Flag Field, Unknown Union Solider, Remembrance Ceremonies Mark Memorial Day In Palos

PALOS, IL—The upcoming Memorial Day ceremonies planned in the Palos area are part of a nearly 160-year tradition that pays tribute to service members who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Memorial Day ceremonies are planned in the Palos area for Monday, May 25.

Palos Park

The Village of Palos Park will hold a Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony at 11 a.m. Residents will gather by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial on the village green located at 8901 West 123rd St. in Palos Park.

Palos Historical Society

The Palos Historical Society will hold its 100th Memorial Day ceremony starting at 10 a.m. at the historic Oak Hill Cemetery, 131st Street and 90th Avenue in Palos Park.

In 2002, Palos Park VFW Post 4861 dedicated a proper monument to the unknown Civil War soldier “in remembrance of all the known and unknown Civil War soldiers buried here.”

Taking part in Monday’s Memorial Day at Oak Hill will be Palos-area BSA Troop 699, as they have done for over 100 years. The Swallow Cliff Chapter of the Illinois Daughters of the American Revolution will lay a wreath on the grave of the unknown Union soldier.

TRAFFIC ALERT: Visitors will be unable to enter Oak Hill from 131st Street from Southwest Highway which is closed for construction. As an alternative, take 135th Street to 88th Avenue; proceed west on 131st Street to the cemetery entrance.

Palos Hills

Palos Hills Ald. Mike Lebarre (3rd Ward) is creating a flag field at Volunteer Park, 99th Street and 88th Avenue, as he has done for the past 10 years. Residents are invited to hang flags, banners and other handmade items. There will also be a remembrance board where residents can sign their names or pen a note of thanks to a family member who served or veterans in general. The display will be up through May 30.