American Legion holds Memorial Day Program

The American Legion Post 690 is sponsoring a Memorial Day Parade and other related activities on Monday, May 25^th beginning at 10:00 AM with a service at Hillside Cemetery on Smith Street in Palatine.

After a short ceremony at Hillside Cemetery, the parade will start at 10:15 AM at Cornell Avenue and Smith Street. The route will be north on Smith Street, east on Robertson Street, south on Brockway Street and then east on Wood Street to the Veterans Memorial in Community Park.

Groups who would like to participate in the parade are asked to call the American Legion at 847-359-1606 after 1:00 PM on any day and leave their name, email and phone number. Requests can also be sent by email to bmunagian@comcast.net. A member of the parade committee will contact them and fill them in on the arrangements.

Following the parade at 11:00 AM there will be a short program at the Veterans Memorial, another ceremony at the Legion Memorial in Towne Square at 150 West Palatine Road beginning at 12:15 PM, immediately followed by a final ceremony at Union Cemetery at 72-74 Greeley Street all in Palatine. Community members are invited to the American Legion across the street from Towne Square following the ceremonies.