Cicero sends summer off in style

(Above right, from left) Chris Lovell, Mel Lovell, Mae Burris, Amy Wolfe, Lisa Stokes-Bear and Brian Bear were ready to scare the socks off festival goers at the Friends of the Park’s haunted booth. (Photo provided by Emily Pearson)

Cicero has kicked off the festival season! Jackson Street was hopping Saturday night for the third annual Street Festival, which featured numerous vendors and artists, great food, a DJ, a cornhole competition, free bounce houses at the Kid Zone, performances from the Hamilton Heights Band, Heights Middle School Robotics, and Laura Hayden’s School of Dance. Nickel Plate Express even offered caboose rides!

Reporter photos by Nik Roberts