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Since 1952, the Columbus Day celebration has been a generations-old honoring the Chicagoland Italian American Community.
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The JCCIA welcomes everyone to join us in celebration for the 2024 Columbus Day Parade, which will be held on Monday, October 14th on State Street in Chicago.
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The day will began at 9 A.M. with a glorious mass at The Shrine of Our Lady of Pompeii, 1244 Lexington Avenue, Chicago.
Immediately following mass, there will be a reverent procession down the block in Arrigo Park with a wreath-laying ceremony, honoring Italian American war veterans.
The parade opening ceremonies will start at 12:00 P.M. on the corner of State Street and Wacker Drive, after which, the parade will then commence south to Van Buren Street.
ABC7 will be broadcasting the parade live, and live-streaming on abc7chicago.com
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