Memorial Day parades, services
Algonquin Memorial Day Parade: 10 a.m. Monday, May 25. American Legion Post 1231 parade begins near the veterans monument at the Algonquin Cemetery, proceeds south down North Main Street to Front Street, and then ends at Riverfront Park. www.algonquin.org.
Batavia Memorial Day service: 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the Batavia Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1197, 645 S. River St. Free. www.bataviavfw.org.
Elburn Memorial Day ceremony: 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, Blackberry Township cemetery, Route 47 and Keslinger Road. Elburn American Legion Post 630 Color Guard will depart from Lions Park at 10 a.m. and will march to the cemetery. Elburn Boy Scout Troop 7's fundraising pancake breakfast 7 to 9:30 a.m. at the American Legion, 112 N. Main St., Elburn. $5; children, age 5 and younger, are admitted free. elburnpost630.org or John Nevenhoven at (630) 697-0356.
Elgin Memorial Day service: 11 a.m. Monday, May 25, at Bluff City Cemetery, 945 Bluff City Blvd., Elgin. Starts with service at Mount Hope Cemetery, 1001 Villa St., at 8:45 a.m. The 9:15 a.m. service is at Lakewood Memorial Park, 30W730 Route 20, followed by the ceremony at Elgin Veterans Memorial Park, 270 N. Grove, at 9:45 a.m. Bluff City program will pay tribute to women who served as nurses in the military and includes a keynote address by Lorraine Darr, former U.S. Air Force nurse in Vietnam. www.elginmemorialday.org. Free.
Fox River Grove Memorial Day parade: 8 a.m. Monday, May 25. Parade starts at Algonquin Road School and continues down Algonquin Road to South River Road. The parade, hosted by the American Legion Frank H. Nagel Jr. Post 119, ends at Lions Park, 747 S. River Road, with a ceremony. foxrivergrove-il.org. Free.
Huntley Memorial Day Parade: 11 a.m. Monday, May 25. Starts at the municipal complex, 10987 Main St., west on Main Street to Woodstock Street, turn right to go north for ceremony at Huntley American Legion Post 673. There will be speakers and a presentation honoring veterans. www.huntley.il.us. Free.
Maple Park Memorial Day services: 9 a.m. to noon Monday, May 25, at six Maple Park cemeteries, starting at 9 a.m., following at 15-minute intervals. From 11 a.m. to noon, a short service will be held at the post home, 203 Main St., Maple Park. villageofmaplepark.org. Free.
South Elgin Memorial Day Service: 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, Panton Mill Park, 10 N. Water St., across from village hall, South Elgin. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held in the municipal annex. www.southelgin.com. Free.
St. Charles Memorial Day Parade: 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, starting at Sixth and Main streets and continuing to Riverside Avenue, ending at Freedom Shrine (along the Fox River north of the police department) where there will be a ceremony. www.stcharlesil.gov. Free.
West Dundee Memorial Day Service: 11:30 a.m. Monday, May 25, at River Valley Memorial Gardens, off Route 31, just north of I-90, West Dundee. Tri-City Evergreen Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2298 and Auxiliary will participate in the half-hour service, which will honor 1,050 veterans buried at River Valley Memorial Gardens. (847) 426-3031 or rivervalleymemorialgardens.com. Free.