Skokie July 4 parade provided music, dance, floats, entertainment

Parade spectators lined up for shade as marching bands, vintage cars, floats, dancers and the Jessie White tumbling team marched through the streets on the 4th of July parade route in Skokie.

Dancers from the Niles North High School dance team, Vicketts and Dance Force, stopped in front of the judging stand on Oakton Street near Oakton Park to perform.

The Chesterton High School Trojan Guard Marching Band in Chesterton, Indiana, performs at the Fourth of July Skokie Parade. (Pam Defilio)

The Trojan Guard Marching Band of Chesterton High School in Chesterton, Indiana and the Colt Cadets of Dubuque, Iowa were among the marching bands.

Members of the ‘One Heart for Africa’ parade force give permission to spectators at the viewing platform, including Parade Commander-in-Chief Edward Potash, to play the drums. (Pam Defilio)

Several musical ensembles, such as the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band and the Chicago Cossacks, passed by on floats, playing lively music and interspersed with a parade of politicians.