Evanston resident Terri Shepard spots Black children waiting for a bus in her neighborhood early every morning — rain, snow or sunshine — in Evanston’s Fifth Ward. At 3 p.m. every weekday afternoon, ...

A golden retriever accompanies its owner during the Evanston Fourth of July parade. Many dogs attended the event in costume, wearing bandanas, onesies, or tutus. Photo by Hailey Lloyd / ...

Substitute teacher Gabriel Garcia sports gray “Mexicans Ain’t Going Anywhere” shirt at parade to protest ongoing discrimination and represent cultural heritage. Photo by Juliana Agudelo Ariza / North ...

The Rotary International’s parade float, a U-Haul trailer filled with nearly every national flag where Rotary operates, drives down the Evanston streets during the 4th of July parade last Friday.

Kat Abughazaleh was one of multiple political candidates who marched in Evanston’s Fourth of July parade last Friday. The parade’s theme was “Truth Guides, Justice Unites, Kindness Heals,” a message ...

U.S. flags border the streets, hang from scaffolding and wave in the hands of participants at Evanston’s 2025 Fourth of July parade. The flags often represent American pride and unity, but can also be ...

The sound of drumbeats echoed down Central Street, followed by cheers from a crowd dressed in red, white and blue. As a white vintage Plymouth Valiant rolled past, it caught the eye of 75-year-old ...

A young girl waves from her mother’s arms as Evanston sanitation vehicles roll past, tailing the local Fourth of July Parade. “Our Public Works agency is the backbone of our community,” Evanston ...

A man hangs Grand Marshal Jill Wine-Banks’ sign onto her carriage-like parade vehicle before the 2025 Evanston Fourth of July parade. Photo by Stella Bleiweis / North by Northwestern A father beckoned ...

Evanston residents start saving seats for the annual Fourth of July parade days beforehand. Photo by Will Hansen / North by Northwestern The Evanston Fourth of July Parade carries with it the ...

Evelyn Kraber is a student in the summer 2025 Medill-Northwestern Journalism Institute.