The National Moment of Remembrance encourages all Americans to pause wherever they are at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day for a minute of silence to remember and honor those who have died in service to the nation.
Beach Park
Service: Memorial Day Service will be held at 11 a.m. May 25 at Founder’ s Park, 10385 Beach Road. Emcee will be Trustee Regina Miller. This event will feature the Beach Park Middle School Symphonic Band, Viking Singers, recognition of Patriotic Art Contest winners, the Wall of the Fallen and more. For more information, call (847) 746-1770.
Fox Lake
Celebration: The annual Memorial Day Celebration will be held at 11 a.m. May 25 at the train station, Nippersink Boulevard at Grand Avenue. Details, http://www.foxlake.org
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.Grayslake
Ceremony: The annual College of Lake County Memorial Day ceremony will be held at noon May 22 outdoors at the CLC Willow Lake Veterans Memorial, 19351 W. Washington St. Staff from Naval Station Great Lakes will support the event with a chaplain, color guard bugler and the 13 folds of the flag ceremony. Bagpiper Mary Tallman and a Marine Corps rifle team will also participate. The keynote speaker will be Air Force Master Sgt. Chris Miller, Naval Station Great Lakes USO of Illinois Center director. Other speakers include Sgt. First Class Justin M. Gullion of the Illinois Army National Guard, and a Gold Star family member of Army Specialist Wesley Wells. The ceremony will also include the national anthem and reciting names of the servicemen with Lake County ties who died in Iraq and Afghanistan. The master of ceremonies will be Mike Peck, superintendent of the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission. Details, 847-543-2338.
Parade and service: Memorial Day parade will kick off at 9:30 a.m. May 25 from the Hillside Avenue parking lot across from Grayslake Central High School on Lake Street and travel south on Lake Street to Junior Avenue and east on Junior to Memorial Park. The service will be held at Memorial Park immediately following. Monica R. Topper, senior chief mass communication specialist for the Navy, will be the keynote speaker at the memorial service. Topper, a Grayslake resident, is on the training support command at naval station Great Lakes and an Afghanistan campaign veteran. Details, 847-223-8515.
Gurnee
Ceremony: American Legion Post 771 and the village of Gurnee will present the annual Memorial Day ceremony at noon May 25 at the Gurnee Memorial, 100 N. O’Plaine Road. Guest speaker will be Air Force veteran Terry Waddell-Moenter. In case of rain, ceremony will be moved to the American Legion Post 771, 749 Milwaukee Ave. Details, 847-599-7505.
Lake Villa
Parade and service: Join Lake Villa VFW Post 4308 and Boy Scout Troop 323 for the annual Memorial Day parade at noon May 25. Line-up begins at 10:30 a.m. at Palombi Middle School, 131 McKinley Ave. Memorial Services will be held following the parade at Lehmann Park, 89 Cedar Ave. A hot dog lunch will be served after the memorial service at the VFW Post, 8139 E. Grand Ave. Details, 847-356-7433.
Libertyville
Parade and ceremony: A parade led by the American Legion and VFW will start from the commuter train station at 9:30 a.m. May 25 to Cook Park for the annual Memorial Day ceremony at 9:45 a.m. Details, 847-362-2430.
Lindenhurst
Ceremony: Memorial Day ceremony will be held 10 a.m. May 25 at the Veterans Memorial, at the entrance to Lindenhurst Village Hall, 2301 E. Sand Lake Road. In the event of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the Public Works Building behind Village Hall. That ceremony will include the Lindenhurst Scout Troop 87 Color Guard and Lake Villa/Lindenhurst VFW Post 4308. Music will be provided by The Combined Millburn Middle and Elementary School Choirs, Lakes High School Band, and vocalist Rebecca Labb. Keynote speaker is Cmdr. Walter Dalitsch III. Dalitsch is serving as the assistant director for specialty care at the Capt. James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center in North Chicago. He is dual board-certified in aerospace and occupational medicine. Details, 847-356-8252
Lincolnshire
Ceremony: Memorial Day ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. May 25 at Spring Lake Park, 49 Oxford Drive. Remember the fallen, and honor the veterans. Details, 847-913-2363.
Mundelein
Parade: The Memorial Day parade will begin at 10 a.m. May 25 at Veteran’s Point (Brice and Hawley) and will end at Memorial Park on Pershing Avenue. Sponsored by the American Legion Post 867 and the village of Mundelein. 847-949-3200.
Round Lake Area
Parade: The villages of Round Lake, Round Lake Beach, Round Lake Park, the Round Lake Area Chamber and the American Legion will hold the Round Lake Area Memorial Day parade at 10 a.m. May 25. It will begin on Clifton Drive and Main Street, west to Cedar Lake Road, and north to Clarendon. All parade participants are invited to the American Legion following the parade at 111 E. Main St. in Round Lake Park. Details, http://www.rlchamber.org.
Wauconda
Parade: The Memorial Day parade will be at 10 a.m. May 25 along Main Street to Memorial Park, at Main Street and Route 176. Details, http://www.waucondaparade.com.
Waukegan
Parade: The Memorial Day parade will step off at Grand Avenue and Genesee Street at 10:30 a.m. May 25. It ends at Veterans Plaza on Washington and West streets. Master of ceremonies will be Lloyd Cunningham, senior vice commander of American Legion Post 281. Details, 847-309-6406.
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Winthrop Harbor
Parade: The village of Winthrop Harbor will hold a Memorial Day parade May 25 in honor of the fallen men and women of the U.S. military. This annual event is organized together with the Winthrop Harbor VFW post. The parade lineup will be at 10 a.m. at the Pfeiffer Transmission parking lot on Sheridan and State Line roads. The parade will begin at 11 a.m., proceeding south on Sheridan Road to 9th Street, then west on 9th Street to Village Park. At the park, there will be a Memorial Service at noon presented by the Winthrop Harbor VFW. The village invites any groups that would like to participate in the parade, even if it is just to walk along. The general theme of all parade entries should be to honor those who have paid the ultimate price to ensure our freedom. Online registration is quick and easy at http://www.WinthropHarbor.com. Details, 847-746-2536.
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