Hundreds of Forest Parkers lined Beloit Avenue on a sunny Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021 for the ninth annual Forest Park Casket Races, which returned to a record crowd this year after the 2020 event was canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Park District of Forest Park team races their casket. Jill Wagner | ContributorA team from Proviso Math and Science Academy at the 2021 Casket Races. Jill Wagner | ContributorNever Ketchup sprints ahead at the 2021 Casket Races. Jill Wagner | ContributorTeam Average Joe’s sprints down Beloit Avenue during the 2021 Casket Races. Jill Wagner | ContributorA team of Dalmatians drives their casket. Jill Wagner | ContributorThe Dead Last team took home Creepiest Casket honors. Jill Wagner | ContributorTeam Never Ketchup at the 2021 Casket Races. Jill Wagner | ContributorThe Addams Family at the 2021 Casket Races. Jill Wagner | ContributorThe team from the Park District of Forest Park surges ahead at the finish line. Shanel Romain | ContributorTeam Average Joe’s at the 2021 Casket Races. Shanel Romain | Contributor‘Ghostbusters’ take to the course at the 2021 Casket Races. Shanel Romain | ContributorA ‘Tiger King’ inspired team at the 2021 Casket Races. Shanel Romain | ContributorAttendees watch the 2021 Casket Races from the sidewalk. Shanel Romain | ContributorThe Forest Park Police compete at the 2021 Casket Races. Shantel Romain | ContributorThe Forest Park Police Department team. Shanel Romain | ContriubtorThe Park District of Forest Park claims its first-place prize. Shanel Romain | ContributorThe Forest Park Police Department claimed third place. Shanel Romain | ContriubtorThe Addams Family, winners of the Dead Last award. Shanel Romain | ContributorThe Forest Park Public Works department finished second. Shanel Romain | ContributorResidents cheer at the 2021 Casket Races in Forest Park. Shanel Romain | ContributorThe Park District of Forest Park celebrate their first-place finish at the 2021 Casket Races on Oct. 23, 2021. Shanel Romain | ContributorThe Forest Park Police Department team at the 2021 Casket Races. Shanel Romain | ContriubtorThe Addams Family celebrates the Dead Last award. Shanel Romain | Contriubtor Related