Oak Brook Celebrates America 250 | Chicago News

Oak Brook’s Taste of Summer is on pause, but the city’s throwing a bigger, bolder bash to celebrate America’s 250th birthday—Oak Brook’s America 250, September 12th at the Sports Core fields. Expect over 15K guests, free admission and parking, food from local favorites, live nineties music (including Pearl Jam and Red Hot Chili Peppers tributes), kid-friendly fun, a drone light show, and a 25-minute fireworks finale. Plus, nearby from Sept 9–13, Healing Fields displays 3,000 flags in tribute to 9/11 victims—a moving, 24-hour memorial at the Polo Grounds. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b2b98a74d98420c1