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The parade begins
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Some policemen on segways
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Even the Brookfield Zoo police force took part in the parade
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And what would any parade be without some fire trucks?
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Ah, here comes my high school's marching band
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Lyons Township High School Marching Band
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Those kids must have been so warm in those band uniforms
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Tubas
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Looking north up La Grange Rd
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There was even a fly-over
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Benny the Bull
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I don't know what he was shooting from that device he was holding
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Waving the Bulls flag
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Finally some pets show up
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Here's the Boy Scouts
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The Medinah Black Horse Troop
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This is pulling the parade float for the Wine River Indian Princesses & Saux Fox Indian Guides groups
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Tommy Hawk
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There goes Strider & my husband, Gary
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An old ambulance from the Village of Western Springs
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An old fire engine from the Village of Western Springs
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Per the parade schedule, this is Section 2A - Dog Section
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Johnny Knox of the Chicago Bears American football team
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Close up
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Time for this dog to get some water
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Brookfield Zoo had representatives in the parade
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I've seen this band at other events around Chicagoland
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A llama from the zoo was part of the parade
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A beautiful Alaskan Malamute
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Ronald McDonald was there