Roscoe residents gathered at Porter Park on July 1 to celebrate America’s 250th birthday and help preserve a record of the village in 2026.
The Village of Roscoe hosted the event three days before the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. The celebration included a flag ceremony, historical displays, family games, music, and food trucks.
The Northern Illinois Multi-Jurisdictional Honor Guard presented the colors and raised the flag. Lola Blu sang the national anthem, and the Harlem-Roscoe Fire Protection District displayed a large American flag from one of its ladder trucks…