Longtime Homecoming Volunteers To Lead 68th Community Parade

PLAINFIELD, IL — Two long-serving Plainfield Community Homecoming parade will be out front this year. Ingrid Price and Jean Brannen will serve as Grand Marshals of the 68th annual homecoming parade that kicks off Saturday.

The Community Homecoming Parade features all four District 202 high schools, all seven middle schools and most of the 17 elementary schools in the district. It is routinely one of the biggest in the state, and this year 90 entrants will step off at 9 a.m. before parading through Downtown Plainfield.

Since 1999, Price and Brannen have helped make sure the event goes on without a hitch. The two area women helped form the Plainfield Homecoming Committee, which helps organize the annual event.

Brannen is a 1974 Plainfield High School graduate and owns Smith Associates Accounting. She was inducted into the District 202 Hall of Fame in 2018 and is an active supporter of the Plainfield Foundation for Excellence.

Price graduated from Plainfield High School in 1977 and owns Andreasen Travel & Tours. She helped found the PHS Alumni Association and is instrumental in a number of other school district organizations.

The 68th annual homecoming parade kicks off at 9 a.m. Saturday and parade through downtown. For information on the new route, and for a list of street closures, click here.