| Year |
Theme |
Grand Marshall |
| 1968 |
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| 1969 |
Let’s Sing Out, Sing Out For America |
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| 1970 |
This Land is Your Land |
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| 1971 |
America the Beautiful |
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| 1972 |
Harmony |
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| 1973 |
An Old Fashioned 4th |
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| 1974 |
It’s A Small World |
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| 1975 |
This Land is Our Land |
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| 1976 |
Freedom’s Way – U.S.A. |
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| 1977 |
On the Road to Happiness |
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| 1978 |
Close Encounters of the 4th |
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| 1979 |
Games People Play |
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| 1980 |
The Great Outdoors |
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| 1981 |
Friends and Neighbors |
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| 1982 |
Fun With the Red, White and Blue |
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| 1983 |
Salute Our Volunteers |
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| 1984 |
Spirit of America |
Mr. & Mrs Ed Rudolph |
| 1985 |
Let’s Have an Old-Fashioned 4th |
Dr. & Mrs. Homer O. Harvey |
| 1986 |
Our Land of Liberty |
Bert Pollak |
| 1987 |
We the People |
Daniel J. Walker |
| 1988 |
. . . Of the People |
David Cruickshank & Andy Gabel |
| 1989 |
. . . By The People |
Joe Doud |
| 1990 |
Marching Into The 90s |
Ken Thiel |
| 1991 |
To Honor Those Who Served |
Bruce Hoover, Norbert Gumbinger, and Vets |
| 1992 |
Demonstrate Democracy |
Dr. E. James Duffy |
| 1993 |
Celebrating Freedom |
Marcia Doniger |
| 1994 |
Northbrook – An American Original |
David Cruickshank, Andy Gabel, Herman Lorenz, Louie Werhane |
| 1995 |
The Tradition Continues |
Dan & Toni Walker |
| 1996 |
Let Freedom Ring! |
Ron Bernardi |
| 1997 |
A Family 4th |
Joe Doud |
| 1998 |
Pride in Old Glory |
Wally Kruse |
| 1999 |
On to the Milennium |
Judith Hughes |
| 2000 |
Celebrate@Northbrook.IL.US |
Ron Christensen |
| 2001 |
The Fabric of Our History |
Shermerville Kids – residents born in Shermerville |
| 2002 |
Proud To Be An American |
Park District and Library Boards |
| 2003 |
Red, White & Blue Celebrates with Green & Gold |
Original GBN Staff |
| 2004 |
Great Traditions – A Grand Time |
Northbrook Civic Foundation |
| 2005 |
Northbrook Salutes Pride in America |
Lona N. Louis |
| 2006 |
Diversity Makes U.S. Strong |
Don Hintz and Jack Coombe |
| 2007 |
Honoring America’s Heroes |
Bernie Schmidt |
| 2008 |
Red, White, Blue and Northbrook Green |
Ed Harvey & John Novinson |
| 2009 |
Northbrook Celebrates Freedom |
Northbrook Woman’s Club |
| 2010 |
Making A Difference Through Service |
The Scouts of Northbrook |
| 2011 |
Honoring Old Glory |
WWII Veterans |
| 2012 |
Imagine |
Current Iraq and Afghanistan Vets and their families |
| 2013 |
Unity Through Community |
Marcia Doniger, Founder of Northbrook Citizens for Drug and Alcohol Awareness |
| 2014 |
Celebrating Historic Moments |
Northbrook Historical Society Board of Directors |
| 2015 |
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Northbrook Rotary Club |
| 2016 |
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1966 GBN Baseball State Champions |
| 2017 |
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Northbrook Park District – Celebrating 90th Anniversary |
| 2018 |
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Northbrook Police Chief Roger Adkins and Northbrook Fire Chief Andy Carlson |
| 2019 |
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American Legion Post 791 – Centennial Celebration of Founding |
| 2020 |
Canceled due to COVID-19 Pandemic |
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Northbrook 4th of July