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- Veterans representation with the VA
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The American Legion invites Chicago-area veterans to special town hall![]()
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Local veterans can freely share their VA health-care experiences during System Worth Saving visit![]()
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Chicago (XXXXX, 2025) — The American Legion, the nation’s largest veterans service organization, is bringing its System Worth Saving (SWS) team to Chicago from Aug. 4 to 6 to ensure veterans are receiving the best health care possible from the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center.![]()
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Now in its 22nd year, the SWS program is designed to achieve that goal with on-site visits around the United States. During these visits, a team of American Legion staff members and volunteers work hand-in-hand with VA staff on solutions.![]()
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The Chicago-area visit kicks off with a town hall where all local military veterans are invited to attend and share their experiences with the VA. During the town hall, American Legion representatives, VA staff and others will be in attendance to address issues and questions raised by veterans related to their health-care experiences at their local VA.![]()
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The town hall, which takes place from 6-9 p.m. August 4, will be held at American Legion Post Gurnee Post 771, 749 Milwaukee Ave., Gurnee, Ill. 60031. The event is free. No prior registration or RSVP is necessary.![]()
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Each year, the Legion’s Veterans Affairs & Rehabilitation Commission conducts a series of site visits to VA medical facilities and regional offices across the country. While on site, American Legion representatives meet with veterans, their families and VA administrators and employees to discuss issues and solutions at each site. These observations are compiled into a System Worth Saving report that is distributed to VA officials, members of Congress and the public.
Your membership cards will be on their way soon. Normally, we include the officers guides with your cards and national reprinted those and have not sent them out yet. This year you will not receive the guides in this mailing. We will get the cards sent out as soon as possible. We received the cards later then normal and have to pull all the 5-yr members out before we send them to the post. I assure you, membership is working as hard as possible to get your cards mailed out. The current plan is that by Monday we will be able to start sending out your cards. @followers@topfans
Congratulations to our newly elected leadership.![]()
Commander Roy Smith![]()
Sr Vice Commander Celeste Latham![]()
National Executive Committeeman Ron Hoffman![]()
Alternate National Executive Committeeman Joseph Lampert
NEWS
Summer Sweepstakes Winners
Attached here is a list of the summer sweepstakes winners which were drawn at the department convention. HERE.
Texas 2nd Annual Bicycle Ride to National Convention fundraiser
Here is a link to the Texas Ride to the National Convention August 2-22. FLYER. More information.
2024 Fall Committee Meetings Schedule
Most of the committees met on September 28th and October 5th. Consolidated Committee Reports. Link is updated as committee chairs submit their report to Department Adjutant.
Link to a consolidated committee report. Fall Reports
Department Newsletter
The current and past newsletters are on the website. The newsletter keeps you up to date on meeting dates, activities, and events around the state. You may go direct under the tab News & Events or follow the link. Department Newsletter
UPCOMING EVENTS
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The 106th National Convention will take place in Tampa, Florida, August 22 – 28, 2025
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2025 National Convention Housing Form (must fill out cc info to reserve even if paying by check)
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2024 Illinois Party Flyer
The link below will be updated closer to convention date.
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