1998 Holidays and Events in Illinois, United States of America

Additional Information	Date	Name
	1/1/1998, Thu	New Year's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	1/19/1998, Mon	Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	1/30/1998, Fri	Eid-al-Fitr Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day (the last day of Ramadan) and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	2/8/1998, Sun	Football Super Bowl
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Many members of the public stay home to watch this on TV.
	2/14/1998, Sat	Valentine's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	2/16/1998, Mon	Washington's Birthday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Also known as President's Day. An official national government and private business holiday.
	2/25/1998, Wed	Ash Wednesday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by some Christian organizations.
	3/17/1998, Tue	St. Patrick's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	4/7/1998, Tue	Eid-al-Adha Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebration begins in the evening of the preceding day and lasts 3 days; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	4/10/1998, Fri	Good Friday
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by most Christian organizations.
	4/11/1998, Sat	Passover Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Passover is celebrated for 7 days in Isreal and 8 days outside of Isreal.
	4/12/1998, Sun	Easter
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed by all Christian organizations.
	5/10/1998, Sun	Mother's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	5/25/1998, Mon	Memorial Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/19/1998, Fri	Juneteenth National Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	6/21/1998, Sun	Father's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	7/3/1998, Fri	Independence Day: Additional Observance Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	7/4/1998, Sat	Independence Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	7/7/1998, Tue	Mohammad's Birthday (Mawlid)
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Date approximate, determined by moon sighting.
	9/7/1998, Mon	Labor Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	9/21/1998, Mon	Rosh Hashanah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Rosh Hashanah is celebrated for 2 days.
	9/30/1998, Wed	Yom Kippur
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event –
	10/12/1998, Mon	Columbus Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note A national goverment holiday. Businesses closing is optional.
	10/31/1998, Sat	Halloween
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday – Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Observed nationally but not an official public or private holiday.
	11/11/1998, Wed	Veteran's Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	11/26/1998, Thu	Thanksgiving Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion – Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.
	12/14/1998, Mon	Hanukkah Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Jewish Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Hanukka is celebrated for 8 days.
	12/20/1998, Sun	Ramadan Begins
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Muslim Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note Celebrated for 29 or 30 days (the month of Ramadan), starting the evening before the first official day and ending the day before Eid-al-Fitr; dates approximate, determined by moon sightings.
	12/25/1998, Fri	Christmas Day
Businesses Closed – Banks Closed – Religious Holiday Religion Christian Disrespectful to Hold an Event – Note An official national government and private businesses holiday.

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