Loyalty Day Parade is 'Americana' New Lenox Style

Welcome to the celebration of community. New Lenox's annual Loyalty Day Parade steps off at 2 p.m. May 5.

Participants in the VFW-sponsored parade begin to gather about an hour to 90-minutes before in the parking lot at the Lions Den, 520 S. Cedar Road. The floats and fun roll out from there.

Bring the kids, dogs on leashes, a folding chair or blanket and, of course, a camera. Line the 1.5-mile route for about two hours. The parade steps off at the Lions Den in the 500 block of S. Cedar Road, proceeds north on Cedar Road, then west on Haven Avenue and finally north on Veterans Parkway to the Veterans Memorial on the New Lenox Commons.

Police and ESDA personnel will control access to the parade route beginning at approximately 12:30 p.m.

New Lenox police say, "Affected residents near the parade route will be allowed access to their homes prior to the start of the parade as safety permits. As the parade passes, affected roads will be opened. There will be no parking along Haven Avenue, S. Cedar Road, Roy Street or Veterans Parkway after 8 a.m. on parade day.

Anyone needing access to the New Lenox Police Department near and during parade time should divert to Route 30, south on Vine Street and west on Livingston Street to the police department as directed by officers posted in that area.

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