Is there school in Illinois on Veterans Day? Full list of what's open and closed – NBC 5 Chicago

Is there school in Illinois on Veterans Day? Full list of what’s open and closed  NBC 5 Chicago

Chicago Public Schools will not be in session on Veterans Day, but other schools in Illinois may be. Tuesday, Nov. 11 marks the federal holiday Veterans Day, which "honors the service and sacrifice of all veterans — living and deceased," the Department of Veterans Affairs stated. The Veterans Day holiday began more than a century ago, albeit under a different name, as a celebration of the end of World War I. Over time its name and purpose evolved into a day of recognition for U.S. veterans of all wars as well as those currently serving in uniform. It’s also day off for U.S. postal workers and federal government employees, though most of them are not reporting to work right now during the longest government shutdown in U.S.

history. Many Veterans Day celebrations have been cancelled due to the government shutdown. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to celebrate the agreement between the Allied nations and Germany to cease all fighting during World War I that took effect at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918. The U.S. marked its first Armistice Day under President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. Congress made Nov. 11 an official federal holiday in 1938. Here’s what is open and closed this year on Veterans Day: As Veterans Day is a federal holiday, mail will not be delivered