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El Grito: Celebrating 18 Years of Mexican Independence in Cicero

El Grito: Celebrating 18 Years of Mexican Independence in Cicero For the past 18 years, the Town of Cicero has celebrated Mexican Independence with an event that has grown into one of the largest in Cook County: El Grito. On September 15th at 9 a.m., the Consul General of Mexico in Chicago, Gerardo Guerrero, conducted the traditional Grito de Dolores in front of a crowd of nearly 20,000 enthusiastic attendees, marking 214 years since Mexico’s [Learn More]

Mexican dancers and band entertain the record nearly 31,000 people who attended the 2023 Town of Cicero Mexican Independence Day Parade.

Record crowds attend Cicero’s annual Mexican Independence celebrations

Record crowds attend Cicero’s annual Mexican Independence celebrations Nearly 31,000 people attended the Town of Cicero’s annual Mexican Independence Day celebrations which began on Thursday Sept. 14 at Cicero Community Park, and ended with a record crowd enjoying the parade on Sunday, Sept. 17 on Cermak Road and El Grito later that same evening. Held at Cicero Community park, 34th and Laramie, the festival features live music, food, carnival ridesgames and giveaways. Town President Larry [Learn More]

Cicero Assessor Emo Cundari, Town President Larry Dominick, Trustee Blanca Vargas and Senior Director Diana Dominick

Community celebrates at 2023 annual Cicero Fest

Community celebrates at 2023 annual Cicero Fest Families from all over our beautiful Town of Cicero came together to the Cicero Community Park to celebrate Cicero Fest. The four-day festival kicked off on Thursday, July 6th. There was great music with two stages, great food with lots of different vendors and attendees had a great time with their families. “We give away 4,000 wristbands every carnival. I know nobody else does that. That does my [Learn More]