The Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show is relocating! We have enjoyed 7 fantastic years at Oberweis Dairy and Aurora Pump Company, so a huge thank you goes out to both companies for being so generous. Constraints due to outdoor storage at Aurora Pump have made it necessary to relocate the show which celebrates its 12th year. We’re the midwest’s largest public emergency vehicle show, playing host to 200 emergency vehicles belonging to collectors, museums and government agencies. A big thank you goes to the North Aurora Police Dept. who provides traffic control for the Friday night parade. The North Aurora Fire Dept. goes above and beyond to assist with show day demonstrations, as do the Kane and Kendall County Sheriff’s Offices and many, many other dedicated participants and show volunteers.
The Chicagoland Emergency Vehicle Show will take place this year on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Mooseheart, IL at Rt. 31 (Lincolnway) and Mooseheart Rd. (enter show off Mooseheart Rd. just west of Rt. 31) The 1000 acre “Child City” of Mooseheart, IL is located between North Aurora and Batavia. This year we will be sharing the show grounds with another North Aurora Days sponsored event called “Touch-a-Truck”. Our event is free to the public, to all civic and government agencies able to represent their fleet and department, and to all pre-registered private collectors. Private collectors who register on the show day will be charged a $20 registration fee. Vehicle staging begins at 8 a.m. Please try to be staged before the show opens to the public at 10 a.m. Click HERE for a show vehicle registration form. Click HERE for a map of the area.
Thank you Mooseheart! We are thrilled that you have welcomed us to your City!
Show details that are firm are as follows:
The Lights and Sirens Parade and the Emergency Vehicle Cruise Night will take place on Friday, July 31, 2009 in North Aurora, IL. Parade staging begins at 6:00 p.m. at Tinseltown Theaters, 320 S. Lincolnway (Rt. 31), North Aurora, IL and the parade kicks off at 7:00 p.m. (Parade route: north on Rt. 31 to John St., west to Willoway, north to Oak St., west to Randall Rd.) The arrival of the parade at the Clock Tower Plaza at Oak St. and Randall Rd. kicks off the North Aurora Days Festival and the Emergency Vehicle Cruise Night.
The Emergency Vehicle Caravan to the Lake In the Hills Police Benevolent - National Night Out Against Crime - Lights & Sirens Parade and Auto Show will take place on Sunday, August 2, 2009. Caravan staging begins at 8:30 a.m. at the Clock Tower Plaza at Oak St. and Randall Rd. The Emergency Vehicle Caravan kicks off at 9 a.m. and will arrive in Lake In the Hills at 10 a.m. just as their parade steps off. Click HERE to see their show flyer.
Note: It is not necessary to pre-register for Fridays's Lights & Sirens Parade / Emergency Vehicle Cruise Night or Sunday's Emergency Vehicle Caravan / Lights & Sirens Parade / Auto Show. However, in order to honor public safety providers, only government and private owners of marked emergency vehicles are asked to participate in those events.
We are thrilled to announce that the Police Unity Day Parade is merging with the 2009 CEVS! Click HERE to read about how that parade played a role in the creation of the CEVS.
Thank you to the agencies, civic organizations, clubs, and companies who participated in 2008!
Allpar.com / Air Angels, Inc. / American Red Cross Disaster Relief / Aurora EMA / Aurora PD / Aurora Pump Company-Pentair, Inc. / Aurora Regional Fire Museum / Aurora Township Fire Prot. Dist. / Berwyn PD / Carol Stream PD / Chicago Ridge FD / Chicagoland Military Vehicle Club Chapter - Military Vehicle Preservation Assoc. / Copcar.com / Darien PD / Countryside PD Air-2 / Downers Grove FD / DuPage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management / DuPage County Sheriff’s Department / Elburn & Countryside Fire Prot. Dist. / Harwood Heights PD / Illinois Fire Chiefs Association / Illinois State Police Dist. 15 / Illinois Tollway / Itasca PD / Kane County Office of Emergency Management / Kane County Sheriff’s Office / Kendall County Sheriff’s Office / Lake County Sheriff’s Office / Lake in the Hills PD / Lansing PD / Leland PD / Lemont PD / Lifestar-Air Methods Corp. / Lin-Mar Towing / Midwestern Council of Sports Car Clubs-Race Safety Team / Music Express DJ / North Aurora FD / North Aurora PD / Northern Illinois Chapter Military Vehicle Preservation Association / Northern Illinois Fire Museum / Northern Illinois Mess Canteen / O’Hare Towing Service / Oakbrook Terrace PD / Oberweis Dairy, Inc. / O’Leary’s Chicago Fire Truck Tours / Oswego PD / Pierce - Global Emergency Products / Pingree Grove & Countryside Fire Prot. Dist / Romeoville EMA / Rosenbauer America - Jefferson Fire & Safety, Inc. / Round Lake Heights PD / Skokie PD / South Elgin PD / South Holland PD / Stone Park PD / Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service, Inc. / The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services / University of Chicago Aeromedical Network / Valparaiso PD / Veto Enterprises, Inc. / Waterman PD / Woodridge PD
2008 show highlights as seen through the eyes of our many dedicated participants...
CLICK HERE for an article about the 2008 CEVS written & photographed by Wes Notovitz
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Joel Love
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Mike Freeman
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Tom Sheehy
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Steve Arp
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Greg Reynolds
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Mike Hancock
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Wes Notovitz
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS photos courtesy of Doug Hallberg
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS videos courtesy of Jeff Ruhnke
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS Friday parade/cruise night photos courtesy of Steve Arp
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS Sunday caravan photos courtesy of Doug Hallberg
CLICK HERE for 2008 CEVS Sunday parade/auto show photos courtesy of Lake in the Hills PD