Chicagoans celebrated the city's ties to America's labor movements Saturday at the Chicago Labor Day Parade.Organized and run by the Chicago Federation of Labor, the event has been held in the Pullman Historic District since 2023 to spotlight the community's history and strong connection to labor.Th e parade was followed by Eddie Fest, named after United Steelworkers activist Edward "Oilcan" Sadlowski — an oiler and machinist at U.S. Steel South Works in Chicago who, at 25, became president of United Steelworkers Local 65 in the 1960s. Held in Steelworkers Park, it featured entertainment such as live music, community crafts and more. Paradegoers with Plumbers Local 130 ride a float during the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue in the East Side on Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times A paradegoer blows a horn modified from a drill during the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times People watch the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times People representing Ironworkers Local 1 travel on a float along South Ewing Avenue on the East Side Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Supporters of the App Drivers Union march Saturday during the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Jadzie Triplett waits for her sons to perform in the parade as her twins, Da’Ana and D’Aja Sanders, watch during the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Paradegoers embrace during the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times Paradegoers watch the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times SEIU union members march during the Chicago Labor Day Parade on South Ewing Avenue on the East Side on Saturday.Pat Nabong/Sun-Times ...read more read less