Abraham Lincoln (as portrayed by Kevin Wood), America’s President during the Civil War, will march in Elmhurst’s 101st Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on Monday, May 27, at 9:30 a.m. and then speak at the Post-Parade Military Ceremony at the Veterans’ Memorial in Wilder Park at 11 a.m.

In conjunction with Elmhurst’s 101st Memorial Day Parade, True Patriots Care will stage a patriotic display of more than 400 American flags—honoring service members from Illinois killed in action since September 11, 2001—in the Wilder Park on the lawn east of the Wilder Mansion from Thursday through Monday, May 23-27.

The Elmhurst Chamber of Commerce & Industry Board of Directors at its May 14 meeting approved new Executive Committee and new Director appointments following the resignation of First Vice Chair Lori Murray, who resigned from Inland Bank for a new job with CDW.

The Grand Marshal for Elmhurst’s 101st Memorial Day Parade is Elmhurst resident Lori Kristine Hess Tompos, a Desert Storm and Gulf War combat veteran while serving as a United States Army Captain in Air Defense Artillery—the first female Grand Marshal in this Parade’s storied history.

Led by Grand Marshal Lori Tompos, a Desert Storm and Gulf War combat veteran as a Captain in the United States Army and resident of Elmhurst, some 90 entries will march in Elmhurst’s 101st Annual Memorial Day Parade through downtown Elmhurst on Monday, May 27, stepping off at 9:30 a.m.–the first female to serve as the Parade’s Grand Marshal.

Crain’s Chicago Business magazine has named Mary Lou Mastro, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Edward-Elmhurst Health, among its 2019 Notable Women Executives Over 50.