Memorial Day services, observances and parades around the suburbs
Members of the Schaumburg VFW Post 2202 fire a 21-gun salute during a previous Memorial Day observance at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg. Jeff Knox | Staff Photographer, 2017
A combined Color Guard marches into the Elgin s Memorial Day event at Bluff City Cemetery. John Starks | Staff Photographer, 2014
Daily Herald Report
Memorial Day is a time to honor those who lost their lives serving our country. Services, observances, parades and ceremonies throughout the suburbs offer a chance to reflect on the men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Friday, May 28
Memorial Day Pantry: 10 a.m. and noon Friday, May 28, at Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry, 1110 Jericho Road in Aurora. Fox Valley Marine Corps League and the pantry will hold its inaugural event in honor of veterans and Gold Star families. All veterans, Gold Star families and active service members ar
Among the largest such remembrance events in the suburbs, the annual in-person Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade and ceremony that s been sidelined for the second year in a row will happen in different ways this year.