08/08/2025
On behalf of American Legion Post 264, I would like to thank you for making the 2025 Lake Forest Day Parade the best one ever, as we celebrated this year’s theme: “Shop, Dine, Enjoy Lake Forest Every Day.”
On August 6, 2025, nearly 80 parade entrants took part in the Lake Forest Day Parade, including local civic and community organizations, businesses, drill teams, military color guards and families, as listed below.
Your enthusiasm and dedication helped create a festive community atmosphere, making it a challenge for the Parade Judges to pick this year’s top awards:
2025 Lake Forest Day Parade Winners
Vinnie Dolan Trophy: Pasquesi Sheppard LLC
(This Award remembers Vinnie Dolan, an active and dedicated member of the American Legion, who ran the Lake Forest Day Parade for nearly 25 years.)
Most Original: Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Church/School:
1st Place: Lake Forest Country Day School
2nd Place: Lake Forest School Districts 67 and 115
3rd Place: School of St. Mary
Charity/501c(3):
1st Place: Lake County Honor Flight
2nd Place: Lake County Shrine Club
Civic/Fraternal:
1st Place: Lake Forest Open Lands
2nd Place: Friends of Lake Forest Library
2nd Place: Rotary Club of Lake Forest Lake Bluff
2nd Place: League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff
Drill Teams:
1st Place: Elite Striders Drill Team & Drum Corp
1st Place: New Generation Fancy Drill Team
Neighborhood:
1st Place: Ray Kracik - 1929 Model T
Youth:
1st Place: Recreation Dept - City of Lake Forest
2nd Place: Fitzpatrick School of Irish Dance
3rd Place: CROYA - City of Lake Forest
Commercial:
1st Place: Forest Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry
2nd Place: Lake Forest Bank Trust Co
2nd Place: Chalet Nursery & Landscaping
Thank you to all of you for your part in helping build a greater community in Lake Forest, and for supporting American Legion Post 264 in its mission to provide support for local military Veterans and young people throughout the year.
We look forward to you joining us for next year’s Lake Forest Day Parade on Wed., August 5, 2026.
With Gratitude,
Ed Geraghty, Chairman, 2024 Lake Forest Day
Mark Condic, Chairman Lake Forest Day Parade
Lake Forest Day Participants:
American Taxi Dispatch
April’s Linens
Bark n Park
Big City Dixieland
Big Top Circus Band
Bob Morgan for Illinois
Boys State - Tripp Froberg & Sufyan Hussain
Burke Family Car
Chalet Nursery & Landscaping
Chicago Brass Band
City of Lake Forest-Sanitation-Fire
CROYA - City of Lake Forest
Dickinson Hall - Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Senior Ctr
Die Musikmeisters Band
Elegant Journeys Limousine
Elite Striders Positive Youth Organization
Faith Lutheran Church
Fill a Heart 4 Kids
Fitzpatrick School of Irish Dance
Forest Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
Friends of Lake Forest Library
Girls State - Ella Froberg & Audrey Griffith
Gorton Center
In Memory of Jack Preslack
In Memory Vinnie Dolan
JMR Landscaping
Kiwanis Club of Lake Bluff & Lake Forest
Knauz Auto Group
Lake Bluff-Lake Forest community Pageant
Lake County Community Pageant Queens
Lake County Honor Flight
Lake County Marine Corps League
Lake County Shrine Club
Lake Forest Academy
Lake Forest Bank & Trust Co.
Lake Forest Caucus
Lake Forest Country Day School
Lake Forest Fire Truck & Fire ATV
Lake Forest Flowers
Lake Forest Open Lands
Lake Forest School Districts 67 and 115
Lake Forest Smiles
Lake Forest Swim Club
Lake Forest Travel Bureau
Lake Forest/Lake Bluff Chamber of Commerce
League of Women Voters of Lake Forest/Lake Bluff
Lake Forest Veteran of the Year: Ethan Justus Holmes
Midwest Veterans Closet
McKinlock Post 2025 Scholarship Winners
McKinlock Post Color Guard
New Generation Fancy Drill Team
Parade Grand Marshall Alvin McRae
Pasquesi Sheppard LLC
Paws for Patrick
Post 264 Commander David Lipinski
Ray Kracik - 1929 Model T
Recreation Dept - City of Lake Forest
Rotary Club of Lake Forest Lake Bluff
Schneider for Congress
School of St. Mary
Scout Aquatics
St. Patrick Church-Fire Truck
Sunset Foods
The City of Lake Forest - Former Mayors
The City of Lake Forest-City Council Walking
The City of Lake Forest-Mayor & City Council walking
US Marine Color Guard
US Navy Great Lakes Color Guard
US Navy Great Lakes Navy Band
USNSCC Sea Cadets Division 9.1.1.
WasteNot Compost
Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart
