The 2024 Celebrate Downtown Mattoon Christmas event at 5 p.m. Friday will feature its annual lighted parade at 7 p.m. followed by a new drone show at approximately 8 p.m.

A crowd, estimated at 20,000, lined nearly two miles of South Broadway in Yonkers at the Puerto Rican Day Parade on June 23, 1996. Over several hours, 65 groups and 18 floats, plus bands and ...

On June 23, 1996, Yonkers held its annual Puerto Rican Day parade. The crowd was estimated at 20,000 people. 65 groups and 18 floats took part.