- by Sun-Times staff
- 08 16, 2024
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A parade member performs during in Chicago, Sunday, June 30, 2024.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-TimesA parade member performs during in Chicago, Sunday, June 30, 2024.Anthony Vazquez/Sun-TimesKylie Lefever, who performs in drag as Kylee Hunter, in Northalsted, Thursday, June 13, 2024.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesKylie Lefever, who performs in drag as Kylee Hunter, in Northalsted, Thursday, June 13, 2024.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesTom and Mina Popp, who attended 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.Pat Nabong/Sun-TimesErin Cartwright Weinstein, clerk of the circuit court of Lake County, receives a hug during the along Central Avenue in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 4, 2024, two years after the Highland Park shooting.Pat Nabong/Sun-TimesFireworks explode over Lake Michigan during the fireworks , Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-TimesMembers of Compares de chinelos La Foregone De Chicago, a traditional Mexican dance troupe perform a dance during a Fourth of July block party at West 19th Street and South Laflin Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Thursday, July 4, 2024.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-TimesA man unrolls a large roll of firecrackers during a Fourth of July block party at West 19th Street and South Laflin Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Thursday, July 4, 2024.Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Sun-TimesMourners hug during the funeral for , 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.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times, 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.Zubaer Khan/Sun-TimesKristin 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 bePat Nabong/Sun-TimesRock Evans, who performs in drag as Miss Toto, in Northalsted, Saturday, June 22, 2024.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-TimesMatthew Harvat, who performs in drag as as Circuit Mom, in Northalsted, Saturday, June 22, 2024.Ashlee Rezin/Sun-Times