2023 Parade Float Awards
Best of Parade
Ideal Industries
Best Use of Theme
Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois – Double Tree
Wally Thurow Crowd Pleaser Award
Outlaw Jeeps & Jeep Girl Outlaws WI/IL
Organization Awards
1st Place – Dimensions Dance Academy
2nd Place – Opportunity House
3rd Place – DeKalb County Swim Team
Non-Commercial Awards
1st Place – Lutheran Church of St. John
2nd Place – Kishwaukee Valley Art League
Commercial Awards
1st Place – Sycamore Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
2nd Place – Communities by Granger
3rd Place – Aurora Christian Schools Cornerstone Campus
2023 Band Awards
Junior Division (Middle Schools)
1st Place – DeKalb Middle School Marching Band – HMS/CRMS
High School – Class 1
1st Place – West Aurora Blackhawk Band
2nd Place – DeKalb High School Marching Barbs
3rd Place – Central High School Marching Rockets
High School – Class 2
1st Place – Plano High School Marching Reapers
High School – Class 3
1st Place – Genoa-Kingston High School Marching Band
2nd Place – Indian Creek High School Marching Band
3rd Place – Somonauk Marching Bobcats
Best Drum Major
Plano High School Marching Reapers
Best Percussion Unit
DeKalb High School Marching Barbs
Best Auxiliary Units
West Aurora Blackhawk Band