Parade-goers are already "dibsing" spots to watch Evanston's annual Fourth of July parade this year, using lawn chairs to claim their stake.
The Evanston Fourth of July Association, in accordance with City ordinance, allowed people to place lawn chairs along the parade route as of 6 a.m. on Sunday.
The parade begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday, and will follow a route along Central Street from Central Park Avenue East to Ashland Avenue. As many as 140 entrants will be included in the annual march.
The parade is just one part of a day full of festivities ending with a Twilight Concert and a lakefront fireworks show, and has been an annual staple of summers in Evanston for 91 years.
The yearly event began in 1921 when a group of mothers formed the North Evanston 4th of July Association after a child was injured from setting off fireworks. The North Evanston Fourth of July Association, which expanded to the Evanston Fourth of July Association in 1980, has provided children and families in the area with a day of safe and fun activities ever since.
