Dozens of tires slashed on Chicago Gay Pride floats

Classy. From the Chicago Sun-Times: The 42nd annual Chicago Pride Parade marched forward Sunday, even though the tires on 30 to 50 floats were slashed hours before the event’s start. The floats were damaged overnight at a storage facility, Associated Attractions Enterprises Inc., near 48th and Halsted streets, and an employee discovered the damage about 5 a.m., police News Affairs Officer John Mirabelli said. A parade official said tires were being replaced and all of the floats were expected to be repaired in time to be in the parade, which began at noon, though several did not proceed in the planned order.]]>