Please Join Us on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, 2026, at 9 a.m. in Lake Bluff – It Takes A Village to Commemorate This Day!

Everyone is invited to gather on the Village Green on Monday, May 25, at 9 am for Lake Bluff’s Annual Memorial Day Observance to honor the men and women who lost their lives in the military service for our nation.

Everyone is also invited to arrive early to practice raising the flag, for a first-ever Community Flag raising. Please meet at 8:30 am at the flagpole on the Village Green if you can help!

This year, featured Keynote Speaker is Charles R. Walgreen, who served in the US Marine Corps from 1980-1983, and Ellen Dimock, a Gold Star Mother, is a Guest Speaker.

Event participants include:

Lake Forest High School Band, under the direction of LFHS Music Director Janene Kessler;

Lake Forest High School Vocalist Lily Kienzle;

Lake Forest High School Musicians Marcus Dan and Isiah Okhotin;

Pastor Rachel Mumaw-Schweser from The Union Church of Lake Bluff;

Lake Bluff Village President Regis Charlot;

Lake Bluff History Museum President Kathy O’Hara;

Lake Bluff resident Elie Border;

Lake Bluff Scout BSA Troop 42 and Cub Scout Pack 42

Christopher Fischer, Lake Bluff Troop 42 Eagle Scout (2014), serving as Master of Ceremonies

Lake Bluff Middle School Band and Sound Director Daryl Beese handles the sound for the event and Jeanie Fanning and Erin Fanning from Twigs Florist donate the wreath placed at the War Memorial at the conclusion of the Observance

Lake Bluff Troop 42 Assistant Scout Master Aquiles Fischer coordinates the event, with assistance from Village of Lake Bluff staff Shelton Clark, Drew Irvin and other staff members.

Special thanks to all the volunteers who come together to raise the flag and make this Memorial Day Observance in Lake Bluff possible and to the community members, friends and guests who attend.  Everyone is welcome!

In case of bad weather, the Observance moves across the street into the Lake Bluff Fire Station