44th Ward Alderman Tom Tunney wrote a letter expressing concerns there won't be enough police officers at the 2022 Chicago Pride Parade.
CHICAGO -- A North Side alderman is asking police to beef up patrols along the Chicago Pride Parade route in Uptown and Boystown.The celebration will extend from Broadway and Sheridan all the way down to Diversey. After the pandemic brought the event to a halt, it is expected to draw an enormous number of people.
"I am deeply concerned that the current staffing plans for the Pride Parade as outlined to me are insufficient for the size of the crowds the city realistically should be anticipating," Tunney wrote. More than 1 million people are expended to attend the Chicago Pride Parade this weekend. While some residents think the parade has become too big for the neighborhood others feel safe about it remaining up north.
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