Photos: Memorial Day weekend in Chicagoland

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Katie Bentley pushes her daughter, Faith Kruse, 13, to a Memorial Day event in the Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin, May 26, 2025. (Stacey Wescott/Chicago Tribune)
Cameron Vazquez, 9, standing wearing a military costume in background, watches as an honor guard passes during the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Cameron Vázquez, 9, standing wearing a military costume in the background, watches as an honor guard passes during the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade on May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Cmdr. Roy Taylor of American Legion post 800 salutes at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade ceremony, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Cmdr. Roy Taylor of American Legion post 800 salutes at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade ceremony, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Maria Lopez waves a flag with her dog, Gigi, at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Maria Lopez waves a flag with her dog, Gigi, at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Honor guard members perform a ceremonial rifle salute of 9 volleys during McKinley Park's Memorial Day service following a parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Honor guard members perform a ceremonial rifle salute of 9 volleys during McKinley Park’s Memorial Day service following a parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People wave flags at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People wave flags at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A vintage Ford Fairlane 500 at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
A vintage Ford Fairlane 500 at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People march in the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People march in the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Children wave flags at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Children wave flags at the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People watch the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
People watch the McKinley Park Memorial Day parade, May 26, 2025. (Antonio Perez/Chicago Tribune)
Joe Caruso, of Naperville, leaves roses at the crosses for his son, Marine Sgt. David M. Caruso, and other fallen veterans on May 25, 2025, during a Memorial Day event at the DuPage County Veterans' Memorial in Wheaton. Sgt. Caruso was killed in battle at Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. The memorial, established at the county government center campus in 1999, commemorates DuPage residents killed in military conflicts since the Black Hawk War of 1832. "Memorial Day is for the heroes that are on these plaques," said George Kouba, a member of the group that has organized ceremonies at the site for 23 years. The memorial includes a sundial to acknowledge sacrifice through time and a garden of crosses for those who died most recently, in the war on terror. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Joe Caruso, of Naperville, leaves roses at the crosses for his son, Marine Sgt. David M. Caruso, and other fallen veterans on May 25, 2025, during a Memorial Day event at the DuPage County Veterans’ Memorial in Wheaton. Sgt. Caruso was killed in battle at Fallujah, Iraq, in 2004. The memorial, established at the county government center campus in 1999, commemorates DuPage residents killed in military conflicts since the Black Hawk War of 1832. “Memorial Day is for the heroes that are on these plaques,” said George Kouba, a member of the group that has organized ceremonies at the site for 23 years. The memorial includes a sundial to acknowledge sacrifice through time and a garden of crosses for those who died most recently, in the war on terror. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
John Curcio, 88, and his wife Anne, 87, recite the pledge of allegiance Sunday, May 25, 2025, during a Memorial Day event DuPage County Veterans' Memorial in Wheaton. Curcio had six older brothers who were veterans including Rudy who was killed in World War II. The memorial, established at the county government center campus in 1999, commemorates DuPage residents killed in military conflicts since the Black Hawk War of 1832. "Memorial Day is for the heroes that are on these plaques," said George Kouba, a member of the group that has organized ceremonies at the site for 23 years. The memorial includes a sundial to acknowledge sacrifice through time and a garden of crosses for those who died most recently in the war on terror. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
John Curcio, 88, and his wife Anne, 87, recite the pledge of allegiance Sunday, May 25, 2025, during a Memorial Day event DuPage County Veterans’ Memorial in Wheaton. Curcio had six older brothers who were veterans including Rudy who was killed in World War II. The memorial, established at the county government center campus in 1999, commemorates DuPage residents killed in military conflicts since the Black Hawk War of 1832. “Memorial Day is for the heroes that are on these plaques,” said George Kouba, a member of the group that has organized ceremonies at the site for 23 years. The memorial includes a sundial to acknowledge sacrifice through time and a garden of crosses for those who died most recently in the war on terror. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune)
Vivian Barr, 2, places pennies on her grandfather's headstone at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery during the annual Flags In event, ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2025, in Elwood. Barr, whose grandfather died last year, placed the penny to signify that she visited his grave. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)
Vivian Barr, 2, places pennies on her grandfather’s headstone at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery during the annual Flags In event, ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2025, in Elwood. Barr, whose grandfather died last year, placed the penny to signify that she visited his grave. (Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune)

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