Chicago’s annual Greek Independence Day Parade took place in Greektown on April 6, 2025. The event commemorates Greece’s independence from the Ottoman Empire.
A man waves the Greek flag from a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People carry a giant flag while celebrating Hellenic culture during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025, in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A marcher carries a flag during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025, along South Halsted Street. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Children ride a float with St. Nectarios Greek Orthodox Church during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Damia Fauth, 4, carries a Greek flag while marching during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A group from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church rides a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025, along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)A group from St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church marches during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Artemis Lekos, 4, gets a ride above the crowd while people celebrate Hellenic culture during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A group from St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church marches during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Kids wave from a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People ride the back of a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Kids from the Aristotle Greek School of Niles march in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People cheer for participants while celebrating Hellenic culture during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People ride the Pan-Laconian Federation float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Kids from the Aristotle Greek School of Niles march in the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025, along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)Kids wave flags on a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People wave from the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on Sunday, April 6, 2025. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
A group from Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church rides a float during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)People wave flags while celebrating Hellenic culture during the annual Greek Independence Day Parade on April 6, 2025, along South Halsted Street in Greektown. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
