Pride Flag Raising at Park No. 596

“We are excited and proud to celebrate Pride Month in our parks and raise the commemorative Progress Pride flag at our headquarters and region offices across the city,” said Chicago Park District General Superintendent and CEO Carlos Ramirez-Rosa. “Our parks are spaces of refuge and belonging for everyone and I am extremely proud of the work we’ve done and are continuing to do to uplift the LBGTQIA+ community.” 

June 2025

Smiling person holding a Progress Pride flag with the Chicago Park District logo.
Progress Pride flag raising ceremony.
Woman speaks at podium with Chicago Park District seal. Man sits in audience. Greenery and flowers in background.
A group of people stand in casual conversation outdoors, in front of a brick wall.
People gather at an outdoor Disability Policy Office booth.
Three smiling people hold rainbow fans in front of a brick wall.
People gather at an outdoor Disability Policy Office tent.
People gather at an information table under a Chicago Park District tent.
People gather outside a modern building with a curved metal screen facade.
Crowd gathers outside a modern brick building with a decorative metal facade.
People with rainbow fans sit outdoors at a Pride event. A videographer films the crowd.
Man speaks at podium with Chicago Park District seal; audience sits nearby. Train platform and wildflowers in background.
Man speaks at podium with Chicago Park District seal, audience seated nearby. Train station and wildflowers in background.
A woman speaks at a podium, with four seated people behind her and a train station in the background.
Woman speaks at podium with officials seated nearby, train station and wildflowers in the background.
Crowd gathers outside a modern brick building with a unique metal facade, a "Disability Policy Office" tent, and a Chicago Park District banner. Yellow wildflowers are in the foreground.
Crowd gathers outside a modern brick and metal building, with a field of yellow wildflowers in the foreground.
Group holds Progress Pride flag with Chicago Park District logo beneath elevated train platform.
A group walks along a paved path through a field of wildflowers.  Two men in suits lead the group.
Group raising Progress Pride flag at a ceremony.
Group raises Progress Pride flag at a ceremony.
Two people in business attire hold a large, opened resolution document.
Progress Pride flag with the Chicago Park District seal waving in the breeze.
Four people smile for a photo on a sunny day in a park.
Group photo of Chicago Park District staff holding a Progress Pride flag.
Group photo of Chicago Park District staff holding Pride flag and signs in front of a unique building.