Plainfield Memorial Day Parade To End With Flag Raising Ceremony

PLAINFIELD, IL — The Plainfield American Legion Marne Post #13 will honor the nation's veterans with its annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 27.

The parade will begin at Ira Jones Middle School, 15320 S. Wallin Drive, at 10:30 a.m. and travel east on Ottawa Street. From there, the parade will enter onto the path of Settlers' Park near the intersection of Van Dyke Road and Ottawa Street. The parade will continue east through Settler’s' Park and end at the memorial in the park. A flag raising ceremony will occur at the memorial following the parade.

The following roads will close at 10:15 a.m. for the parade and remain closed until the parade reaches the memorial around 10:45 a.m.:

• Wallin Drive at Ottawa Street
• Ottawa Street from Wallin Drive to Van Dyke Road
• Van Dyke Road at Ottawa Street

Parking will also be restricted on these roads from 10 to 11 a.m. A limited amount of parking will be available at the Village Hall and along Village Center Drive. Additional parking can be found on Van Dyke Road south of Ottawa Street and at Ira Jones School.

Some reminders from the Village of Plainfield:

• Village Hall will be closed Monday, May 27, in observance of Memorial Day
• Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day due to the holiday
• The Plainfield Police Department is participating in the Memorial Day Click It or Ticket Campaign though May 28.

Patch file photo by Shannon Antinori, Patch National Staff