Members of the team Cicada Speeders participate in the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
It just isn’t Halloween without the Forest Park Casket Races which took place,Oct. 19, on Beloit Avenue.
The 4 finalists:
Park District of Forest Park
Bulldog Bootcamp
Forest Park Police Department (see p. 1)
Riveredge Hospital
First place: Park District – 17.00 Second place: Bulldog Bootcamp – 18.37 Third place: Forest Park Police Department – 18.84
Award winners:
Creepiest – Dead Last (Ian Pfaff)
Funniest – Cicada Speedsters
Dead Last – The British are Coming
Members of the team The British are Coming (left-right) John Lyons, Kristen Lyons, Teresa Molina Gonzalez, Brittany Tamal and Mark Ferraro of Forest Park line up for the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Cicada Speeders (left) Christy Kutts of Chicago and Leah Textor of Oak Park line up for the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Crowds gather for the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Members of the team Cicada Speeders participate in the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Members of the team Dead Last participate in the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
The annual Forest Park Casket Races are held Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Members of the Forest Park Police Department participate in the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Members of the Sloan Flush Bus participate in the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.
Colleen Miller of Oak Park and her children McKenzie and Emeryn Miller are amongst the crowd watching the annual Forest Park Casket Races Saturday Oct 19, 2024.