Skokie's 4th of July Parade 2012

updated July 11, 2012

Here's Scott Holtz', Joel Lerner's and my take on from this year's Skokie 4th of July parade.

More of Scott's image can be found on Facebook via Downtown Skokie.

More of Joel's take can be seen online via Skokie Review.

 

Niles Township Assessor Scott Bagnall. 

 

Temple Judah Mizpah's Maddy Foler.

 

 

Dance Troupe Aenacer Boliviano dances down Oakton St. during Skokie's 4th of July Parade.

 

John Haber and Jeff Gould atop the Haben Funeral Home's antique hearse. 

Mike Reid.

Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White holds a banner as one of the Jesse White Tumblers flips over it.

 

U.S. Representative Jan Schakowsky.

 

 

 

  

  

  

Illinois Representative Lou Lang (in blue cap) poses with neighbors for a picture.

 

 

Joel Lerner takes a break from covering the parade for the Skokie Review. 

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Skokie Voice's Community Forum on Economic Development Feb 22

This in from Skokie Voices...

Join Skokie Voice for its first community forum of 2012 as we explore
the prospects for economic development in Skokie.
• How will downtown Skokie be reinvented
• What impact will the new Skokie Swift station at Oakton Street have on that revitalization?
• How will new businesses on Dempster Street add to the mix?
• Who are the stakeholders guiding the process?

Join us and add your voice to the dialogue!

Wednesday, February 22, 7 - 9 p.m.

Oakton Community Center
4701 Oakton St.
Skokie

Confirmed panelists are:

Tom Thompson,  Economic Development Director, Village of Skokie
Ann Tennes,  Marketing/Communications Director, Village of Skokie
Howard S. Meyer,  Executive Director, Skokie Chamber of Commerce
Randy Miles, Independent Merchants of Downtown Skokie (IMODS)
Shalom Klein, Dempster Street Merchants Association
Valerie Shuman, Skokie Downtown Alliance

An open-microphone Q&A session will follow the panel discussion.

Panel topics will be based on responses to the SV economic development survey.
The survey is up at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/BH93686.

More about Skokie Voice at skokievoice.org.

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Oakton Street Road Diet Follow Up Meeting - September 27, 2011

This in from the Skokie Chamber of Commerce...

On Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 3 p.m. the Village will host a meeting for Downtown Skokie business and property owners to present the results of the "Road Diet" test conducted on Oakton Street in Downtown Skokie during May and June 2011. The meeting will be held in the Petty Auditorium at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street.

In addition to presenting the test results, the Village seeks comments and recommendations in order to provide the Village Board with a sense of the business community's perceptions of the program.

RSVP to info@skokie.org or call 847-933-8257 with the number of representatives attending from your business or property. 

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