Toys for Tots 2023: Chicago motorcycle parade returns to South Side near Dan Ryan Woods [Video]
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Toys for Tots 2023: Chicago motorcycle parade returns to South Side near Dan Ryan Woods [Video]

CHICAGO (WLS) — Two big events rolled in on Sunday to gift toys to kids this holiday season.

In Lake County, Illinois, Jeeps on the Run hosted its annual Chicagoland Toys for Tots donation event.

On the South Side, what’s called the world’s largest motorcycle parade benefitted Toys for Tots. For more than 40 years, the Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade has graced the South Side of Chicago.

“It’s great, it’s great. Nothing like the rumble of thunder!” said Shade, who lives in Worth.

It’s what’s being called the World’s Largest Motorcycle Parade in the Dan Ryan Woods Forest Preserve.

Decked out motorcycles with fun and festive lights all carried toys to be donated to kids in need.

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“Every underprivileged child around Chicagoland should have a Christmas, don’t you think?” said Toys for Tots Motorcycle Parade President Lester Fortier.

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