2008 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ROUTE

2008 MEMORIAL DAY PARADE ROUTE Participants of the 2008 Memorial Day Parade will start marching at the corner of Emerson and Busse Avenue located on the SE corner of the Mount Prospect Village Hall, just south of Busse Avenue. The Participants will start to form up at 9:00 AM on the 26th of May thus Emerson Street will be closed from just south of Busse Avenue to the driveway located on the North side of the Oberwies Dairy store. This area will be closed to all traffic except the parade participants from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM. The parade will start after the 9:35 AM train leaves the station. It will continue South on Emerson Street, crossing the NW railroad tracks, Prospect Avenue, Milburn and continuing south to the Emerson/Lincoln intersection, turning East on Lincoln Street. These streets will be closed to normal traffic from 9:35 AM until the last group of scouts clears the area (approximately 10:00 AM). The parade will continue East until they reach the East side of the Veterans Memorial located in Lions Park, where they will turn south into the park where a 1 to 1 ½ hour program is to be held to an audience of approximately 500 to 600 people. Lincoln cross streets (Maple Street & Lincoln Street) will be closed to traffic from 9:45 AM until approximately 10:10 AM. The Veteran’s Memorial area will have cars parked in the neighborhood until the program is finished at approximately 11:30 AM. NOTE: The start of the parade is based on the 9:35 AM train leaving the Mount Prospect station. If the train is late, the times outlined above will shift accordingly. Any questions please contact Public Works at 847.870.5640 Sincerely yours, Paul Bures Streets & Buildings Superintendent