Chicago Thanksgiving Parade to start an hour earlier for the first time in 92 years

If you’re planning to attend the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade this year, set your alarm an hour earlier.

For the first time in the parade’s 92-year history, the procession will begin at 7:45 a.m. on Thanksgiving morning — an hour earlier than in previous years, according to a parade spokesperson who confirmed the change to the Chicago Sun-Times.

The earlier start will allow the parade’s television broadcast to begin at 8 a.m., ahead of the Chicago Bears’ Thanksgiving Day matchup against the Detroit Lions. Pregame coverage will follow at 10 a.m…

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