Photo Gallery: Memorial Day ceremonies in the suburbs
Posted May 25, 2026 2:25 pm
U.S. Army Col. Tim Plackett bows his head in prayer during a Naperville Memorial Day ceremony along the riverfront Monday. Plackett is a trauma surgeon who still serves in the Army Reserves.
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Jim Stoffregen of American Legion Post 43 and the honor guard stand at attention during a Memorial Day ceremony at Veterans Park Monday.
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Brett Nila salutes the flag during a Memorial Day ceremony at the GAR Monument in Naperville Cemetery Monday.
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The American Legion riders take off their caps during the invocation during a Memorial Day ceremony at Naperville Cemetery Monday.
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Naperville Fire Chief Mark Puknaitis stops for a moment in front of the Gold Star Families Memorial at Veterans Park during Memorial Day ceremonies Monday.
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A joint VFW and American Legion Honor Guard fire off a volley during Naperville Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Park Monday.
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Diane Smagala puts her hand on her heart during the retrieval of the colors at the end of Schaumburg’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday. Her father Arthur Smagala was among the names read during a remembrance of military members from the area who passed away in the last year.
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Tom Zasadil of American Legion Post 1983 and other attendees salute the flag Schaumburg’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
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An honor guard from the Schaumburg and Hoffman Estates Police Departments prepares to post the colors during Schaumburg’s Memorial Day observance Monday.
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Kathleen Gfessei of Schaumburg looks up at a flag suspended from a Schaumburg Fire Department ladder truck during Schaumburg’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
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Bagpiper Patrick Higgins of Chicago joined the color guard during Schaumburg’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
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Arlington Heights held its Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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Arlington Heights held its Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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Arlington Heights held its Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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Arlington Heights held its Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 25, 2026.
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Army Veteran Jim Sychowski of Chicago takes his last pass before being relieved as "vigil guard" during the Streamwood Memorial Day ceremony at the Veterans Memorial on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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The Streamwood Memorial Day ceremony was held Sunday, May 24, 2026 at the Veterans Memorial along Irving Park Road.
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Former Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Walter Wrobel of Glendale Heights salutes during the Posting of Service Flags at the Streamwood Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2026. Wrobel is reflected in the Air Force monument as he assisted in raising of the flags.
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Streamwood village trustee Mary Thon speaks during the Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday May 24, at the Veterans Memorial, 301 E. Irving Park Road, Streamwood.
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Kiera Moore sings the National Anthem during the Streamwood Memorial Day ceremony on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
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