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Photos, video and an audio postcard from Bloomington's Labor Day parade

WGLT | By Charlie Schlenker
Published September 3, 2024 at 1:26 PM CDT
Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Boy Scouts prepare to march in the Bloomington Labor Day Parade.
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Boy Scouts prepare to march in the Bloomington Labor Day Parade.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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A sweet bounty soon to be tossed to children along the parade route.
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A sweet bounty soon to be tossed to children along the parade route.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Big and little vehicles queue up for the parade.
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Big and little vehicles queue up for the parade.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade
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Highlights from the Bloomington Labor Day parade on Monday, Sept. 2, 2024.
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School classes have begun. City water parks have closed for the season. Labor Day is done. Summertime is well and truly over.

Let's send the season out with the final episode in this year's series Sounds of Summer — an audio postcard of the Labor Day parade in Bloomington.

Photos and video by WGLT's Katie Cerveny.

@wgltnews School has begun. Public pools are closed for the season. Labor Day is done. Summertime is well and truly over. Let's send the season out with this recap from Monday's #LaborDay ♬ original sound - WGLT - Bloomington-Normal NPR

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Charlie Schlenker
WGLT Senior Reporter Charlie Schlenker has spent more than three award-winning decades in radio. He lives in Normal with his family.
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