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Navy Cmdr. Sheree Williams salutes after placing a wreath during the annual Memorial Day program at Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin Monday. Williams was representing the from the veterans ministry at Second Baptist Church of Elgin.

Photo Gallery: Memorial Day ceremonies and parades in the suburbs

Hanover Park gardening aficionado Kelly Bauer established The Little Blue Greenhouse where fellow enthusiasts can drop off and pick up free seedlings, bulbs and cuttings as a way to nurture hope and build community.

Hanover Park gardener cultivates community with little free sharing greenhouse

Kelly Bauer spreads joy one seedling at a time. For the Hanover Park gardening enthusiast, cultivating seedlings is about nurturing hope. Making those seedlings available for free in a neighborhood greenhouse is about building community, a Bauer helps nourish through The Little Blue Greenhouse located outside her home in the 8100 block of Northway Drive.

Jim Sychowski of Chicago stands guard during a vigil Sunday morning before the Streamwood Memorial Day Ceremony at the village’s Veterans Memorial.

‘Peace is not free’: Honoring those who made the ultimate sacrifice

For more than three decades, Streamwood has honored those who fell in the service of our country. The tradition continued with Sunday’s Memorial Day Ceremony at the Streamwood Veterans Memorial.

An effort is underway to raise money for a new memorial to the 114 York graduates who have died while serving in the military since World War II.

York teacher, Elmhurst veteran team up to create new memorial for the fallen

History teacher Justin Riskus and Vietnam War veteran Bill Shanklin are leading a fundraising campaign for a memorial honoring York Community High School graduates who have died while serving in the military.

Visitors arrive to the Danada House in Wheaton through a front courtyard.

‘It’s a castle’: Dan and Ada Rice’s legacy lives on in revamped Danada House

The newly refurbished Danada House has reopened after a roughly $6.5 million project.

Four suburban spellers are among the contestants in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which takes place May 27-29. They are, clockwise from upper left, Shruthi Ayyagari of Aurora, Tyler Kochanski of Fox River Grove, Visharad Sathish of Grayslake and Yahya Mohammed of Hoffman Estates.

4 suburban spellers among 13 Illinois finalists competing in Scripps National Spelling Bee

Four suburban spellers are among the contestants in the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee, which takes place May 27-29. They are Visharad Sathish of Grayslake, Tyler Kochanski of Fox River Grove, Yahya Mohammed of Hoffman Estates, and Shruthi Ayyagari of Aurora.

Elgin High School held its graduation ceremony on Saturday, May 24, 2025 at the Now Arena in Hoffman Estates.

Photo Gallery: Elgin area School District U-46 high school graduations