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Mt. Prospect Jaycees carnival now open through Memorial Day

Posted May 21, 2015 1:00 am

Daily Herald report

Michael Painter of Wheeling goes down the Fun slide with his step daughter, Charlotte, 3-1/2, on opening night of the Jaycees Carnival in Mount Prospect Thursday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

The Mount Prospect Jaycees Memorial Day Weekend Carnival opened Thursday evening at Mount Prospect Plaza. The carnival will be open from 5 p.m. to midnight Friday, 1 p.m. to midnight Saturday, and 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday and Monday at the intersection of Rand and Central Roads.

The festival features rides for all ages, from thrill rides to rides more fitting for small children. Traditional carnival food and games also are part of the carnival.

Flat price unlimited-ride bracelets are available for $20 Saturday, Sunday and Monday from 1 to 5 p.m. Individual tickets are $1.25 and rides take two to five tickets. The Jaycees will be holding a canned food drive, with a discount of up to $2 off the ride bracelet (limit one bracelet per person, $1 per canned item) for donations.

Carnival proceeds will benefit Northwest Compass food bank, Clearbrook, the fight against glycogen storage disease and ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), and a local elementary school.

Information is at (224) 764-0691, mountprospectjaycees.org, the carnival Facebook page, or president@mpjaycees.org.

Left to right, Barbara Stibbe of Chicago rides the Tilt-a-Whirl with Alyssia Aguilar, 5, Emma Mintun, 4, and Savannah Krzywda, 8, all of Des Plaines, on opening night of the Jaycees Carnival in Mount Prospect Thursday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

Mia Rodriguez, 8, of Des Plaines, right, rides alongside Jazlynn Zepeda, 9, also of Des Plaines, on opening night of the Jaycees Carnival in Mount Prospect Thursday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

The sun sets on opening night of the Jaycees Carnival in Mount Prospect Thursday. Joe Lewnard/jlewnard@dailyherald.com

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