Dana Even of Lakes Community High School marches to "Without Evil There Is No Good," from its show, "Pandora's Box."
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Lakes Community color guard member Megan Lemke dances her way around the band during "Zeus's Presentation."
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Jacobs High School color guard members Laura Hill, Rachel Coniglio, Alison Wiggins and Anna Augustyn perform as the band plays "Blue and Green Music."
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Jacobs High School performs "Nocturne for Chamber Orchestra," part of their show, "Synesthesia."
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Rolling Meadows' Danielle Sioui dances to "Bright Lights, Hot Nights," part of the "Urban Pulse" show.
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Christin Rettig, center, of Rolling Meadows High School, during their performance.
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Wheaton Warrenville South High School performs their show, "Nightmare."
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Drum Major Maggie Inman directs the Wheaton Warrenville South marching band.
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The Prospect High School Marching Knights perform "To the Moon and Back," featuring the jazz standard, "How High the Moon."
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Prospect Knights perform a liftoff during "To the Moon and Back."
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The 45th annual Chicagoland Marching Band Festival was held Saturday at Wheeling High School, with 28 of the area's top high school marching bands performing and vying for awards. Prospect High School was named Grand Champion for its show, "To the Moon and Back," which also got them the grand champion trophy at the Lancer Joust a week before.Latest Galleries
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