues for The Skyline viewing area, with the Founder’s Club on the ground floor and Skyline Suites above, ahead of the NASCAR Chicago Street Race weekend, Tuesday, July 2, 2024.
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Kristin Gilbert, co-owner of Exile in Bookville, stands in her book store inside the Fine Arts Building in the Loop, Saturday, June 29, 2024. Gilbert’s store, which overlooks NASCAR’s bleachers, will be closed during NASCAR weekend.
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Rock Evans, who performs in drag as Miss Toto, DJs with her friend Mary K. during Pride Fest in Northalsted, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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Matthew Harvat, who performs in drag as as Circuit Mom, performs during Pride Fest in Northalsted, Saturday, June 22, 2024.
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