Daley Plaza to fly rainbow flag for entirety of Pride Month

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Chicago beaches reopening Friday, Pride Parade to return in October

Chicago is getting back to normal. Beaches will reopen for Memorial Day weekend and it was also announced that the Pride Parade will return in the fall.

Cook County officials will hoist a rainbow flag Tuesday in Daley Plaza to celebrate the start of Pride Month.

The raising will mark the first time the county has flown the rainbow flag for the entire month of June.

Cook County Commissioner Kevin Morrison and other leaders will hold a 10 a.m. press conference Tuesday to commemorate the moment for the local LGBTQ community.

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The city's Pride festivities have largely been pushed back to October with Pride Fest running from Oct. 1-3 culminating in the North Side's highly anticipated Pride Parade.