Villa Park honors DuPage 88 Marching Band with ‘Best Musical Performance Award’

Posted August 17, 2025 12:00 pm

Submitted by DuPage High School District 88

On July 28, the Villa Park Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2801 and the Villa Park Village Board named the DuPage 88 Marching Band as the 2025 recipient of the “Best Musical Performance Award.”

The band is composed of Addison Trail and Willowbrook student-musicians, and the schools joined together for the first time this summer.

The group members were honored during the July 28 village board meeting for their talent and creativity in the Independence Day Parade, which was hosted by the Villa Park VFW Post 2801 on July 4.

To view the presentation, and to watch the award-winning parade performance, go to www.dupage88.net/site/page/16950.

There is one more opportunity to see the DuPage 88 Marching Band, as members will play in the Addison-Medinah Shriners Parade at 3 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 24, marching from Addison Trail High School east along Army Trail Boulevard to Kennedy Drive. For event details, go to ithappensinaddison.com.

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