Images: Suburban Memorial Day Observences
Nik Hird, of the Naperville Running Company, walks through the mist of a fire hose after winning the 34th annual Elgin Valley Fox Trot 10-mile race Monday in front of the Elgin city hall.
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VFW Post 2992 Honor Guard Commander John Haupt of Des Plaines, a veteran of the Korean War, salutes during the playing of Taps at the Memorial Day wreath laying ceremony at All Saints Cemetery Monday in Des Plaines
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American Legion Post 36 Commander Phil Campbell, left, and VFW Post 2992 Commander Bill Fievel salute after laying a wreath during the Memorial Day ceremony at All Saints Cemetery Monday in Des Plaines
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American Legion Post 75 in Geneva Color Guard rifle salute at Oak Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day in Geneva.
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Bugler R.J. Samp of the American Legion Post 75 in Geneva plays Taps during an early morning Color Guard rifle salute at Oak Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day in Geneva.
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Bugler R.J. Samp of American Legion Post 75 in Geneva warms up before playing Taps during an early morning Color Guard rifle salute at Oak Hill Cemetery on Memorial Day in Geneva.
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Competitors in the Pet Pals Top Dog Race scamper down Route 64 in St. Charles Monday morning during the Foot Mechanics Memorial Day Main Street Mile. The pet race was the first of seven foot races.
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Nik Hird, of the Naperville Running Company, crosses the finish line at the 34th annual Elgin Valley Fox Trot 10 mile race Monday in front of city hall.
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Noah, a black Labrador retriever, tried to bite the water spraying from a fire hose at the 34th annual Elgin Valley Fox Trot Monday in front of city hall. The spraying water was used by runners to cool down after the races. Noah was with his owner Chris Gruber, who ran in the 5K and joined his dog in the water afterward.
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The Hersey Huskies marching band provide patriotic music at the Memorial Day parade Monday in Arlington Heights.
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Veterans from VFW Post 981 receive a standing ovation from the crowd at the Memorial Day parade Monday in Arlington Heights.
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Sailors Mach in their dress whites at the Memorial Day parade Monday in Arlington Heights.
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Onlookers crowding the sidewalks stand and applaud as the giant Stars and Stripes provided by the Lions Club passes by at the Memorial Day parade Monday in Arlington Heights.
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Six year olds Alexa Gazdacka and Marisa Durante of Itasca wait for candy during the 2011 Itasca Memorial Day Parade.
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The Lake Park High School marching band performs during the 2011 Itasca Memorial Day Parade.
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The Runes of Glory Pipes and Drums perform during the 2011 Itasca Memorial Day Parade.
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Members of VFW Post 5167 march in the 2011 Itasca Memorial Day Parade.
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Jim Ackely, of Mundelein, participates with the Libertyville VFW Post 8741 rifle squad during Mondays Memorial Day ceremony in Cook Park.
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Mundelein resident Warren Blacklock salutes the passing American Flag during Mondays Libertyville Memorial Day parade on Milwaukee Ave.
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Libertyville resident Howard Burkholder, center, U.S. Air Force retired, carries the American Flag with members of the Libertyville VFW 8741 color guard during Mondays Memorial Day parade in downtown Libertyville.
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Libertyvilles Cook Park was surrounded with American Flags in honor of Memorial Day.
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Veterans make their way down Washington Street in the annual Memorial Day parade in Naperville on Monday.
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Bob Longacre, a member of Operation Support Our Troops America, takes part in the annual Memorial Day parade in Naperville on Monday. Longacres son is currently serving in Afghanistan.
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Megan Lyons, 5, peeks around her flag as she waits for the annual Memorial Day parade in Naperville on Monday.
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Caroline Kelly, 7 and her brother Brendan, 3 of Glen Ellyn, have flags ready as they wait for the start of the annual Memorial Day parade in Wheaton on Monday.
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Frank Fagel, commander of American Legion Post 76, waves to the crowds as he takes part in the annual Memorial Day parade in Wheaton on Monday.
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Crowds cheer the Wheaton VFW Post 2164 as they take part in the annual Memorial Day parade in Wheaton on Monday.
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Mary Carol Arazan of Wheaton and daughter Katelyn, 2, enjoy the annual Memorial Day parade in Wheaton on Monday.
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Jim Zingales of the Sons of Union Veterans, left, and Frank E. DeLoncker Jr., Elgin AMVETS Post 202 Color Guard Commander, speak near the Civil War monument in Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin Monday after the Memorial Day program. The monument was recently re-engraved with the names of Elgins Civil War veterans who were killed in the war.
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Speakers and the Color Guard listen as Austin Kinser, a senior at Burlington Central High School, reads the Gettysburg Address as the Elgin Patriotic Memorial Association presents the Elgin Memorial Day observance at Bluff City Cemetery.
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Arnold Klehn wears a Union Army soldiers hat, called a kepi, as he watches the flag lowered during Elgin Memorial Day observance at Bluff City Cemetery. He sang with the Elgin Choral Union and is a member of the Sons of Union Veterans.
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Ed and Audrey Harman of Elgin talk with Ken Gough of the Elgin Area Historical Society after the Elgin Memorial Day program at Bluff City Cemetery. The Harmans found Audreys great-grandfathers grave and Gough, a Civil War expert, happened to be there to give them additional information on the cemetery. Her ancestor was a corporal for the Union Army in the Civil War.
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Gretchen Quintanar shows her true red, white and blue colors as she views the events during Barringtons Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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World War II veteran Thomas Cafcas, 91, of Barrington and VFW Post 7706 salutes during Barringtons Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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Steve Paslawsky, 20, of Cary on active reserves in the Navy is in charge of Old Glory during Barringtons Memorial Day parade on Monday.
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Lieutenant Colonel John Mahony, retired, formally of Schaumburg gave an emotional special Memorial Day address at St. Peter Church in Schaumburg on Memorial Day.
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Bob Baron, Master Sergeant of the United States Marine Corps who served in Vietnam (left) and Master Sergeant Tom Alderson of the United States Army who served in Iraq and Bosnia salute as the colors are presented at St. Peter Church in Schaumburg on Memorial Day.
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Flags mark the gravestone in St. Peter Cemetery of this fallen veteran, Joseph Maschinski and others we remember on Memorial Day.
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Jim Reynolds of Round Lake Park plays Taps during the Fox Lake Memorial Day Ceremony Monday.
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American Legion Post 703 Sgt. at Arms Tom Dolan honors the wreath placed at the memorial during Mondays Fox Lake Memorial Day ceremony in downtown.
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Members of the American Legion Post 703 rifle squad salute during Fox Lakes Memorial Day ceremony Monday.
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Ben Jalowiec, 15 of Boy Scout Troop 47 plays Taps during the 2011 Wood Dale Memorial Day Service.
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Members of Boy Scout Troop 65 carry a large American flag during the 2011 Wood Dale Memorial Day Parade.
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Raymond Soden, Past VFW National Commander-in-Chief, gives a salute during the playing of the national anthem at the 2011 Wood Dale Memorial Day Service.
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