Annual Houby Festival and Parade coming Oct. 6 – 10 The Town of Cicero will celebrate the annual Houby Festival and parade October 6 through the 10th featuring a carnival, two entertainment stages, food vendors and a parade to be held on Sunday October 9. The Carnival will be held on the L Strip between Austin Blvd and Central Avenue, October 6 – 10. The Festival with food and entertainment will be held Oct. 7 [Learn More]
Houby is turning 50 and the Office of Special Events needs your help! The annual Houby International Festival runs from Oct. 4-7 this year, a joint celebration with the Town of Cicero and City of Berwyn. The celebration ends with the Houby Day Parade running down Cermak Avenue between both towns. To help with the celebrations, the Office of Special Events is looking for memorabilia, old T-shirts and pictures that can be used for a [Learn More]
What a wonderful September month we had in Cicero. The weather was mostly pleasant. School is in full swing. And Mexican Independence Day was just as fantastic as always! This year’s festival featured some really great musical acts, wonderful supporters marching down Cermak for the parade and a great El Grito ceremony to finish off the night. Also, congratulations to Amber Moreno for winning Seniorita Cicero. I know you will make this Town proud! I [Learn More]
Serving as the grand marshal of the parade, the U.S. military veterans from Cicero and Berwyn were honored as part of the 47th Annual Houby Day Festival held the first weekend of October. The event focuses on the contributions of the early settlers of the two communities who are of Czech and Slovak descent. The two Bohemian groups immigrated to the Chicagoland area during the 1900s and occupied the western Chicago from Pilsen on to [Learn More]
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