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Memorial Day Parades on Chicago’s North Shore

Enjoy a parade and honor our fallen heroes this Memorial Day at one of the North Shore’s annual parades:

Glenview

Glenviews annual parade starts at 9:00 east of the railroad tracks on Pine St. and continues to Glenview Rd. The ceremony will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial at Glenview Rd. and River Drive and will include a color guard, remarks by Joseph Sesterhenn of the American Legion and and address by Village President Kerry Cummings.

Wilmette

The procession kicks off at 10:30 on the corner of Lake and Ridge (St. Joseph’s parking lot) and proceeds down Lake to Park Ave. , then south to Wilmette Ave. and east to Village Hall, where there will be a ceremony to honor our war heroes.

Winnetka

The parade steps off at 10:30 am at the corner of Glendale and Elm and ends with a ceremony at the Village Green at 10:30.

Glencoe

Glencoe’s parade begins at 10:30 am from Greenwood Ave., proceeds north to Hazel, east to Vernon, north to Park and east to Old Green Bay Rd. It ends at the Veterans’ Memorial Park (299 Park Ave.) with a service at 11:00.

Lake Forest

Lake Forest’s parade originates at the City Hall parking lot and marches to Market Square, where the American Legion will conduct ceremonies to honor the Village’s deceased veterans.

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Wilmette Holiday Parade

This year we were unusually lucky with the weather for Wilmette’s annual holiday parade: mostly sunny and crisp but not too cold. Lots of participation from local businesses, community groups, Brownies and Cub Scouts, the Loyola Academy Marching Band and Santa himself.

Happy Holidays, everyone!

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North Shore Memorial Day Parades

Mostly we think of Memorial Day as a celebration of the start of summer ….the opening of the pool, barbecue parties with friends, baseball games etc. But it’s also a time to remember our war heroes. Here on the North Shore there are several parades and Memorial Day ceremonies this Monday morning. They’re a great opportunity to help our kids understand the meaning of the holiday. And this year it looks like we’ll have great parade-watching weather. Here’s a run down on the parades in our area:

Wilmette

Sponsored by the Village of Wilmette and  Huerter Post #46 o the American Legion, the parade will begin at 10:30 from the corner of Ridge Rd. and Lake Ave. It will proceed east to Park Ave.and south to Wilmette Ave. , finishing up at Village Hall. The ceremony will take place near the War Memorial.

Glenview

You can probably hit two parades if you start with this one, since it’s the earliest of the lot. The procession starts at 9:00 east of the railroad tracks on Pine St. and continues to Glenview Rd..The ceremony will be held at the Veteran’s Memorial at Glenview Rd. and the river.

Winnetka

Winnetka’s parade kicks-off at 10:00 from the corner of Glendale and Elm and heads east to the Village Green. There will be a brief ceremony on the Green following the parade.

Glencoe

The parade begins at central School at 10:30 and proceeds to Veteran’s Memorial Park adjacent to Glencoe Union Church.

Lake Forest

Sponsored by the lake Forest American Legion Post the parade will begin at 11:00 at Market Square. The Legion rifle squad and color guard will step off from the post at 10:30 A.M. and pick up both Boy and Girl Scout troops from the parking lots at Deerpath and McKinley. The color guard will march from Illinois Road and turn onto Western Avenue.

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