Memorial Day 2017: North Shore Events And Closures

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial beginning of summer, as Americans gather together to remember the service of those who have fought and died on behalf of the United States. Communities across Chicago's North Shore will be marking Memorial Day 2017 on Monday with parades, memorials and other ceremonies.

We've provided listings to some of those events below. Many local government facilities will be closed for the day or have changes to services schedule, so we've also noted information about closures or schedule changes where it's been available.

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Find below a listing of North Shore Memorial Day parades and other events:

Lake Forest

• What: Memorial Day Celebration and Ceremony. Captain Jim Hawkins, commanding officer of the Great Lakes naval station, will make a presentation along with members of American Legion McKinlock Post 264.
• Where: Market Square
• When: 10:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Monday, May 29

Lake Bluff

• What: Memorial Day Ceremony
• Where: Village Green / Public Safety Building
• When: 9 a.m. Monday, May 29

Highland Park

• What: Memorial Day Observance. Mayor Nancy Rotering and guests will speak. Representatives from the American Legion Post 145, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4737 and Jewish War Veterans Post 29 will be present, as the Highland Park High School Band will perform patriotic songs.
• Where: Highland Park High School Auditorium, 433 Vine Ave.
• When: 11 a.m. Monday, May 29

Closures: All city offices will be closed. Trash and recycling will not be collected on Memorial Day, as collection will be delayed by one day for the entire week.

Fort Sheridan

• What: Memorial Ceremony. Mr. William Bassinette, Army Reserve Ambassador Wisconsin, will address the crowd at Fort Sheridan Post Cemetery.
• Where: Parking available at U.S. Army Reserve Center Parking Lot, 401 Anderson Rd.
• When: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 29

Deerfield

• What: Essence of Freedom Run
• Where: Orchard and Todd Court (behind Runners Village)
• When: 7:45 a.m.

• What: Memorial Day services hosted by the American Legion. A procession from Jewett Park to Deerfield Cemetery is planned.
• Where: Veterans' Memorial in Jewett Park
• When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 29

Closures: All non-emergency Village offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, in observance of Memorial Day. Garbage collection will be delayed by one day due to the holiday.

Glencoe

• What: Memorial Day Ceremony. This year commemorates the 100th anniversary of those Glencoe residents who served in World War I. Join the Village and the Glencoe Historical Society as we honor the many Glencoe residents who sacrificed their lives in service to our nation.
• Where: Veterans Memorial Park (In case of rain: Takiff Center)
• When: 11 a.m. Monday, May 29

Winnetka

• What: The Village of Winnetka's 90th annual Memorial Day observance. Join the Winnetka Park District, the Village of Winnetka, the Great Lakes Naval Command and U.S. Coast Guard for a Memorial Day Observance. Honored Speaker is United States Army Staff Sergeant Justin R. Craggs who served two tours in Afghanistan, 2011 & 2016.
• Where: The corner of Glendale and Elm (In case of rain: Skokie School auditorium.)
• When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 29

Wilmette

• What: Memorial Day Parade
• Where: Starting at St. Joseph’s parade will head east along Lake Avenue, south on Park, and east on Wilmette and will end at the intersection of Central and Wilmette. Following the parade, a ceremony will take place in front of Village Hall.
• When: 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 29

Closures: Refuse and recycling will not be collected on Monday, May 29th and will be delayed by one day with the Friday collection taking place on Saturday. Normal collections will resume the week of June 5th.

Northbrook

• What: Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. Bands from local schools will be marching and performing following the parade. All are encouraged to attend the traditional American Legion Memorial Day ceremony at the Village Green Park immediately following the parade.
• Where: Cherry and Western.
• When: 10:30 a.m.

Also: Volunteers are needed on Saturday, May 27 at 10 a.m., for the Posting of Flags on Veteran’s Grave sites at the Sacred Heart Cemetery on Lee Road, just north of Dundee Road. The posting of approximately 150 flags takes about an hour. All residents are welcome to participate and any organization that wants to adopt a cemetery is encouraged to do so. American Legion Post 791 has an ample supply of flags for this purpose. Please call 847/564-9558 for details.

Glenview

• What: 2017 Memorial Day Parade and Ceremony. Master of Ceremony is past Joseph M. Sesterhenn American Legion Post 166 commander William Bickley. Speakers scheduled are Post 166 Commander John Wowk, Village President Jim Patterson and Major General J. Mukoyama, U.S. Army, retired.
• Where: Corner of Grove and Depot streets. The parade heads east on Grove to Pine Street, south on Pine to Glenview Road, and east to the Veteran's Memorial at Glenview Road and River Drive, where the ceremony will take place.
• When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 29

Skokie

• What: Skokie Memorial Day Observance. Local Veterans posts will be present at the ceremony and Taps will be performed.
• Where: Veterans Park (Intersection of Lincoln and Cleveland Avenues.)
• When: 11 a.m. Monday, May 29

Closures: Village Hall offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2017.

Morton Grove

• What: The American Legion Morton Grove Post 134 will hold its annual Memorial Day service.
• Where: American Legion Memorial Civic Center, 6140 Dempster
• When: 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 28

Niles

• What: Memorial VFW Post #3579 and the Village of Niles will conduct a ceremony in remembrance of those who have died in our nation’s service. Village officials will be present for the ceremony and cordially invite the public to attend.
• Where: Veterans Memorial Waterfall (Southwest corner of Touhy Avenue and Milwaukee Avenue)
• When: 11 a.m. Monday, May 29

Closures: Village hall will be closed on Monday, May 29

Evanston

• What: Memorial Day Community Reflection and Ceremony
• Where: Patriots Park (Sheridan Road at Davis Street)
• When: 10 a.m. Monday, May 29

Closures: All parking meters and downtown garages are free. No garbage collections will occur on Monday, May 29. All trash, yard waste, and recycling collections will occur one day later in the week. Friday condo recycling collections will occur on Friday, June 2. The Lorraine H. Morton Civic Center will be closed May 27-29. All Evanston Public Library locations will be closed Sunday, May 28 and Monday, May 29. The Chandler-Newberger Center and Evanston Ecology Center will be closed May 27-29. The Fleetwood-Jourdain Community Center will be closed May 28 and 29. The Levy Senior Center, Gibbs-Morrison Cultural Center, Robert Crown Center and Noyes Cultural Arts Center will be closed May 29.

Top photo | American Legion Memorial Day Parade | Patch file