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Join us for this year's Memorial Day observance on Monday, May 26, 2025

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8:30 a.m. | Mount Hope Cemetery, 1001 Villa Street, Elgin, IL.

A combined color guard, rifle salute and the playing of Taps.

9:00 a.m. | Lakewood Memorial Park, 30W730 US 20, Elgin, IL.

Service to honor those buried at the cemetery will be held at the Garden of Honor and include a combined color guard, rifle salute and the playing of Taps.

9:40 a.m. | Elgin Veterans Memorial Park, 274 N. Grove Ave. Elgin, IL.

Conducted by the Elgin Navy Club and the Elgin Marine Corps League, this program will feature the Elgin Master Chorale and honor veterans interred at sea. Following a presentation by Elgin Navy Club members, the service will conclude with the strewing of flowers into the Fox River, rifle salute, and the playing of Taps.

11:00 a.m. | Bluff City Cemetery, 945 Bluff City Blvd, Elgin IL.

Held in Elgin's historic Bluff City Cemetery, this family-oriented program has been a local tradition since the nation's first Memorial Day in 1868. This year’s program will pay special tribute to the 75th Anniversary of the Korean War. Also featured will be the Larkin High School Band and the Elgin Master Chorale.