Huge crowds in Lake View cheer for Pride Parade

2012 Chicago Gay Pride Parade. (JSall/Sun-Times Media)

2012 Chicago Gay Pride Parade. (Jon Sall/Sun-Times Media)

Scenes from 2012 Gay Pride Parade. (Chandler West/Sun-Times Media)

Scenes from the 2012 Gay Pride Parade. (Chandler West/Sun-Times Media)

Scenes from the 2012 Gay Pride Parade (Chandler West/Sun-Times Media)

The Annual Gay Pride Parade Chicago June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Chicago Sun-Times

The Annual Gay Pride Parade in Chicago on June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel Annual Gay Pride Parade Chicago June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel at the Annual Gay Pride Parade in Chicago on June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Chicago Sun-Times

Thousands gather Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 25 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Rep. Mike Quigley 5th Congressional District walks 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012 Chicago. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Rep. Mike Quigley, of the 5th Congressional District walks in the 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012 in Chicago. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Dorothy Brown Clerk Circuit Court Cook County walks 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Dorothy Brown, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County walks in the 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Toni Preckwinkle Cook County Board President walks 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012 Chicago. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Toni Preckwinkle, Cook County Board President, walks in the 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012 in Chicago. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 25, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Congressman for 5th district Illinois Mike Quigley marches as thousands gather Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June

Congressman for the 5th district of Illinois, Mike Quigley marches as thousands gather in Lakeview for Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Lorrane Miller 28 Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Lorrane Miller, 28, at Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Billy Crowe 33 Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Billy Crowe, 33, at Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

From left: Ryan McCabe 25 Christy Matayk21 Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

From left: Ryan McCabe, 25, and Christy Matayka, 21 at Chicago's 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Lt. Gov. SheilSimother officials met Sidetrack 3349 N. Halsted St. before Chicago's annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012. |

Lt. Gov. Sheila Simon and other officials met at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St., before Chicago's annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

DebrShore Commissioner Metropolitan Water ReclamatiDistrict other officials met Sidetrack 3349 N. Halsted St. before Chicago's annual Pride Parade Sunday June

Debra Shore, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District, and other officials met at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St., before Chicago's annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Bernard Cherkasov CEO Equality Illinois. File Pho| Chandler West~Sun-Times

Bernard Cherkasov, CEO of Equality Illinois. File Photo | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Joseph Berrios Cook County Assesor other officials met Sidetrack 3349 N. Halsted St. before Chicago's annual Pride Parade Sunday June

Joseph Berrios, Cook County Assesor, and other officials met at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St., before Chicago's annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

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Rep. Mike Quigley other officials met Sidetrack 3349 N. Halsted St. before Chicago's annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012.

Rep. Mike Quigley and other officials met at Sidetrack, 3349 N. Halsted St., before Chicago's annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Gov. PQuinn waves spectators as he walks 43rd Annual Pride Parade Sunday June 24 2012 Chicago. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Gov. Pat Quinn waves to spectators as he walks in the 43rd Annual Pride Parade on Sunday, June 24, 2012, in Chicago. | Chandler West~Sun-Times

Huge crowds in Lake View cheer for Pride Parade

Throngs of parade-watchers turned out this afternoon to watch everyone from the governor to sequined disco dancers march in the Pride Parade. The gay and lesbian community’s biggest social and political event of the year drew crowds lined several people deep along Halsted, Belmont and Broadway in Lake View. … Read More