Across the city, from downtown to the neighborhoods, and throughout the suburbs, people celebrated Independence Day Thursday.
Hundreds of people lined 53rd Street Thursday to watch Hyde Park's unique July 4th parade.
Cook County Board President marches every year dressed up as the Statue of Liberty, this year included. "With all the different neighborhoods, and this was the neighborhood I picked last year, and it was the first time I experienced the energy that I love in a parade, so we came back for a second year," she said.Ellis Sharp's parents said this is the first parade their 2-year-old daughter is old enough to kind of understand.
And always near the rear are the horses. Valerie O'Neill and her 27-year-old quarter horse Skip never skip the parade. From the Arlington Heights parade to the Winnemac Park Fourth of July festival, the suburbs were celebrating Thursday.
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