Images: Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in the suburbs
Updated 5/29/2023 7:02 PM
Memorial Day parades and ceremonies in the suburbs from Monday, May 29, 2023.




St. Charles Memorial Day Parade Color Guard heads up the procession down Main Street on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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An oversized American flag is carried on Chestnut Avenue during the parade portion of the village of Arlington Heights' 104th annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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St. Charles Memorial Day ceremony keynote speaker Peter Orum, Danish military veteran, speaks of his gratitude to the U.S. and British armed forces who freed his native Denmark from the Nazis, allowing him to grow up free.
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Holly Stone performs with the St. Charles North Marching Band during the St. Charles Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts carry a huge American Flag in the St. Charles Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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Martin Benson, 4 sits on his dad Charlie's shoulders to get a better view during the annual St. Charles Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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Maggie Schumacher, 9 of St. Charles waves an American Flag during Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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Members of the Honor Guard stand at attention during the St. Charles Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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World War 2 veterans participate in the St. Charles Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 29, 2023.
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The VFW Post 981 rifle squad participates in Arlington Heights' 104th annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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"We're free because of the brave and the brave are the ones who have given up their life," said Fran Volpe of Des Plaines who is holding handmade poster signage on Euclid Avenue at the village of Arlington Heights' 104th annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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Arlington Heights held its 104th annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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Nadine Lussman, who traveled from Switzerland and is a Gold Star relative of John Sieburg, 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment, speaks at Memorial Park during the Village of Arlington Heights' 104th annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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Arlington Heights held its 104th annual Memorial Day parade and ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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From left, Nancy Hoffman and identical twin sister, Linda Hoffman, both of Arlington Heights watch the Arlington Heights 104th annual Memorial Day ceremony on May 29, 2023.
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