Mid-Illini Jeepers

The city of West Peoria has made some changes to requirements of entries. The earlier this is responded to, the better for anyone that might be attending. ALL vehicles need to show proof of at least liability vehicle insurance (minimum of $300,000 coverage). You can bring a copy to Our Inn Place this Saturday, June meeting, mailed to me, or scanned and emailed (private message for info). I will handle this until June 21(not available after then). Or go to the West Peoria City Hall on Rohmann Ave and let them know its for us. This can be done up to July 3rd as the last day. More info to follow here and at meetings.

Because of the new situations with being involved with the 4th of July parade and all the fun being sucked out of it by the municipality. I have not received much response in requirements to enter vehicles in it. I am pulling the plug on our involvement this year with many members spoken to about it and in agreement. The city has taken over from the Lions club and let their lawyers get ahold of it. Letting a litigious nature take control of the ever growing rules and regulations. As the turnout is usually sparse anyway. I will keep tabs on the situation to see if it is worth revisiting at a future date. I am going to let then know our displeasure in how they have taken a great event and whittled it down, all to bureaucracy and litigation. Wish them luck in reaching a 50th with these major changes.

It is a fun parade to do, but agree that it is too bad they added this. I think it would be ok if they came around and you showed the insurance card there, but to have to do it in advance that is the bad part.

I have removed this parade from the online calendar and also the downloadable PDF.

I have recently discovered that this is becoming a growing trend with the no candy thrown from moving parade units, even floats. I can understand the safety issue and agree with the reasoning behind it. I can easily be behind no drivers throwing. I guess parents have lost control of their kids and can not keep them back from the middle of the street. Lord forgive the idea of someone....OMG parenting! A child between 20 and 70 pounds are so hard to physically control. Forget verbally commanding a 3 to 10 year old. More dying off of our country's traditional events. Thanks snowflakes. ( end rant )

I'm kinda late to the party here but I'm guessing you don't have kids. I'll educate you: children between 20 and 70 pounds are still learning how to listen. They try, but they're not all super-good at it. Compound that with baiting them to run out into the road to get something they would really, REALLY like to have and yes, it's true... parents won't be able to control them. Or it turns into a shoutfest that's enjoyable for nobody, including the parents, kids, and those around them.

Since putting a smiley seems to make it OK for jerks to spout off whatever they want, here's my pass: