Carol Stream, IL, July 8, 2025 (Yes Punjab News)
Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago (PCS) coordinated the 4th of July, America’s Independence Day Parade in the city of Carol Stream, a suburb of Chicago, with the cooperation of local Sikh residents.
This was the second year that the Sikh community has participated in this annual parade. An enthusiastic group of volunteers coordinated by the Carol Stream Sikh community parade unit. They distributed ice cold water bottles to the spectators.
The parade line-up assembly was on Friday July 4th, 2025, at County Farm Road & Lies Road. The parade was led by the Carol Stream Mayor Frank Saverino, the village board members and other dignitaries.
After a brief ceremony and salutations, the parade proceeded East on Lies Road and after about 1.5 miles walk, it ended at the Town Center on Lies Road & Gary Avenue. The parade was organized by the Carol Stream Volunteer Parade Committee. Several thousand spectators lined the parade route cheering those marching in the parade.
The Sikh community unit participants were colorfully dressed in American color coordinated outfits and turbans holding US flags and Nishan Sahib and carrying several banners.
A pickup truck well decorated with Punjabi paintings carried ice cold water bottles which were distributed to the thousands of spectators on both sides of the parade route. The volunteers were practically running to distribute water as the parade was moving. The Sikh community unit received cheers and huge applause from the spectators all along the parade route.
There were many other floats, school marching bands, community groups, business groups, and political candidates in the parade.
Free shuttle buses ran from 8:30 am to 9:20 am to transport parade participants from the ending point of the parade route to the starting point.
The Sikh community participants were fed langar prepared by Wheaton Gurdwara.
The Sikh participation was coordinated by Sarwan Singh Raju, Amardev Singh Bandesha, Balwinder Singh Chatha, Dilbagh Singh, Harsimran Singh Bhalla and Rajinder Singh Mago.
“This is imperative for our community to participate in the traditional American events, to share our culture, performing arts, music, and to create awareness about our presence in the towns we live in” said Rajinder Singh Mago, board of governors of Punjabi Cultural Society of Chicago, and one of the parade coordinators.
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