Last week, the Cicero Mexican Cultural Committee announced the finalists in the Mexican Independence Day Queen pageant. The finalists are: Natalia Valdez, 18 yrs. old, University of Illinois Chicago, Major: Biology, Pre-veterinary medicine; Melody Pedraza 23 yrs old, University of Illinois Champaign, Major: Community Health: concentration in Health Planning & Administration; Kelin Hernandez 20 yrs. Old, Morton College, Major: Early Childhood Education; Karen Rebecca Hernandez 18 yrs. Old, Morton College, Major: Business Management; Alma Delgado 21 yrs old, Morton College & Paul Mitchell School, Major: Criminal Justice & cosmology; Dafne Villasenor 21 yrs. Old, Morton College, Major: Business Finance & Marketing. The Mexican Independence Day Queen will be selected by the public from the five finalists, and will be announced on Thursday, September 4, 2014 at the Annual Senorita Cicero Pageant Gala Banquet to be held at the Cicero Community Center, 2250 S. 49th Ave, from 6 – 11 pm.