Palatine Township Programs
Blue Star Banner
Launched at the Township in June of 2011, the Blue Star Banner Program provides an opportunity to show community support to the family members of those currently serving on Active Duty in U.S. Armed Forces (including the National Guard and Reserves.)
The Blue Star Banner is to be displayed in the window of an authorized family member to let the community know that someone in the home is proudly serving our country.
The authorized family member (recipient) is invited to a Township Board Meeting and they are presented with the Blue Star Banner and a special Resolution. The recipient’s Mayor/Village President is present and participates in the Blue Star Banner presentation.
Blue Star Banner history video
If you would like to apply to be a recipient please download the Blue Star Banner Program
Form and email to BlueStarBannerRequests@PalatineTownship-il.gov or mail to:
Palatine Township
Attn: Blue Star Banner Program
721 S. Quentin Road, Ste 101
Palatine, IL 60067
Centenarian Recognition
Palatine Township honors our Centenarians – people who have lived for 100 or more years. We would like to honor them in a number of special ways including a Certificate of Recognition, recognition in the Township’s newsletter, and, if they are able, a special Township Resolution Presentation Ceremony which includes pictures with the Board and refreshments.
Please complete the application and email to:
Brad Strassburger at bstrassburger@palatinetownship-il.gov. Please complete the form at least 45 days in advance of the honoree’s birthday. We will respond to you within seven business days to acknowledge receipt of your request.
SAILOR RECRUIT THANKSGIVING CARD PROGRAM
Each Thanksgiving, working with Post 690, Palatine Township puts together and staffs a photo booth area at the Legion Hall. These photos are then put into beautiful homemade cards (made by a team of crafty Palatine residents, including a Blue Star Mother) and filled with a personal message written by the Recruit and then mailed to their loved one as a keepsake. The recruits love writing to their family, and the family members receiving these special cards are touched and have a lasting keepsake.
Post 690 provides the recruits with a “Day of Thanks.” The Post Family provides dinner, a day of activities and the ability to call home. While at the Navy Base, they are not allowed phone calls and this portion of the day is extremely important to each and every one of them. The Post seeks to provide the recruits a memory that will stay with them their entire life as well as ease the anxiety of being away from loved ones during the Holiday Season.
For many recruits, it is the first holiday away from family- the first where holiday traditions no longer exist. The military teaches its recruits to grow up quickly and to perform, but it is easy for the individual to be burdened with a sense of loneliness. This event is meant to give them “Thanks” for their dedication to Country and to honor them.
This program began in 2016 when Clerk Moran and Outreach Coordinator Lindberg created a collaborative program between the Township and the Palatine American Legion Post 690. The Township’s program is part of Post 690’s incredible Adopt-A-Sailor Thanksgiving Dinner Program.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SUPPORT POST 690’S OUTSTANDING PROGRAM?
The Palatine American Legion Post 690 asks for your support of their “Adopt-A-Sailor” Thanksgiving Day program.
For further information please contact Palatine Post 690
Palatine Township Calendar of Events:
October 18th, 2025 – 8:00 AM to Noon – Palatine Township & Lion’s Club Textile Recycling