🌈 Why is the Pride Parade shrinking?

Chicago Police in Extremist Groups

The Chicago Police Department’s new policy barring officers from joining “criminal and biased organizations” includes 675 gang factions but does not name far-right groups like the Ku Klux Klan, Proud Boys, and Oath Keepers that officers have previously joined. [WBEZ]

• Why hasn’t CPD fired cops with extremist ties? [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

The Bean is Coming Back!

Officially known as Cloud Gate, the Bean is set to reopen by the end of the month after being under construction for nearly a year. [Tribune 🔒]

Professor Lightfoot Returns

Former Mayor Lori Lightfoot will return to her alma mater and teach a public policy class at the University of Michigan in the fall. Lightfoot taught a course on health policy and leadership at Harvard University last fall. [WGN]

RIP Rave Train

The CTA did not greenlight a private event that would have turned a Brown Line train into a rave over the weekend. [ABC7]

Pride Parade Changes

T-2 weeks until the city’s 53rd Pride Parade, a tradition that will look different this year because the event was downsized due to safety and logistic concerns. [City Cast Chicago 🎧]

Chicago’s Pride Parade is Shrinking

Windy City Times’ reporter Jake Wittich is sharing what to know about the shorter route and why there are fewer participants at this year’s Pride Parade.