Parade has been conducted every year since 1947 and attracts thousands of people from the La Grange area. The parade marches through downtown and includes a wild variety of animal pets like dogs, cats, hamsters, birds, and farm animals. There is a long history of Grand Marshals for the parade including Elephants and Donkeys from the Brookfield Zoo (1948), Luci Baines Johnson – Daughter of the President Lyndon B. Johnson (1964), and Susan Dey and Danny Bonaduce of "The Partridge Family" (1971). Included in the long history of the event is the Pet Parade Queen; including Erin Vondrasek – Daughter of Jim and Mary Vondrasek (2001). In 2019 the theme for the Pet Parade was 'Celebrating the Heroes and Superheroes' and drew an estimated 15,000 people. The theme for 2020 is 'Roaring 20's: Then and Now'. Architecture The La Grange Village Historic District makes up a large section of the village and includes over 1,000 buildings representing several popular architectural styles of late 19th century and early 20th century. A few homes in district were designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. There is even a "bootleg" house, one he designed on the side, contrary to his employment agreement, when he was supposed to be working exclusively for architect Louis Sullivan. Wright was reportedly fired over this and similar employment agreement infractions. Parks and recreation The Park District of La Grange maintains 78.5 acres of parkland at 11 locations, and offers over 1,500 recreation programs annually for its more than 16,000 residents. Parks within the village limits include: Community Center & Park (1 acre) Denning Park (10 acres) Elm Park (2 acres) Gilbert Park (6 acres) Gordon Park (17 acres) Meadowbrook Manor Park Rotary Centennial Park (0.3 acres) Sedgwick Park (25 acres) Spring Park (0.85 acres) Spring/Gurrie School Park (8 acres) Stone Park (0.5 acres) Waiola Park (3.5 acres) Government The Village of La Grange is a non-home rule municipal corporation and operates under a board-manager form of government. A seven-member board of trustees, elected as provided by state law, serves four-year overlapping terms. A village manager is appointed by the board. The village has six operating departments: administration, finance, police, fire, community development and public works. The village is in Illinois's 3rd congressional district, and is represented by Marie Newman, a resident of the village. The village is served by the Park District of La Grange with a five-member board of