Chicago celebrates Mexican Independence Day in Little Village parade, despite smaller crowds amid immigration crackdown

Hundreds of locals and visitors gathered for Little Village’s 54th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade Sunday, in a roaring celebration of pride and power — the theme of this year’s event. But the crowds were considerably thinner.

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