Aurora Pride Parade is back on

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin reinstated the permit for the event Thursday after the city offered more money to police officers to take overtime.

Aurora Pride Parade
Tarin Butterfield for Indivisible Aurora
Aurora Pride Parade
Tarin Butterfield for Indivisible Aurora

Aurora Pride Parade is back on

Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin reinstated the permit for the event Thursday after the city offered more money to police officers to take overtime.

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After losing a court battle and threatening an appeal to federal court this week, organizers of the Aurora Pride Parade got their permit back from the city. Aurora Mayor Richard Irvin had revoked the permit Wednesday, saying not enough police officers had signed up to provide security.

Reset gets the latest from a reporter who was in the courtroom.

GUEST: Adora Namigadde, WBEZ metro reporter