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On-The-Go Truck Parade Planned In Lemont

The park district may be closed due to the coronavirus, but an on-the-go truck parade is planned for April 25 in Lemont.

Due to the coronavirus, the Lemont Park District is closed through April 30, but the parade will go on.
Due to the coronavirus, the Lemont Park District is closed through April 30, but the parade will go on. (Nicole Bertic/Patch)

LEMONT, IL — The Lemont Park District is turning its popular touch-a-truck event into an on-the-go truck parade for the community. Due to the coronavirus, the Lemont Park District is closed through at least April 30, but the parade will go on.

The park district said there will be concrete trucks, fire engines, police cars, dump trucks and more making their way through town. If you'd like to watch the parade, you can grab lawn chairs and sit in your driveway or yard while practicing social distancing.

The parade will go through several neighborhoods in Lemont starting at 10 a.m. April 25.

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The route will go through Lemont and can be found below: departing Lemont Park District Centennial Park; heading down 127th Street towards Briarcliffe Estates; Briarcliffe Drive to Thornberry; Thornberry to 127th; 127th to Rolling Meadow Drive; Rolling Meadow to Pasture; Pasture to Fairway Drive; Fairway to Harvest; Harvest to Sunrise; Sunrise to Pasture; Bluegrass over to Klappa; Klappa into Mayfair Drive; Mayfair around back Klappa; Klappa over to Bluegrass; Bluegrass to Pasture; Pasture to Fairway; Fairway to Longwood; Longwood over to Valley View; Valley View to Smith Road; Smith to 127th; 127th to Eagle Crest; Eagle Crest to Deer; Deer to Gordon; Gordon around to Acorn; Acorn to Connacht; Connacht to Leinster; Leinster to Emerald; Emerald around to 127th; cross 127th to Walter; Walter to Meghan; Meghan to Wend; Wend to Warner; Warner to Logan; Logan to Custer; Custer to State; State to Illinois; Illinois to Wheeler; Wheeler to Wexford; Wexford to McCarthy Road; McCarthy Road to Fourth; Fourth to Country Lane; Country to Janice; Janice to Kromray; Kromray to McCarthy Road; McCarthy to Walker Road; Walker to Roscommon; Roscommon to Camelot; Camelot to St. Vincent; St. Vincent to Abbey Oaks; Abbey Oaks to Notre Dame; Notre Dame to Camelot; Camelot to Covington Dr; Covington to Auburn; Auburn to Pendleton; Pendleton to Covington Drive; Covington to 127th; 127th to Glenys; Glenys to Hillview; Hillview to Keepataw; Keepataw to Freehauf; Freehauf to State; State to Keepataw; Keepataw to Cherokee; Cherokee to Rosehill; Rosehill follow to Kip; Kip to Keepataw; Keepataw to State; State to Wend; Wend to Walter; Walter to Roberta; Roberta to Doolin; Doolin around to Roberta; Robert to Timberline Drive; Timberline Drive to Peiffer; Peiffer to Logan; Logan to Evergreen; Evergreen to Timberline; Timberline Drive into Old Quarry parking lot and a final lap around park district.

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