Sycamore Pumpkin Festival

This years Pumpkin Festival in Sycamore began on Wednesday and runs through Sunday afternoon.

Flags fly over Sycamore, Illinois as it celebrates the world’s favorite orange gourd: The Pumpkin Festival gets underway the last full weekend before Halloween. It’s those orange flags with the grinning jack-o'-lantern that drove a listener to contact WNIJ’s Under Rocks team to get answers to some burning questions. And make sure you listen ‘til the very end of the show for a special appearance by our favorite Illinois Enthusiast!

This year’s theme is “Parade of Pumpkins.” It’s Sycamore’s 55th year of hosting the festivities.Some big events include the fireworks show, which happens…

Orion Samuelson will be this year's Grand Marshal at the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival.Samuelson works at WGN Radio in Chicago. He's served as Agribusiness…