Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade will start Sunday, June 24, at 12 p.m.
The new route will start at Montrose Avenue and Broadway, proceeding south on Broadway. The route will then wind south on Halsted Street, east on Belmont Avenue, south on Broadway, and then east on Diversey Avenue to Cannon Drive.
For safety's sake, as spectators have increased at the parade, the route has been lengthened by several blocks this year, thus adding more space for people to view the parade. The longer route has also added more elevated train stations for potential spectators to reach the parade route.
There will also be six different crossover points on the route staffed by the Chicago Police officers to allow spectators to cross from one side of the parade route to another to balance out the crowd.
The consumption of alcoholic beverages by spectators on the sidewalks or streets is prohibited. Therefore, the police department can issue tickets.
The grand marshal for this year's parade is Evan Wolfson, founder and president of Freedom to Marry, the campaign to win marriage nationwide. Before founding Freedom to Marry, Evan served as marriage project director for Lambda Legal Defense & Education Fund.
Barricades line the entire parade route. Only parade entries, parade marshals, credentialed media, police officers and other city reps are allowed on the street, inside the barricades.
Streaming: Gay Chicago TV and ChicagoPride have announced a partnership to live-stream the 43rd Annual Chicago Pride Parade.
The live stream will be available in HD quality picture at GayChicagoTV and simulcast on ChicagoPride. The coverage of each parade entry from start to finish will also be available for later viewing at GayChicagoTV.