Images: #TBT gallery looks back at homecoming
If it's October, then it's football season and the annual tradition at high schools and colleges — homecoming.
We look back at homecoming from the 1960s and '70s in Cook and DuPage counties. The crowning of kings and queens, a homecoming court and parades were all part of the festivities. Students had crowns, regal robes, corsages and school spirit to celebrate a tradition going back to the early 1900s.
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Arlington Heights King and Queen in October of 1970.
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Homecoming parade for Elk Grove High School in October of 1970.
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Queen coronation for Wheeling High School in October of 1971.
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Fremd High School queen coronation in October of 1972.
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Hersey High School homecoming queen in October of 1972.
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Harper College homecoming in October of 1973.
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Prospect High School Homecoming queen in October of 1973.
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Homecoming parade in Cook County 1965.
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Buffalo Grove High School Homecoming in October of 1973.
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Homecoming parade in Arlington Heights in October of 1965.
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Homecoming queen at Arlington High School in October of 1969.
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The Homecoming parade for Conant High School in 1969.
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The Homecoming parade for Elk Grove High School in October of 1969.
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The king and queen coronation in Arlington Heights in October of 1969.
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Fremd Homecoming in Palatine in October of 1969.
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Fenton High School homecoming in October of 1969.
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Wheeling homecoming in October of 1970.
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Palatine High School queen in October of 1970.
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