Veterans Day 2018 Observed In Highland Park

HIGHLAND PARK, IL — The 100th anniversary of the "War to End All Wars" is Sunday. It has been a national holiday since Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Originally known as Armistice Day Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance in 1926. President Eisenhower in 1954 renamed it Veterans Day after World War II. This year it falls on Sunday, Nov. 11.

A Veterans Day ceremony in Highland Park has been set for 11 a.m. Monday, Nov. 12 at the Highland Park Public Library at 494 Lauren Ave. in the adult services department.

What impact does does Veterans Day have on the local governments and businesses this year? Below is a list of what's open and what's closed.

• Post Office: Closed
• Federal Offices: Closed
• City of Highland Park administrative offices: Closed.
• Highland Park Senior Center: Open
• Trash Pickup: Regular
• Banks: Most are closed. Call your bank before stopping in.
  • Highland Park Public Library: Open
• Lake County offices, including the circuit clerk's office, courts, health department and more will be closed on Veterans Day.
• Public schools: Open

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