Feeling freedom on the Fourth slideshow

Private Durbin carries Hailey Welch on his shoulders as he walks with the Army Reserves during the Parade in Urbana, Ill. on Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Steve Contorno

Private Durbin carries Hailey Welch on his shoulders as he walks with the Army Reserves during the Parade in Urbana, Ill. on Wednesday, July 4, 2007. Steve Contorno

July 6, 2007

The Fourth of July Parade has been an age old tradition enjoyed by the young and old for years. This year’s Champaign County Freedom Celebration Parade was no different. More than 90 groups and floats were entered to march down the streets of Urbana and Champaign to celebrate our country’s freedom. County residents came out on a muggy afternoon to be a part of this Fourth of July holiday.