A Memorial Day Wreath Laying Ceremony is happening at 10 a.m. in Veterans Garden, Carpenter Park, 275 Maple Ave. In Grant Park, Chicago Mayor Crandon Johnson and Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle will join other elected and community leaders to Commemorate Memorial Day.

Speakers ask fellow citizens to remember the attributes that tie the nation together rather than those that divide us. Among the honored guests was retired Air Force Maj. Gen. John Borling, who spent six years as a POW in the Hanoi Hilton.

Dramatic video shows a Penske box truck exploding in suburban Chicago over Memorial Day weekend.A home security camera captured video of the blast.One neighbor thought the fireworks were starting a little early,

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson marked Memorial Day with a social media post wishing followers a Happy Africa Day.

Downtown Chicago was busy this Memorial Day, with people spending the day outside and in stores.On Michigan Avenue along the Magnificent Mile across the Chicago River from the Loop, there are signs of closures and empty storefronts all around.

Chicago's Memorial Day to feature cool mid-60s weather with clear skies, but showers expected to return later in the week.

Chicago-area residents should be treated to pleasant weather for Memorial Day observances, but a pattern change will soon emerge.

People from all over the Chicago area took time out this Memorial Day to honor fallen service members. At Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Elwood, Illinois southwest of Chicago, there was pomp, circumstance, and honors for "Poppa J." — the father of Jessica LaRoche.