El Grito 5K course runs along 26th Street, Chicago’s second magnificent mile, in the culturally rich Mexican neighborhood of Little Village. The race will precede the 50th annual Mexican Independence Day Parade. This race is hosted by New Life Centers, proceeds will to go support NLC’s mentoring, education and sports programming. You don’t want to miss this event! There will be a Zumba warm up, Mariachi at the halfway point of the race and tamales at the finish line!