Virtual Memorial Day Observance being taped in Elk Grove Village
In lieu of an in-person ceremony, organizers of the 22nd annual Elk Grove Village Memorial Day Observance are recording various segments that will be broadcast as part of a virtual ceremony on May 25.
The video ceremony will air at 10:45 a.m. that day on Elk Grove Television Channel 6, its online livestream and the EGTV Facebook page. Several traditional speeches, the flag folding ceremony, a gun salute, and performances by the Elk Grove Village Big Band and Elk Grove Baptist Choir will be recorded and put together for the broadcast.
The annual remembrance is hosted by village officials, with continued support from American Legion Post 216, VFW Post 9284 and its Ladies Auxiliary.
As some 600 people have attended the ceremony in years past, organizers said they decided to cancel the in-person event this year out of an abundance of caution and in order to prevent or limit the potential spread of the coronavirus.