PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WHILE CELEBRATING OUR SCHOOL!

Join The Friends of Palmer Street Banners Project and support John M. Palmer Elementary School.

Help us raise awareness of this great school and advertise your business by sponsoring a street banner(s) that will be seen by thousands of cars each day.

Our Mission

The Friends of Palmer is an independent 501(c)3 non-profit organization comprised of parents, teachers, staff and community members committed to helping support Palmer Elementary.

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Friends of Palmer Meeting

اجتماع أصدقاء بالمر

Junta de los amigos de Palmer

Meetings are held in the Palmer cafeteria at 7 PM on the third Monday of every month*. (*Jan. and Feb. 2025 meetings are on alternative Mondays due to holidays.)
Sept. 16, Oct. 21, Nov. 18, Dec. 16, Jan. 13, Feb. 24, Mar. 17, Apr. 21, May 19, and June 16.

Parents, students and community members were deeply concerned about the physical state of Palmer Elementary School…our Level 1+ rated neighborhood school. In October 2017, CPS and Alderman Laurino announced $14 million would be allocated to a new roof for Palmer. On Sunday, July 8th, 2018, Palmer Elementary was visited by Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Alderman Laurino and CPS officials to announce plans for a $20 Million addition to be built starting in late summer 2019. Learn More →