Palatine's Memorial Day events honor veterans

The American Legion Post 690 is sponsoring a Memorial Day Parade and other related activities Monday, May 29, beginning at 10 a.m. with a service at Hillside Cemetery on Smith Street in Palatine.

The parade will start at 10:15 a.m. 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.

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, 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 a number of youth groups will also participate. The Palatine High School marching band will perform the national anthem and other patriotic music during the parade and throughout the rest of the program.

"To help the community honor our veterans, we will be selling American flags from our clubroom in the American Legion at 122 W. Palatine Road in Palatine," said John Nemanich, commander of the Sons of the American Legion.

"Flags are $20 each. We also have flagpoles and mounting hardware for an additional $10."

The Palatine Chapter of the American Legion holds its monthly general meeting at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday at the American Legion Hall. For information, call (847) 359-1606, email clubadmin@alpost690.us or visit alpost690.us.