October 14, 2021 – Update on Program: Thank you to all who have submitted photos of a West Chicago veteran. We have reached the final number of banners we can produce this year. The online form has now been disabled and we hope to reactivate the program again next year. As Veterans’ Day approaches, thoughts […]
DuPage County Launches Interactive Veterans Day Portal
The following press release is courtesy of DuPage County. In lieu of its annual Veterans Day ceremony, DuPage County will provide a virtual gathering place to celebrate veterans. The County’s Information Technology and Geographic Information System teams created an interactive Veterans Day portal, which can be found at https://www.dupageco.org/veteran. The site allows residents to create […]
2019 Veterans Day Speech
November 11, 2019 11:00 a.m. Start American Legion Post 300 Presented by Mayor Ruben Pineda Veterans – men and women in service to their country, the embodiment of everything that has made this country the greatest nation in the world – courage, honor, grit, determination, and an undying loyalty to the basic tenets upon which […]
Veterans Day Observance – November 11, 2019
2018 Veterans Day Observance
2018 Veterans Day Observance November 11, 2018 10:30 a.m. Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6791 431 N Neltnor Blvd. West Chicago Mayor Ruben Pineda gives the patriotic message. Included in the program is the 21-gun salute by members of the American Legion Post 300 and the VFW and the playing of “Taps” by two students from […]
