Story posted Thursday, June 25, 2009
July 4th In Rolling Meadows
A parade, a walk, and fireworks highlight Fourth of July festivities in Rolling Meadows.
The celebration starts at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 4, when the parade kicks off at the corner of Barker Lane and Central Road. The route goes down Central to Owl Drive, north to Kirchoff Road, then east to Plaza Lane. Five longtime city residents, Bea Lewis, Perry and Norma Mann, and Bill and Elaine Soto, will serve as grand marshals for the parade.
Entries for the parade include the Medinah Shriners Clowns, the Rolling Meadows Renegades, Huffo the Clown, the Jesse White Tumblers, the new Rolling Meadows-based Chicago Blaze hockey team, and Chicago's Paul Hall Boys and Girls Club Warriors Drum & Bugle Corps. The parade will also feature the Rolling Meadows High School Marching Band as well as many other local businesses, community groups, and residents.
Following the parade, the City's Cancer Awareness Committee invites residents of all ages to a 3.2K Family Walk/Bike in the Park. The event runs from 1 to 4 p.m. in Salk Park and is open to runners, walkers, and bikers. Residents can register at the Rolling Meadows Community Center, 3705 Pheasant Drive, on the day of the event. They will receive a map of the walking and biking routes, and be entered into a drawing for front row seating at the City's fireworks display later that evening. That display, also at Salk Park, will begin at about 9:30 p.m.
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