Images: Fourth of July celebrations in the suburbs
Posted July 04, 2018 1:00 am
Residents in the suburbs enjoyed Fourth of July festivities including parades in Arlington Heights, Elgin and Glen Ellyn and an Independence/Family Day in Lake Zurich.
Isabel Medrano with the Rolling Meadows High School marching band's drill team performs Wednesday in the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade.
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Crowds line Dunton Avenue Wednesday for the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade.
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The Arlington Heights Fourth of July Frontier Days Parade Grand Marshal Mary Stitt waves to the crowd Wednesday.
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Kids enjoy seeing Buttons the Clown in the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade Wednesday.
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The Hersey High School marching band heads east on Miner Street during the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade Wednesday.
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Miki Hondropoulos of Mount Prospect gets into the Fourth of July spirit during Arlington Heights' annual parade Wednesday.
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Arlington Heights resident Ford Sakata rides in the shade of his umbrella with the Arlington Heights Bike Club in the Fourth of July parade Wednesday.
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Parade goers use umbrellas to stay cool in the shade during the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade Wednesday.
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The Hersey High School marching band heads east on Miner Street during the Arlington Heights Fourth of July parade Wednesday.
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Members of the Ballet Folklorico Girasol wave to the crowd during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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Logan Gehring, 5, looks for candy thrown by participants in the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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Jon Soriano waves the American flag on the Presence St. Joseph Hospital float during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin Wednesday.
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Madison Cherry, 4, right, dances in the street during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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Jennifer Fox waves to the crowd as she marches during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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Phil Madden waves to the crowd as he rides on the American Legion Elgin Post 57 float during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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Mauricio Villagomez takes photos while perched on a roof along Douglas Avenue during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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American Legion Elgin Post 57 members march down Douglas Avenue during the Fourth of July parade in Elgin.
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Focal Point lead singer Michael Olivera, right, and keyboard player Len Gorka, left, entertains the crowd Wednesday at the Lake Zurich Independence/Family Day at Paulus Park.
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Joe Yamour of Hawthorn Woods walks alongside his 3-year-old son, Conrad, as he enjoys a pony ride at the Lake Zurich Independence/Family Day at Paulus Park on Wednesday. A Zoo to You in Marengo provided the pony rides and petty zoo for the annual event.
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Six-year-old Max Perschke of Lake Zurich enjoys the inflatable slide during the Lake Zurich Independence/Family Day at Paulus Park Wednesday.
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Three-year-old Caroline Lindsay of Deer Park enjoys the petting zoo goats Wednesday during the Lake Zurich Independence/Family Day in Paulus Park. A Zoo to You provided the animals for the petting zoo and pony rides.
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Edward Searing of the Lake Zurich VFW Post 11020 cooks food for vets from the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center Wednesday during the Lake Zurich Independence/Family Day in Paulus Park. The post hosted 35 vets for its 23rd year.
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Nile Woods, left, and Louie Diab, right, carry the Wintrust Community Bank banner during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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Taivo Tammaru waves to Glen Ellyn firefighters during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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Ellen Disitter waves to the crowd while walking on stilts during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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Jodi-Ann Kasky of Focus on Glen Ellyn throws candy during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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Members of American Legion Post 3 Glen Ellyn make their way past the reviewing stand during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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Maya Weinland, 3, of Glen Ellyn waves to the crowd during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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Pastor Melody Eastman of Grace Lutheran Church marches up Main Street during the Fourth of July parade in Glen Ellyn.
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