Memorial Day Parade, Youth Triathlon Coming Up During Holiday Weekend

GENEVA, IL — With Memorial Day just over a week out, Geneva residents are likely gearing up for barbecues and various outdoor adventures. In town, a parade and a youth triathlon are planned.

Organized by the American Legion Fox River Geneva Post 75, the annual Memorial Day parade will kick off at 10 a.m. May 30 from the Geneva train station. Color guard, local veterans, city officials, Boy and Girl Scouts, Geneva High School Marching Band, military re-enactor units and Geneva police and fire vehicles will all be featured in the event.

The procession, according to city officials, will travel north on Third Street to the World War I Memorial in Wheeler Park. There, a Memorial Day ceremony will be held.

During the parade, Third Street and the intersection of State and Third streets will be closed. Police are encouraging drivers to use Route 31 as an alternative route during this time.

On the morning of May 29, the MMTT Youth Triathlon will take place from 6:30-9:30 a.m. around the Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital campus and surrounding roads. The following streets will be shut down during the race:

• Williamsburg Avenue west of Randall Road
• Fisher Drive north of Heartland Drive to Bricher Road
• Bricher Road west of Camden Street to Peck Road

While runners race, Delnor Hospital will be accessible from Keslinger Road. The nearby Fisher Farms subdivision will be open at Keslinger Road, Heartland Drive and Prairieview Drive. Police officers and race officials will be around to guide cars entering and leaving the subdivision.

"Traffic control will attempt to limit the inconvenience as much as possible, but people should expect some delays while runners and bicyclists are on the roadway," police said.

"The Geneva Police Department appreciates the public’s patience and hopes everyone has a safe and enjoyable Memorial Day weekend," officials said in a news release.