Schedule Set for Memorial Day Parade, Activities

The American Legion Post 690 is sponsoring a Memorial Day Parade and other related activities on Monday, May 27 beginning at 10 a.m. with a service at Hillside Cemetery on Smith Street in Palatine. A parade will follow at 10:15 a.m. at Cornell Avenue and Smith Street.

The route will continue 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, according to the city of Palatine website.

Following the parade at 11 a.m. there will be a short program at the Veterans Memorial and then another ceremony at the Legion Memorial in Towne Square at 150 W. Palatine Road beginning at 12:15 p.m.

Community members are invited to the American Legion, across the street from Towne Square, following the ceremonies.

The parade will include color guards of the Legion, Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion, contingents from the Palatine Police and Fire Departments, as well as community leaders and youth groups, according to the city of Palatine website.