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Photo Gallery: Politicians Parade on July 4th
Incumbents, challengers and open-seat aspirants greet the crowds on the Fourth of July.
Along with marching bands and floats, elected officials and those who aspire to be public servants flock to participate on Fourth of July parades.
U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a Democrat who represents Niles and Morton Grove, marched in parades in Glenview, Arlington Heights, Skokie and Evanston. U.S. Rep. Robert Dold, of the 10th District, also marched in Glenview’s parade.
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walked with a large group of supporters a number of spaces behind his Democratic challenger for the 10th District Seat, in the Deerfield parade.
Dold needed a spot toward the end of Deerfield’s noontime event because he was coming from Glenview, which started its parade at 11:30 a.m., before heading to Northbrook, as did Schneider, at 2 p.m.
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In addition to Deerfield and Northbrook, Schneider and Dold crossed paths in Vernon Hills. Dold also walked in Lake Bluff and Des Plaines while Schneider paraded in Highland Park and Glencoe.
In Deerfield, and participated in their last Fourth of July parade as members of the General Assembly. They both retire in January.
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