Theo Searle Ross, 5, and Alex Searle Ross, 3, sit on the shoulders of their father, Justin Searle Ross, while watching performances during the Fourth on 53rd Parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
People celebrate the Fourth of July with neighborhood fireworks in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)Skylar Harris, 6, watches a sparkler being lit in awe as people celebrate the Fourth of July with neighborhood fireworks in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
Emily A. lifts a firework in the air as people celebrate the Fourth of July with neighborhood fireworks in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)Nairobi Sandoval, 3, lights sparklers with family and friends as people celebrate the Fourth of July with neighborhood fireworks in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
People in Chicagoland celebrate the Independence Day with parades and cookouts around the city.
Raniyah Ware, 9, wears a miniature hat while attending her extended family's July 4th gathering at Humboldt Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Sahrei Barber, with the Kenwood Academy High School Majorettes, performs during the Fourth of July with the "4th on 53rd" parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)Eric Hakizimanal helps his daughter, Gianna, 4, give a treat to a dog named Finn in the 3700 block of West Palmer Street on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)The Cornettes perform during a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on July 4, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)
Shaun Woods checks on a grill covered with a variety of sausages for his extended family's July 4th gathering at Humboldt Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Porter resident Bradley Lynch, 11, stands with his mother, Erica, as they watch Porter's Independence Day parade together on July 4, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)Maya Mejia, 4, right, and Andy Drlica, 4, sit on their father’s shoulders as people celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Nichols Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
The Kenwood Academy High School cheerleading walk the parade route in between performances during the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)People celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” and watch parade participants in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)Tabarius Woods, 11, cools off with a bottle of water while attending his extended family's July 4th gathering at Humboldt Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)
Theo Searle Ross, 5, and Alex Searle Ross, 3, sit on the shoulders of their father, Justin Searle Ross, while watching performances during the Fourth on 53rd Parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)Shaun Woods and his aunt, Debra Woods, finish cooking a variety of sausages and ribs for their extended family's July 4th gathering at Humboldt Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Duneland Exchange Club member Mary Jay Jeselnick passes out flag pinwheels to onlookers during Porter's Independence Day parade on July 4, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)
The Correa family celebrates the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Nichols Park in the Hyde Park neighborhood on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)A member of the Lincolnwood Youth Strings watches their finger placement during the concert on July 4, 2025, in Lincolnwood. Younger players in Lincolnwood Youth Strings are mentored by older members to help them learn their instruments. (Kit Wiberg/for the Pioneer Press)Twins, Jackie Gao and Yian Gao, both 3, watch the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade participants in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
Chesterton Boy Scout Troop 998 members carry a flag down Lincoln St. during Porter's Independence Day parade on July 4, 2025. (Kyle Telechan/for the Post-Tribune)Monica Stroud watches and records as participants in the Fourth of July with “4th on 53rd” parade perform in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)Janelle Stuart sings during the Lincolnwood Youth Strings concert on July 4, 2025, in Lincolnwood. The concert featured several singalong songs, including “God Bless America,” “You’re a Grand Old Flag” and “America the Beautiful.” (Kit Wiberg/for the Pioneer Press)
Jessica Woods holds her one-year-old daughter, Aveah, while attending their extended family's July 4th gathering at Humboldt Park Friday, July 4, 2025, in Chicago. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Emily Perkins skates during a fourth of July parade in Highland Park on July 4, 2025. (Talia Sprague/for the baiduhai)Chicago Police Department gather as people celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
Kasey Diamond, 15, with the Kenwood Academy High School Majorettes, performs in Nichols Park during the Fourth of July celebration, the “4th on 53rd” festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)A group plays volleyball in the late afternoon at Horner Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)The Kenwood Academy High School cheerleading team watches their teammates perform in Nichols Park during the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
A viola player in the Lincolnwood Youth Strings concert laughs after finishing a song while walking through the audience on July 4, 2025, in Lincolnwood. The concert featured 41 musicians. (Kit Wiberg/for the Pioneer Press)Emanuel Cole, left, takes chicken wings off a grill at Horner Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)Nancy Jacobson and her granddaughter, Louise, 1, watch the parade as people celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
Eddie Parkes, 6, center left, and Thaddeus Inglis, 5, get pushed in a bike by Chris Parkes while marching in the Fourth of July “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)A group of picnickers walk past a food stand at Horner Park on July 4, 2025. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)The Ring of Hope double dutch team performs along the parade route as people celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
James Byrne, 1, wears American flag shorts as people celebrate the Fourth of July with the second annual Winnemac Fourth For All festival at Winnemac Park on July 4, 2025, in Chicago’s Ravenswood neighborhood. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)The Technique Gems perform as people celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025, in Chicago. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)People celebrate the Fourth of July with the “4th on 53rd” parade and festival in Hyde Park on July 4, 2025. (Audrey Richardson/baiduhai)
