Geneva High School Homecoming Parade Will Close These Streets on Friday

GENEVA, IL - Geneva High School students will celebrate homecoming this weekend and will be hosting their homecoming parade on Friday, Sept. 23, which will require several streets be closed for motorists, according to a city news release.

State Street (Route 38) between Third and Ninth streets will be shut down at 2 p.m. to accommodate the event. All streets listed on the parade route also will be closed to traffic:

• Geneva High School/Stevens Street east to Anderson Boulevard;
• Anderson Boulevard south to State Street;
• State Street east to Third Street;
• Third Street north to Stevens Street
• Stevens Street west to the High School.

A detour route will direct motorists traveling eastbound on State Street to turn south on Ninth Street, east on James Street, north on Third Street and back east on State Street. The directions will be reversed for westbound traffic, according to a news release.

With numerous spectators expected to attend the parade, please use caution when driving through the downtown. Police officers will be providing traffic control in the area. The streets are expected to be reopened to traffic after 3:15 p.m.