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    Chance the Rapper served as grand marshal this year
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    A skater with Glide8orz shows off his moves to the crowd near 47th Street.
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    Geek Squad poses before the parade
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    Chance the Rapper served as grand marshal this year
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    Kenwood Academy Marching Band
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    Geek Squad dance team
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    Chicago Vocational High School’s football team
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    Jesse White Tumblers
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    Jesse White Tumblers
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    Commundance
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    Chicago Teachers Union members protest CPS budget cuts.
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    The South Shore Drill Team returns to Bud Billiken after skipping last year's parade due to restrictions.
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    The South Shore Drill Team returns to Bud Billiken after skipping last year's parade due to restrictions.
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    Activist Ja'Mal Green reaches out to spectators near 43rd Street.
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    Golden Knights Drill Team
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    Kenwood Academy Marching Band
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    A member of Dance Force Elite performs a flip as his shirt falls over his head.
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Highlights from the Bud Billiken Parade with Chance the Rapper

Dancing, BBQing, and highflying acrobatics took over King Drive this weekend.

By Max Herman
August 14, 2017, 9:50 am
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