What is open and closed in Chicago on Memorial Day?
From banks to trains to courts to your mailbox, Memorial Day means closures in Chicago and surrounding areas. Here's what will be open and closed for the holiday weekend.
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From banks to trains to courts to your mailbox, Memorial Day means closures in Chicago and surrounding areas. Here's what will be open and closed for the holiday weekend.
CBS 2 Chief Meteorologist Albert Ramon has the 10 p.m. forecast for Sunday, May 27, 2024.
This Memorial Day weekend 12 soldiers who lost their lives in the Vietnam War were remembered in South Chicago.
It was a somber morning at Daley Plaza as dignitaries gathered for the annual Memorial Day wreath laying.
Festivals and fireworks make Chicago shine. But it all must be done safely, so the city plans to keep police out in full force.
The first wave arrives in the 7 a.m. hour along Interstate 39 and drives eastward to the city by 11 a.m. and then to Northwest Indiana.
You know them when you see them. Large, lantern-jaw fiberglass statues once used to draw attention to everything from auto repair shops to hotdog stands.
More than 350 American flags and one black flag to represent a servicemember killed just this year.
A memorial made of hundreds of flags is going up in the far northwest suburbs for the Field of the Fallen. CBS 2's Noel Brennan talks to volunteers constructing the Filed of the Fallen.
With Memorial Day coming up, northwest suburban Mundelein was gearing up for what will be a year-round tribute to veterans. The village started a street banner initiative to give families a sense of solace while allowing the community to also take part.
On Tuesday evening, the City of Aurora honored Miller with a proclamation from Mayor Richard Irvin and sash ahead of the parade.
Police said from Friday night to late Tuesday night, there were 42 shooting incidents – in which 53 were shot. Eleven of those 53 people died, and a 12th person was stabbed to death.
The ages of the victims range from 2 to 77.
While Memorial Day is traditionally the day we kick off summer in Chicago and beyond, families of fallen heroes want us to remember on this day – freedom isn’t free. CBS 2's Marissa Perlman reports.
Families of fallen heroes want us to remember on this day – freedom isn't free.
On this Memorial Day, CBS 2's Jackie Kostek shares his story through the people who knew him, loved him and will never stop telling his story.
General Logan was a famous Civil War general from Illinois who created Decoration Day in 1868, which later became Memorial Day.
The SOS American Foundation hosted its 27th annual Memorial Day ceremony in Grant Park. New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and others laid wreaths at the statue of Major General John A. Logan.
Chicago leaders gathered for a ceremony in Grant Park. A rifle salute paid tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice defending our nation's freedom.
Neighbors gathered for the unique tradition at the corner of Wellington and Pine Grove avenues, and then marched to the lakefront.
CBS 2's Andrew Ramos reports from North Avenue Beach, a popular Chicago spot for holiday and no one could have asked for a better day with sunny skies.
"I just can't understand why it happened but it still makes you understand that you're free, that you're available, that you're walking around in a free country because of guys like him. You really are. It's not cliché at all."
Robert Miller was a Wheaton native who was posthumously awarded the medal of honor in 2010. On this Memorial Day, CBS 2's Jackie Kostek shares his story through the people who knew him and will never stop telling his story.
Memorial Day violence continues after three people were shot in the Calumet Heights neighborhood early Monday morning. CBS 2's Shardaa Gray spoke with a husband who said his wife and her brother got caught in gunfire.
Marching bands, U.S. veterans and lots of American flags flooded the streets in Arlington Heights.
