U.S. Marine Corps veteran, James “Jim” Butler, was Grand Marshal of the Memorial Day Parade in Aurora. He was joined by State Representative Stephanie Kifowit, also a Marine Corps Veteran. Butler joined the Marine Corps in 1959, serving in Okinawa, Japan, with the 3rd Recon Battalion. After four years of active-duty service
The City of Aurora is set to celebrate the 158th anniversary of Memorial Day with the annual Aurora Memorial Day Parade, beginning at the intersection of Benton Street and River Street Monday, May 25, at 10 a.m.. Longtime community member and U.S. Marine Corps veteran, James “Jim” Butler, will serve
In an eighth-annual fundraiser, Scouting America Blackhawk Troop 11 will post a U.S. flag on Aurora-area front lawns this summer. An announcement said Troop 11, based at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora, will post flags in Aurora, Montgomery and North Aurora on Memorial Day, Flag Day, July 4 and
The Plano American Legion Post #395 held Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Walkway and at Little Rock Cemetery to honor veterans who have given all to their country.
Arlen Peterson, Grand Marshal of the Aurora Memorial Day parade, drives in an Army Jeep during the event.
Boy Scouts of Blackhawk Troop 11 in Aurora retrieve a U.S. flag temporarily posted in a west Aurora subscriber’s yard on Monday, Memorial Day.
United Methodist Church of Geneva, 211 Hamilton Street, will host its 69th annual outdoor Memorial Day pancake breakfast fundraiser from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday, May 26. The public is invited. Tickets are a $10 donation for adults and $5 for children three to 12. Kids under three eat
The City of Aurora’s annual Memorial Day Parade will step-off at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26, in downtown Aurora! The Parade will begin at the intersection of Benton Street and River Street;March east on Benton Street to Broadway (Rt. 25);March north on Broadway (Rt. 25) to Downer Place;March west on
The Plano American Legion Post #395 held Memorial Day ceremonies at Veterans Walkway (Route 34 and Center Street in Plano) and at Little Rock Cemetery (North Center Street) honoring veterans who have given their lives to their country.
Roosevelt-Aurora Post 84 participates in Aurora’s Memorial Day parade.
Aurora will celebrate the 156th anniversary of Memorial Day during the 2024 Aurora Memorial Day Parade held in honor of the brave men and women who paid the ultimate price and gave their lives for our country. With the theme “Remembrance and Respect,” the parade will step off at 10
Randy Brown of the Aurora Noon Lions Club in the parade Monday, May 29 at the Aurora Memorial Day parade interacts with youngsters who receive treats.
Protocol, news, information. Memorial Day is a significant day for many understandable reasons, if we choose to think of them! Because Memorial Day arrives in late May, almost June, the mentality in our northern Illinois area is that of good weather. For many, it is the beginning of Summer which
Aurora celebrated the 155th anniversary of Memorial Day, with the 2023 Aurora Memorial Day Parade. With the theme, “Remembrance and Respect,” the parade was led by grand marshal Dr. Brian Caputo, president of the College of DuPage. An Aurora resident, Dr. Caputo retired from the United States Army Reserve as
Aurora will celebrate the 155th anniversary of Memorial Day during the 2023 Aurora Memorial Day Parade. The parade is held in honor of the brave men and women who paid the ultimate price and gave their lives for our country. With the theme, “Remembrance and Respect,” the parade will step
West Aurora Cemetery will be host to its annual Memorial Day ceremony, at 2 p.m., Sunday, May 28, at 543 Wilder Street in Aurora. The public is invited. Admission is free. An historic program will be presented by The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Philip Sheridan Post
Memorial Day is a distinctive holiday with a distinctive purpose: Memorialize those who died defending the United States. Added to it is a memorial for all family members who no longer are alive. Memorial is a tribute and is final. We can do memorials once each year, or, any time
DuPage County will be host to a ceremony in observance of Memorial Day at 2 p.m. Sunday, May 28, at the DuPage County Government Complex in Wheaton. The ceremony will take place at the Veterans Memorial, outside near the pond on the DuPage County Government Complex, 421 N. County Farm
This day, Memorial Day, stand tall and proud.Though given freely, death would not have been their choice;They chose the only path they knew—remain unbowed.So now their markers speak, their silence is their voice.For in our daily lives, we do not think of price;But know we will not stoop to living
Monday, May 15, was Peace Officers Memorial Day. The City of Aurora government honored its four fallen officers during a special memorial ceremony. October 1, 1962, U.S. president John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day in honor of federal, state, and municipal peace officers who have
