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Puerto Rican parade returning to Humboldt Park this month
By FOX 32 Digital Staff
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CHICAGO - Chicago s annual Puerto Rican parade will return to the streets of Humboldt Park this month, following a year which saw the event celebrated virtually due to the pandemic.
Now in its 43rd year, the Puerto Rican People s Day Parade, which celebrates Puerto Rican culture and heritage, will be held on June 19, according to parade organizers.
This year s event will celebrate the 50th anniversary of the West Side neighborhood s Crucifixion de Don Pedro mural at North and Artesian avenues, and the 40th anniversary of Juan Antonio Corretjer s poem, Boricua en la Luna.