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With an American flag backdrop, Final Say performs at Wilmette's Independence Day celebration Saturday, July 3, at Gillson Park.
Wilmette, Community

United We Stand: Spirited residents pack local parks to celebrate Fourth of July

9:48 a.m. July 5, 2021

Whether in Gillson Park, along Vernon Avenue or at Skokie Playfields, North Shore residents showed up en masse to celebrate Independence Day.

Make sure to check out our full recap of the weekend’s festivities in Wilmette, Glencoe and Winnetka.

Photos by Rhonda Holcomb (Wilmette) and Rob Lange (Winnetka and Glencoe)

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