Full Notification

On Saturday, September 16, 2017, the St. Ansgar Church will be holding a parade to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. The parade will begin at 12:00 Noon from the St. Ansgar Church (see attachment for parade route). In order to accommodate the parade route, the following roadways will be closed between 11:00 a.m. until approximately 3:00 p.m.
• Laurel Avenue between Center Avenue and Church Street
• Church Street between Laurel and Sycamore
• Sycamore Avenue between Church Street and Center Avenue
• Center Avenue between Sycamore Avenue and Laurel Avenue
There will be no parking allowed on the streets listed above between 11:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Any vehicles parked on the above listed streets between these times will be relocated.

Those residents living “inside” the parade route may be temporarily inconvenienced due to some road closures and are encouraged to park their vehicles outside the parade route if they must cross any of the roadways listed above during the closure time. Police Department personnel will be assigned along the parade route to assist with traffic control in the area and the closed roadways will be opened as quickly as possible upon conclusion of the parade in order to minimize the impact on residents.

Following the parade, there will be a fiesta occurring at St. Ansgar’s Church until approximately 10:30 p.m. In order to maintain enough room for emergency equipment to navigate the area should it be necessary; NO PARKING WILL BE ALLOWED ON EAST AVENUE BETWEEN NARCISSUS AND LAUREL OR ON THE NORTH SIDE OF LAUREL BETWEEN CENTER AND EAST DURING THIS TIME.

If there are any questions or concerns regarding the road closures please feel free to contact me at (630) 823-5512 or send an email to [email protected]. I thank you for your cooperation.