A concert series, classic car shows and movie nights are among several summer events being hosted by Wood Dale city officials.
Community events were largely absent last year as a result of the COVID-.
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
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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
Wood Dale to hold citywide Memorial Day Parade On Monday, May 31, Wood Dale s citywide Memorial Day Parade will travel through the neighborhoods between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Courtesy of City of Wood Dale
Updated 5/27/2021 1:03 PM
This year, the City of Wood Dale will be bringing the annual Memorial Day Parade to you.
From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday, May 31, a shortened parade will travel through the streets of Wood Dale to commemorate the day.
The parade will start and end near the city hall on Wood Dale Road.
It will pass through various neighborhoods on the west side of Wood Dale Road before noon, then continue through streets east of Wood Dale Road after noon.
A 19-year-old woman was killed in a crash last week in northwest suburban Wood Dale. A motorcycle and vehicle collided about 11:30 a.m. May 2 at the intersection of Wood Dale Road and Elmhurst Street, killing Angel Marie Foerster, of River Grove, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. She was pronounced dead about 12 hours later at Lutheran General…