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Runners dart out of the starting line at the Champaign County Freedom Celebration's Fourth of July 5K race on Saturday in Champaign.

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Justin Seno of Champaign runs in the Champaign County Freedom Celebration's Fourth of July 5K race holding an American flag in one arm and pushing his 18 month old son Bodhi with the other.

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Runners fill East Kirby Avenue as they compete in the Champaign County Freedom Celebration's Fourth of July 5K.

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The Champaign County History Museum's Grand Marshal vehicle travels down South Lincoln Avenue at the Champaign County Freedom Celebration's Fourth of July parade on Saturday in Urbana.

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Urbana Mayor DeShawn Williams throws candy to paradegoers.

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Members of the Shriners Motor Corps ride down South Lincoln Avenue with the parade.

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2025 Miss Champaign County Fair Queen Sophia Hartke waves to people watching the parade.

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A man portraying Captain America walks in the parade.

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The Urbana High School Tiger Marching Band marches in the parade.

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Members of the Champaign County Democrats march down South Lincoln Avenue.

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Rae Spooner blows bubbles for children watching the parade in Urbana.

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Parade marchers from Smith Burger Company hand out candy to families lined up to watch the parade.

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A man portraying George Washington waves a Revolutionary War flag as part of the Daughters of the American Revolution's entry at the parade.

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One man with the Champaign-Urbana Resistance Effort's entry in the parade holds a sign critiquing authoritarianism.

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Fireworks explode over Lot E-14 at the Champaign County Freedom Celebration's Fourth of July fireworks on Saturday in Champaign.