Motorcycles carrying gifts pass down N. Western Ave. near W. Belmont Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Motorcycles pass down N. Western Ave. near N. Milwaukee Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Decorated motorcycles pass down N. Western Ave. near N. Milwaukee Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Jimmii Percival, of Chicago, Ill., waves as motorcycles pass down N. Western Ave. near N. Milwaukee Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Motorcycles carrying gifts pass down N. Western Ave. near N. Milwaukee Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Motorcycles pass down N. Western Ave. near W. Belmont Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Ken Herman, of Chicago, Ill., holds a flag as motorcycles pass down N. Western Ave. near N. Milwaukee Ave. during the Toys For Tots Parade in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Motorcycles carrying gifts wait in line at the end of the parade near W. Roscoe St. and N. Western Ave. in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Volunteers accept gifts at the end of the parade near W. Roscoe St. and N. Western Ave. in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Ruben Rojas, of Burbank, Ill., unloads gifts from his motorcycle trailer at the end of the parade near W. Roscoe St. and N. Western Ave. in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Johny Corasis, of Hickory Hills, Ill., drops off gifts at the end of the parade near W. Roscoe St. and N. Western Ave. in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Ruben Rojas, of Burbank, Ill., unloads gifts from his motorcycle trailer at the end of the parade near W. Roscoe St. and N. Western Ave. in Chicago, Ill., on Sunday, December 2, 2012. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media

Johny Corasis, of Hickory Hills, drops off gifts at the end of Sunday's 35th Annual Chicago Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade. Thousands of riders took part, many leaving from the Dan Ryan Woods on Chicago's South Side. | Andrew A. Nelles~Sun-Times Media