Memorial Day Parade
MEMORIAL DAY PARADE
Monday, May 26th 2025
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PRESS RELEASE:
A sure sign that summer is almost here: the 103rd Annual Norwood Park Memorial Day Parade. The annual event is Monday, May 26, 2025.Assembly Location is Onahan School, 6634 W Raven St, Chicago, IL 60631
Assembly Time is 10am. Parade step-off begins promptly at 11:00 am.
Route Map: Starts at Onahan School and continues west on Raven over Northwest Hwy and stops just past the railroad tracks to present wreathes (Courtesy of Romance in Blooms) at the Centennial Park gardens on Avondale. Parade then continues west past Norwood Crossing and turns south (left) at East Circle then east (left) at Ardmore, right (south) at Natoma and finally left (east) at Hurlbut to Taft High School.
Immediately following the parade we will host a Tribute Ceremony at Taft High School in front of the flagpole. The American flag raising will start the event and the Taft Eagles Choir & Taft Drum & Bugle Corps. will perform a musical prelude. Our National Anthem will again be performed.
The Memorial Day Committee welcomes Chicago's 16th district Police Commander, 41st ward Alderman, Anthony Napolitano.
Norwood Park Chamber of Commerce Dollars for Scholars Scholarship winners will be announced at the end of the ceremony.
