The South Shore Drill Team performs during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
Dance Force Elite dancers perform during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
Astronaut Flee dance studio performers prepare to perform dressed as little Pinocchios during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
The South Shore Drill Team performs during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)A Chitown cheerleader performs during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Dance Force Elite location manger Diamond Jones hydrates a performer during the 96th Annual Bud Billiken Parade Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
Dasiah Smith, 4, from left, and Jayden Watkins, 5, watch the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. According to his mother, Dasiah has his first day of school on his birthday this year. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Ava Murray, 6, of the Golden Elite Dance Team, waits to perform in the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Dance Force Elite location manager Diamond Jones walks alongside dancers with water bottles to help keep them hydrated during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson waves to the crowd during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)The South Shore Drill Team performs during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)The 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade makes its way through Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, Aug. 9, 2025. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
Young parade-goers watch the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Windy City Ramblers trumpet player Ryan Nyther of the Chatham neighborhood practices before marching in the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Parade-goers barbecue during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
A Jesse White Tumbler flips during the 96th Annual Bud Billiken Parade Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025 in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Gov. JB Pritzker shakes hands with parade-goers during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Aja Shaw from the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Illinois fixes her hair before the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
Chance the Rapper waves to the crowd during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Empiire Dance Company performers prepare to perform in the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)Angel Allen, left, dances with her fan during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade, Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
A Dance Force Elite dancer performs during the 96th annual Bud Billiken Parade on Aug. 9, 2025, in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood. (Dominic Di Palermo/baiduhai)
