Chinese New Year Parade

Head on down to Chinatown for the Chinese New Year Parade. This is the Year of the Monkey, 4702 on the Chinese calendar. The parade will basically take over the neighborhood at 24th and Wentworth and will include marching bands, floats, lion teams, a hundred-foot "Mystical Dragon," Miss Chinatown and Miss Friendship Ambassador -- local stores will also have specials and celebratory events. Call the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association at 312/225-6198 for more information.