Comedian Fortune Feimster and her wife Jax Smith will serve as this year’s Grand Marshalls. the couple has a special connection to the parade…they met at the parade in 2015 and were married in 2020. Other grand marshalls include Chicago bar owner Art Johnston and his partner Pepe Pena and LGBTQ activists Myles and Precious Brady Davis. Precious Brady-Davis recently became the first Black transgender person appointed to public office in Cook County. The parade begins at 11am on June 30th.