Images: Memorial Day in the suburbs
Senator Mark Kirk pins the bronze star on Nancy Clauser of Mt. Prospect, next-of-kin and first cousin to John Bock who was a World War II veteran during the ceremony at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day event on Monday.
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Richard Duchossois, grand marshall of the parade and World War II veteran waves to the people during the parade route in Arlington Heights on Memorial Day Monday.
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Lake Zurich American Legion Post 964 member Paul Carrubba carries the American flag and is reflected in the helmet of fellow post member Angel Lebron during Monday's Memorial Day parade in Lake Zurich.
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Vietnam Army veteran and VFW 3873 member Mike McGrath carries the American Flag during Naperville's Memorial Day service at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower/Sept. 11 memorial, Monday.
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Mayor George Pradel speaks during the Naperville Memorial Day service at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower/Sept. 11 memorial, Monday.
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Naperville conducts a Memorial Day service at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower/Sept. 11 memorial, Monday.
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Richard Duchossois, grand marshall of the parade and World War II veteran talks Gracus Dunn, Brigadier General, U.S. Army before the start of the ceremony at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day event on Monday.
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Fox Lake American Legion Post 703 member Jerry Kandziorski reflects during Monday's Memorial Day ceremony in downtown Fox Lake.
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Pat Shanower places a wreath at the memorial named for her son Dan, who was killed in the Sept 11 attacks while working at the Pentagon, during Naperville's Memorial Day service.
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The Wauconda Memorial Day Parade makes its way south on Main Street Monday as residents gather to remember those men and women who gave their lives serving in the country's armed forces.
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Jerry Lahti a Navy veteran and a member of the Naperville Municipal Band plays "Taps" during the Naperville Memorial Day service at the Cmdr. Dan Shanower/Sept. 11 memorial, Monday.
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American Legion and the VFW members march in the Wheaton Memorial Day parade.
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Olivia and Avery Pecak, 3 of Lisle along with Graem Wiegand, 3 of Wheaton waves their American flags during the Wheaton's Memorial Day parade.
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The Wheaton North High School Marching Band performs while marching in the Wheaton Memorial Day parade.
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Eli Adams, 6 of Wheaton waves an American flag while watching the Wheaton Memorial Day parade.
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Army Lieutenant Colonel Jim Hoyman of Wheaton marches in the Wheaton Memorial Day parade with his daughter Paige's Daisy Troop from Washington School.
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The Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade on Monday as it moves up Dunton Ave.
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Medal of Honor recipient Allen J. Lynch of Gurnee walks in the Lake Zurich Memorial Day parade Monday.
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Jim Reynolds of Round Lake Park plays taps during the Fox Lake Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
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Speakers share the history of Memorial Day during a ceremony in downtown Fox Lake Monday morning.
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The rifle squad fires during Monday's Fox Lake Memorial Day ceremony in downtown.
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Wreaths are placed at Memorial Park on Route 176 and Main Street in Wauconda during the village's Memorial Day parade and ceremony on Monday.
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Flags and rifles rest on a memorial in Wauconda Monday as officials wait for the parade to finish before starting the Memorial Day ceremony.
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David Pierson of Geneva, left, speaks with Leonard Pietrusiewicz of Geneva before the start of the Geneva Memorial Day Parade on Monday. Pierson is a Veteran of the Korean War and Pietrusiewicz served in the air force from 1954-1957.
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David Pierson of Geneva walks down Third Street during the Geneva Memorial Day Parade on Monday. Pierson is a Veteran of the Korean War.
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Geneva Mayor Kevin Burns shakes the hand of Susanna Haroldson, 94, of Geneva at the Geneva Memorial Day Parade on Third Street on Monday. Haroldson is a World War II veteran and was a flight nurse. She sits with her son Craig Haroldson and daughter-in-law Maggie Haroldson, both of Geneva.
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Dylan Funkhouser, 9, of Geneva (center) holds the flag for Cubscout Pack 138 before the start of the Geneva Memorial Day Parade on Monday.
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Brian Pate of Bartlett with American Legion Post 1212 lowers an old worn American into a barrel of flames during a flag retirement ceremony held by Bartlett VFW Post 11018 and at Bartlett Park on Memorial Day. Thirteen flags were retired in honor of first thirteen colonies.
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Boy Scouts Ryan Conwell, center, and Rahil Patel with Pack 12 march with folded American flags at flag retirement ceremony held by Bartlett VFW Post 11018 and American Legion Post 1212 at Bartlett Park on Memorial Day.
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The color guard marches into Bartlett Park for a flag retirement ceremony held by Bartlett VFW Post 11018 and American Legion Post 1212 on Memorial Day.
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Paul Miller of Hanover Park and Bob Vaca of Bartlett, both with American Legion Post 1212, unfold a worn American flag to be burned during a flag retirement ceremony held by Bartlett VFW Post 11018 and American Legion Post 1212 at Bartlett Park on Memorial Day.
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Boy Scout Ryan Conwell hands a folded worn American flag to Rahil Patel, both with Pack 12, to start a flag retirement ceremony held by Bartlett VFW Post 11018 and American Legion Post 1212 at Bartlett Park on Memorial Day.
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An American flag flies on Memorial Day at the Evergreen Cemetery in Barrington.
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Mark Kilgore of Carol Stream (left) and John Cunningham of Elgin (right) play bagpipes before the start of the Memorial Day Service at River Valley Memorial Gardens in West Dundee on Monday, May 26. Kilgore and Cunningham are members of the Dundee Scottish Pipe Band.
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Adam Tracy of West Dundee gives salute during the Memorial Day Service at River Valley Memorial Gardens in West Dundee on Monday, May 26. Patrick Green of Carpentersville, Jessica Gospodarek of Carpentersville, and Amy Lessing of Elgin are pictured in the background (left to right).
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Jack Hosey of Elgin (right), a Vietnam War Veteran, gives salute during the Memorial Day Service at River Valley Memorial Gardens in West Dundee on Monday, May 26. Also pictured is Michael Pearson of Carpentersville (left), also a Vietnam War Veteran.
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Damon Culbertson of Lake in the Hills (front) and fellow members of the Dundee VFW Post 2298 Honor Guard fire guns during the salute at the Memorial Day Service at River Valley Memorial Gardens in West Dundee on Monday, May 26.
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Jonathan Brock of Palatine's American Legion Post 690 sounds taps at the Memorial Day service at the Towne Square in Palatine on Monday.
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Commander Ed Grabowski (left) and Chaplain Tom Seick of Palatine's American Legion Post 690 salute after the laying of the wreath at the Memorial Day service at the Towne Square in Palatine on Monday.
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Bill Sadler, Vietnam veteran (right) and his son Matthew Sadler reflect as they look at the names on the memorial after the laying of the wreath at the Memorial Day service at the Towne Square in Palatine on Monday.
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Ten-year-old Connor Crawford stands on a chair to read the Gettysburg Address at Elgin's Memorial Day event at Bluff City Cemetery Monday. He is from Streamwood.
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Howard Bedell watches the Elgin Memorial Day event at Bluff City Cemetery Monday. He is 94 years old and served three years in the Pacific during World War II. He lives in Elgin.
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A combined Color Guard fires a rifle salute at the end of the Elgin Memorial Day event at Bluff City Cemetery Monday.
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A combined Color Guard marches into the Elgin's Memorial Day event at Bluff City Cemetery Monday.
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Ian Dela Merced, a senior at South Elgin High School, plays Taps to close the South Elgin Memorial Day event at Panton Mill Park Monday.
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VFW Post 2327 Honor Guard salutes as the colors are posted at South Elgin's Memorial Day event at Panton Mill Park Monday.
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The Prospect High School marching band was a prominent part of Mount Prospect's Memorial Day parade through the heart of the village's downtown Monday morning.
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Pete Justen with American Legion 1983 carries the American flag as he leads a color guard into St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery for a Memorial Day ceremony in Schaumburg.
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Steve Foster of Hoffman Estates, with Spring Valley Concert Band, plays during a Memorial Day ceremony in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Schaumburg.
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Doug Tragesser, Schaumburg Fire Department, salutes the American Flag during a Memorial Day ceremony at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg.
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Attendees of a Memorial Day ceremony hold their hands on their hearts during the Pledge of Allegiance at St. Peter Lutheran Church in Schaumburg.
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Boy Scout Luke Schmidt with troop 297 salutes during a Memorial Day ceremony in St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Schaumburg.
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Les Montag with the Veterans' Memorial Commission holds his hat over his heart during a prayer by reverend Jerry Hays, senior pastor at St. Peter Lutheran Church, during a Memorial Day ceremony at St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery in Schaumburg.
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Pete Justen with American Legion 1983 carries the American flag as he leads a color guard into St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery for a Memorial Day ceremony in Schaumburg.
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Richard Duchossois, grand marshall of the parade and World War II veteran speaks to his fellow veterans at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day ceremony on Monday.
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Senator Mark Kirk before the start of the ceremony at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day event on Monday.
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Ben, 5, and Anthony Zebron, 6, show their support at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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Close-up of the Bronze Star Senator Mark Kirk pins on Nancy Clauser of Mt. Prospect, next-of-kin and first cousin to John Bock who was a World War II veteran during the ceremony at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day event on Monday.
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Emily Pawlak, 7, of Arlington Heights honors veterans by carrying the flag during the parade at the Arlington Heights Memorial Day event on Monday.
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The Battlefield Monument, built by Sergeant Richard E. Ohman from a rifle, dog tags, helmet, boots, and the American Flag, at the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion on May 26.
Photo courtesy Lisa Haring
(Left to Right) Cub Scout Pack 25, Boy Scout Troop 38, and Cub Scout Pack 997 lead the Memorial Day Parade down Lee Street to the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion on May 26.
Photo courtesy Lisa Haring
Fire Chief Alan Wax and Police Chief William Kushner, accompanied by a Boy Scout and Cub Scout, during the Presentation of the Wreaths at the Memorial Day Ceremony on May 26 at Lake Park.
Photo courtesy Lisa Haring
Drum Major Megan Bricks leads the Maine West High School Warriors Marching Band to the Memorial Day Ceremony at the Lake Park Memorial Pavilion on May 26.
Photo courtesy Lisa Haring
VFW Post 2992 Commander Mike Lake with members of Boy Scout Troop 25 and Cub Scout Pack 25 during the benediction by Captain David Martinez of the Salvation Army during the May 26 Memorial Day Ceremony at Lake Park.
Photo courtesy Lisa Haring
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