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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Kaitlin Washburn

Pilsen residents celebrate Mexican Independence Day: ‘¡Viva México!’

Elizabeth Ruvalcava, 48, dances during the 20th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade along West 18th Street in the Pilsen neighborhood, Saturday afternoon, Sept. 10, 2022. (Pat Nabong/Sun-Times)

Cheering crowds stretched along 18th Street Saturday afternoon for Pilsen’s 20th annual Mexican Independence Day parade.

The march from Newberry Avenue to Wolcott Avenue, through the heart of one of Chicago’s biggest Mexican-American communities, marked an early commemoration of the date Mexico gained independence from Spain. The holiday lands Friday, Sept. 16.

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