Memorial Day 2022: Skokie Observance, Lincolnwood Parade Planned

SKOKIE, IL — Memorial Day is this Monday, May 30. Most local, state and federal offices in Skokie the rest of Illinois will be closed for the in observance of the holiday, and various local businesses will be open with modified hours.

The village's Memorial Day observance is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the Village Green, located at 5127 Oakton St. between the Skokie Public Library and Village Hall.

The event is set to include a performance of the National Anthem by Niles North High School student Tala Acido, according to village staff.

Honor guards from the Skokie Fire Department and Skokie Police Department will present the flag and conduct a rifle salute. And members of local Scout troops will lead in a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance.

Lincolnwood is holding a Memorial Day parade, starting at 10:20 a.m. at Pratt and Cicero avenues. Following the parade, a ceremony is set to take place at Madeleine's Garden in Henry A. Proesel Park, 6915 Kostner Ave., according to village officials.

The event was originally hosted by Lincolnwood American Legion Post 1226, but has since become a village-sponsored event under the purview of its parks department. The parade portion of the event was canceled in 2020 and 2021. There will be a bike parade to the ceremony after the traditional parade.

Memorial Day parades are also planned for downtown Chicago — where the route begins with a ceremony to lay a wreath at the Daley Center, 50 W. Washington St., before heading south on State Street from Lake Street — and in Park Ridge, where the parade begins at Talcott Road and Cumberland Avenue and ends at Hodges Park, 5050 Butler Place..

In Skokie, services such as mail delivery and pickup and garbage pickup will be delayed for Memorial Day, with yard waste and recycling collection set to take place one day later than usual for the first two days of the week. Thursday and Friday collections will be unchanged, and yard waste will be collected on Saturday.

In Evanston, the group Kids Create Change is holding a community lantern floating ceremony the day after Memorial Day that aims to provide people an opportunity to come together to honor the losses that have resulted from the coronavirus pandemic, including loved ones, homes, jobs, relationships, celebrations and more through the collective act of releasing floating lanterns into the Arrington Lagoon on Evanston's lakefront. The event is sponsored by Evanston ASPA and scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Here is a list of places that will be closed Monday:

• Post offices
• Libraries
• Banks
• State courts
• State government offices
• County government offices
• Local government offices

The following businesses may be open with adjusted hours so be sure to call ahead:

• Supermarkets
• Liquor stores
• Retail stores
• Museums
• Restaurants and bars
• Outdoor activities
• Beaches and parks