Edgebrook Community Association

🇺🇸 Thank you to everyone who made this year's ECA 4th of July Parade & Picnic possible!🇺🇸

From balloon art to BBQ, face painting to the Jesse White Tumblers, our incredible sponsors brought the day to life:

🎈 Andrea Aslanides – State Farm Agent, Balloon Artist
🍦 Chocolate Shoppe – Ice Cream
🍖 City's Edge – BBQ Pork
🎨 Jan Kupiec, Baird & Warner Edgebrook – Face Painters
🎪 Marti Corcoran, Coldwell Banker – Kid's Zone
🎶 Nicole Flores Group, Baird & Warner – Country Doctor's Band
🤸 Williams Landscaping – Jesse White Tumblers
A special thank you to the North Edgebrook Civic Association for hosting the Kid's Zone, and to Boy Scout Troop #957 for their help with picnic set-up.

We couldn't do it without you. See you next year! 🎆

🇺🇸 HAPPY 4TH OF JULY EDGEBROOK!🇺🇸

Come celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with the Edgebrook Community Association TODAY!

📍 Parade kicks off from Edgebrook School at 11:00 AM (lineup at 10:30 AM)

🧺 Picnic at Wildwood Park from
12:00–3:00 PM

Featuring the Jesse White Tumblers, The Country Doctors Band, face painters, and tons of food — hot dogs, BBQ pork, roasted corn, sno-cones, ice cream & more!

Everyone is welcome to join the parade with patriotically decorated cars, bikes, and wagons. Bring a lawn chair or blanket!

💙 THANKS to our wonderful Sponsors and Donors that support making this day so successful!

🌐 edgebrookcommunity.org
America250 ParadeAndPicnic

🎆🎨 Our July Fourth Poster Contest was an absolute hit — and it's all thanks to YOU!

A heartfelt thank you to every student who brought their creativity to life around our parade and picnic theme “250 Years of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness Together.” The talent in this community never ceases to amaze us. 🙌

Visit Happy Foods to view all of the first and second-place winners and honorable mentions. All other entries will be displayed throughout businesses in downtown Edgebrook.

🇺🇸 Join us for the ECA July 4th Parade & Picnic!

Come celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with the Edgebrook Community Association!

📍 Parade kicks off from Edgebrook School at 11:00 AM (lineup at 10:30 AM)

🧺 Picnic at Wildwood Park from
12:00–3:00 PM

Featuring the Jesse White Tumblers, The Country Doctors Band, face painters, and tons of food — hot dogs, BBQ pork, roasted corn, sno-cones, ice cream & more!

Everyone is welcome to join the parade with patriotically decorated cars, bikes, and wagons. Bring a lawn chair or blanket!

🌐 edgebrookcommunity.org

🇺🇸 Join us for the ECA July 4th Parade & Picnic!

Come celebrate America's 250th Anniversary with the Edgebrook Community Association!

📍 Parade kicks off from Edgebrook School at 11:00 AM (lineup at 10:30 AM)

🧺 Picnic at Wildwood Park from
12:00–3:00 PM

Featuring the Jesse White Tumblers, The Country Doctors Band, face painters, and tons of food — hot dogs, BBQ pork, roasted corn, sno-cones, ice cream & more!

Everyone is welcome to join the parade with patriotically decorated cars, bikes, and wagons. Bring a lawn chair or blanket!

🌐 edgebrookcommunity.org

🎉🚲 PARADE ROUTE UPDATE 🚗🎊

Due to road resurfacing on Hiawatha Avenue, we've had to shake things up with our parade route this year — but the fun is NOT stopping! 🙌

📍 We STILL kick off at Edgebrook School — 6525 N. Hiawatha Ave (just north of Happy Foods!) — so meet us there!

🗺️ HERE'S THE NEW ROUTE:
📌 Start → Edgebrook School
⬇️ South on Central Ave
➡️ Right on Devon (cross the tracks!)
➡️ Right again, heading north on Lehigh Ave to LEOTI AVE
⬆️ North on Leoti to Tonty Ave
⬆️ Then north on Hiawatha all the way to 🌳 WILDWOOD PARK! 🌳

🚲 Decorate your bikes!
🚗 Deck out your cars!
👯 Bring your friends & family!
🍬 CANDY will be handed out as always!

Neighbors — line the streets and cheer us on! See you there! 👋

🌳 Happy Father’s Day from the ECA! 🌳

Today, we’re celebrating all the incredible dads, grandpas, uncles, and father figures who make Edgebrook such a wonderful, tight-knit place to call home.

From coaching youth sports and fixing up bikes to walking the dogs along Leona and cheering loudest at school recitals—thank you for everything you do for our kids and our community.

We hope you get to relax and enjoy a beautiful day with your families! ☀️

📢 Edgebrook neighbors — your input matters!

Join us at the Access Edgebrook Public Information Meeting to learn about potential roadway improvements in our community and share your feedback.

🗓 Wednesday, July 8, 2026
🕔 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
📍 Edgebrook Elementary Cafeteria

6525 N Hiawatha Ave, Chicago, IL 60646
Come learn what's being studied and have your say before decisions are made. See you there!

Hosted by Ald. Samantha Nugent (39th Ward) & Ald. Jim Gardiner (45th Ward)

Did you know that 2026 not only marks America's 250th birthday, but also the 100th birthday of Route 66?

Join us for this ECA-sponsored event at Edgebrook Library on Saturday, June 27 at 2pm where historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D., will share a nostalgia-packed look at the history of Route 66.

Sign up today! (Link in our Bio)