Veteran help

Veteran Resources in Illinois

Help and community for veterans and military families in Illinois: the state veterans office, 34 VA care sites, 12 veterans cemeteries, 192 veterans posts and clubs and 5 USO centers.

34VA sites

12cemeteries

192posts & clubs

2cafés & halls

War memorials & museums Medal of Honor recipients from Illinois

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State department of veterans affairs

Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs

Our team is poised to help you navigate services and benefits, and finding the right long-term home for you. And, if we don’t have the direct service or answers, we promise a warm hand-off to those who can. You can learn about our team and partners here. Let’s keep the communication going.

Address: 833 South Spring Street, Springfield IL 62704
Phone: 800-437-9824
Website: veterans.illinois.gov

State offices help with state benefits (tax exemptions, education, veterans homes) and can connect you with accredited service officers for VA claims. Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

VA health care, Vet Centers & offices

Vet Centers offer free, confidential counseling for combat veterans, military sexual trauma survivors and their families — often without a VA appointment. Always confirm hours by phone.

Name	Type	City	Address	Contact
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Aurora	750 Shoreline Drive 60504	Website
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Chicago	8658 South Sacramento Avenue 60652	Website
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Chicago Heights	1010 Dixie Highway 60411
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Evanston	1901 Howard Street 60202	Website
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Forest Park	1515 South Harlem Avenue 60130	Website
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Orland Park	8651 West 159th Street 60462
Vet Center	Vet Center (counseling)	Richton Park	4511 Sauk Trail 60471	Website
Vet Center Hours: Mo,Fr 08:00-16:30; Tu,Th 08:00-20:30	Vet Center (counseling)	Rockford	7015 Rote Road 61107	+1 815-395-1276 Website
Kankakee County VA Clinic	VA health care	Bourbonnais	581 William Latham Drive 60914
VA Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-16:00; PH off	VA health care	Champaign	1702 South Mattis Avenue 61821	Website
Auburn-Gresham VA Outpatient Clinic	VA health care	Chicago	7731 South Halsted Street 60620	Website
Chicago Lakeside VA Clinic	VA health care	Chicago	211 East Ontario Street 60611	Website
Chicago VA Clinic	VA health care	Chicago	1141 South California Avenue 60608	Website
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Chicago	820 South Damen Avenue 60612	+1 312 569 8387 Website
Chicago Heights VA Clinic	VA health care	Chicago Heights	30 East 15th Street 60411	Website
Shiloh VA Clinic	VA health care	near Collinsville
Decatur VA Clinic	VA health care	Decatur	792 North Sunnyside Road 62522
Evanston VA Clinic	VA health care	Evanston	1946 Dempster Street 60202	Website
Lane A. Evans VA Outpatient Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:30; PH off	VA health care	Galesburg	1090 West Carl Sandburg Drive 61401	+1 309 343 0311 Website
Harrisburg VA Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 08:00-16:30; PH off	VA health care	Harrisburg	608 Rollie Moore Drive 62946	+1 618 252 6150 Website
VA Clinic	VA health care	near Heyworth	East Hamilton Road
Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital Hours: 24/7	VA health care	Hines	5000 South 5th Avenue 60141	+1 708 202 8387 Website
Hoffman Estates VA Clinic	VA health care	Hoffman Estates	4885 Hoffman Boulevard 60192	Website
Joliet VA Clinic	VA health care	Joliet	1201 Eagle Street 60432	Website
Marion VA Medical Center	VA health care	Marion	2401 West Main Street 62959
McHenry VA Clinic	VA health care	McHenry	3715 Municipal Drive 60050	Website
Aurora VA Clinic	VA health care	North Aurora	161 South Lincolnway Street 60542	Website
Oak Lawn VA Clinic	VA health care	Oak Lawn	10201 South Cicero Avenue 60453	Website
Bob Michel Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic	VA health care	Peoria	7717 North Orange Prairie Road 61615
LaSalle VA Clinic	VA health care	Peru	4461 Progress Boulevard 61354
Rockford VA Clinic	VA health care	Rockford	816 Featherstone Road 61107	Website
VA Clinic Hours: Mo-Fr 07:30-16:00	VA health care	Springfield	5890 South 6th Street Frontage Road East 62703	+1-217-529-5046
Sterling Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic	VA health care	Sterling	2901 East Lincolnway 61081	Website
VA Clinic	VA health care	—

Find every VA location with current hours at VA.gov/find-locations.

Veterans cemeteries in Illinois

Cemetery	City	Address	Phone	Burials
Alton National Cemetery National	Alton	600 Pearl Street, 62002	314-845-8320	Closed
North Alton Confederate Cemetery National	Alton	635 Rozier Street, 62002	314-845-8320	Closed
Confederate Mound National	Chicago	Oak Woods Cemetery, 60637	815-423-9958	Closed
Danville National Cemetery, IL National	Danville	1900 E Main Street, 61832	217-554-4550	Open
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery National ★ 1 Medal of Honor recipient	Elwood	20953 W Hoff Road, 60421	815-423-9958	Open
Fort Sheridan National Cemetery National	Fort Sheridan	Vattman Road, 60037	224-610-7296	Cremation Only
Mound City National Cemetery National	Mound City	141 State Highway 37, 62963	618-694-1391	Open
Quincy National Cemetery National	Quincy	36th and Maine Street, 62301	309-784-0000	Closed
Sunset Veterans Cemetery State / tribal	Quincy	1707 N 12th St, 62301	217-222-8641	Open VA Grant
Rock Island Confederate Cemetery National	Rock Island	Rock Island Arsenal, 61299	309-784-0000	Closed
Rock Island National Cemetery National ★ 2 Medal of Honor recipients	Rock Island	Rock Island Arsenal, Building 118, 61299	309-784-0000	Open
Camp Butler National Cemetery National ★ 1 Medal of Honor recipient	Springfield	5063 Camp Butler Road, 62707	217-492-4070	Open

“Open” cemeteries accept new casketed or cremated burials; “Closed” ones may still accept burials in existing family gravesites. Eligible veterans and family members can pre-apply for burial through VA. Source: VA National Cemetery Administration.

USO centers

USO centers at airports and bases are free lounges for active-duty service members, National Guard, reservists and their families — a place to rest, eat and meet.

O'Hare Center Terminal 2 — Chicagomap · uso.org
O'Hare Center Terminal 3 — Chicagomap · uso.org
USO Midway — Chicagomap · uso.org
Naval Station Great Lakes — North Chicagomap · uso.org
USO Rock Island — Peoriamap · uso.org

Veterans posts, clubs & meeting places

Local VFW posts, American Legion posts, AMVETS, DAV chapters, Marine Corps League detachments and veteran-run cafés are where veterans meet, share a meal and get help with benefits. Most welcome visitors — call ahead or check the post’s website.

Veteran cafés, canteens & community spaces (2)

Name	City	Address	Contact
Veteran Roasters	near Chicago
Veteran's Pub & Pizza	near Peoria	2525 Northeast Adams Street

Posts & clubs (192)

Name	City	Address	Contact
VFW Post 450	Alsip	11800 Cicero Avenue 60803
American Legion Hall Post 126	Alton	600 East 6th Street 62002
American Legion	Athens	108 West Jefferson Street 62613	+1-217-636-8881
American Legion Hall	near Batavia
Batavia VFW Post	Batavia	South River Street 60510
VFW West Chicago Post	near Batavia
VFW Post 5081	Bellwood	2817 Saint Charles Road 60104
American Legion Post 256	Berwyn	6919 West Roosevelt Road 60402
VFW Post 2868	Brookfield	Ogden Avenue 60513
AMVETS Post 0043	Burnham	14032 South Torrence Avenue 60633
Cahokia VFW Post 1699	Cahokia	621 Water Street 62206
Dupo American Legion	near Cahokia
VFW	Cairo	3313 Sycamore Street 62914
VFW Post	near Cairo
American Legion Calumet Post 330	Calumet City	950 Legion Drive 60409	Website
Ehinger Brothers VFW Post 8141	Calumet City	664 Hirsch Avenue 60409
American Legion Post 24	Champaign	705 Bloomington Road 61820	+1-217-356-5114 Website
VFW Post 5520	Champaign	609 Edgebrook Drive 61820-2156	+1-217-356-2984 Website
Chatham VFW Free Little Pantry	Chatham	501 West Mulberry Street 62629
VFW Post 4763	Chatham	501 West Mulberry Street 62629	+1-217-483-4613 Website
American Legion Clearing Post 600	Chicago	4352 West 63rd Street 60629
American Legion Dorman Dunn Post 547	Chicago	2129 West Cermak Road 60608
American Legion Hall George L. Giles Post	Chicago	5745 South State Street 60621
American Legion Hall Illiana Chapter	Chicago	10506 South Ewing Avenue 60617
American Legion Hall Post 272	Chicago	13304 South Baltimore Avenue 60633
American Legion McKinley Post 231	Chicago	1954 West 35th Street 60608
American Legion Miguel Perez, Jr. Post 1017	Chicago	2658 South Hamlin Avenue 60623
American Legion Tattler Post 973	Chicago	4355 North Western Avenue 60618
American Legion Wayne-Wright Post 1052	Chicago	1258 West Wrightwood Avenue 60614	Website
American Legion, Post 735, Argo-Summit	Chicago	6945 West Archer Avenue 60638
AMVETS FDR Post 923	Chicago	1824 West Cortland Street 60622
Bridgeport VFW Post 5079	Chicago	3200 South May Street 60608
Illinois Veterans' Home Chicago	Chicago	4250 North Oak Park Avenue 60634	Website
Logan Avondale VFW Post	Chicago	3009 North Kedzie Avenue 60618
Major Charles L. Hunt VFW Post 2024	Chicago	344 West 119th Street 60628
Mark White Square VFW Post	Chicago	3152 South Wallace Street 60616
Rauner Family Veteran Studios	Chicago	2908 West Roosevelt Road 60623	Website
Rhine VFW Post 2729	Chicago	5858 South Archer Avenue 60638
St Leo's Residence for Veterans	Chicago	7750 South Emerald Avenue 60620
USO	near Chicago
USO	near Chicago
USO	near Chicago
VFW Armed Forces Post 8322	Chicago	6940 West Diversey Avenue 60634	Website
Park Forest American Legion Post 1198	Chicago Heights	1631 Western Avenue 60411
American Legion Glenn Maker Post 1160	Chicago Ridge	10739 South Ridgeland Avenue 60415
American Legion	Chillicothe	1043 North 2nd Street 61523
American Legion	Collinsville	1022 Vandalia Street 62234	Website
American Legion Post 961	near Collinsville
Kahokian Memorial VFW Post 5691	near Collinsville
Polish American War Veterans	near Collinsville
American Legion Post 581	Columbia	375 East Locust Street 62236
American Legion Hall	near Cuba
Cuba American Legion Post 533	Cuba	417 E Main St 61427	+1-309-785-5456
American Legion	Decatur	1535 West Legion Drive 62521	+1-217-423-1411 Website
American Legion Hall	near Decatur
American Legion Hall	near Dunlap
American Legion Post 1078	Dunlap	323 South Fourth Street 61525
Spring Bay American Legion Post 1115	East Peoria	500 Legion Lane
VFW Post	Effingham	62401
American Legion Hall	Eldorado	908 4th Street 62930
VFW Post	Eldorado	1201 Veterans Drive 62930	+1-618-273-9497 Website
American Legion Post 57	Elgin	North Liberty Street
American Legion Hall	Equality	186 West Lane Street 62934	+1-618-276-4604 Website
American Legion Hall Post 854	Evergreen Park	9701 South Kedzie Avenue 60805
American Legion Hall	near Fairbury
American Legion Hall	near Fairbury
VFW Post	Fairbury	205 East Locust Street 61739
American Legion Joe Williams Post 55 Hours: 12:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 12:00-00:00	Farmer City	755 Stensel Drive 61842	+1-309-928-3055
Fred O'Malley VFW	near Farmer City
Franklin Grove American Legion Hall	Franklin Grove	139 North Elm Street 61031	+1-815-456-3306
VFW Club	Galena	100 South Main Street 61036
American Legion Hall	near Galesburg
Harry W Philblad VFW Post 749	near Galesburg
VFW Post 2257	Galesburg	1001 Michigan Avenue 61401	+1-309-342-1181
VFW Post	Geneseo	223 South State Street 61254	Website
VFW Post	Glen Carbon	190 South Main Street 62034
American Legion Hall	Grant Park	209 W Dixie Hwy 60940
Bond County Memorial VFW Post 1377	Greenville	2043 4th Street 62246	+1-618-664-1615
American Legion Hall	near Harrisburg
American Legion Hall	near Harrisburg
American Legion Hall	Hazel Crest	17034 Page Avenue 60429
American Legion Hall	near Heyworth
VFW Post	near Heyworth
American Legion Post 1239	near Highland
American Legion Post 439	Highland	1130 New Trenton Road 62249
Breese American Legion	near Highland
American Legion Huntley Post 673 Hours: Su-Th 11:00-01:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-02:00	Huntley	11712 Coral Street 60142	+1-847-669-8485
American Legion Post 1080	near Joliet
VFW Post	near Joliet
American Legion Hall Post 1941	La Grange	900 South La Grange Road 60525	Website
American Legion Hall	Lansing	18255 Grant Street 60438
American Legion Home	near LaSalle
LaSalle Veterans' Home	LaSalle	1015 O'Conor Avenue 61301	+1 815 223 0303 Website
Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW	near LaSalle
American Legion John Olsen Post 18	near Lemont
VFW Lemont Post 5819	Lemont	15780 West New Avenue 60439
American Legion Hall	near Libertyville
American Legion Hall Libertyville Post 329	Libertyville	North Milwaukee Avenue 60048
American Legion Hall	Loda	107 East Adams Street 60948	+1-217-781-3416
American Legion Post 6	Macomb	221 East Washington Street 61455
American Legion Hall	Mahomet	412 East Main Street 61853
VFW Post	near Mahomet
Maple Park American Legion	Maple Park	203 Main Street 60151
Markham Memorial VFW Post 901	Markham	3200 West 159th Street 60428
American Legion Hall	near Mascoutah
VFW Post	Mascoutah	620 Donaphan Street 62258
American Legion Post 838	Maywood	1219 Madison Street 60153
VFW Post	McConnell	203 West Main Street 61050
American Legion Post 703	near McHenry
Woodstock VFW Post 5040	near McHenry
VFW Post	Midlothian	14817 Pulaski Road 60445
American Legion	near Momence
American Legion Hall	Momence	21 North Dixie Highway 60954
VFW Post	Momence	19 North Dixie Highway 60954
Marion B Fletcher American Legion Post 136	near Monmouth
VFW Post	Monmouth	830 North G Street 61462	+13097342301
VFW Post Hours: Mo-Th 15:00-22:00; Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-22:00	Montgomery	121 North River Street 60538	+1-630-859-3988 Website
VFW Post 6049	Morris	309 McKinley Street 60450
American Legion Post 134	Morton Grove	6140 West Dempster Street 60053
Judd Kendall VFW Post 3873	Naperville	908 Jackson Avenue 60540	+1 630 355 7664 Website
VFW	near Naperville
Niles VFW Post 3579	Niles	7255 North Caldwell Avenue 60714
VFW Post	North Riverside	2622 Des Plaines Avenue 60546
Northlake American Legion Hall	Northlake	241 East North Avenue 60164
Johnson-Phelps VFW Post #5220	Oak Lawn	9514 South 52nd Avenue 60453
American Legion Post #675 Hours: Mo-Th 11:00-13:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-14:00; Su 11:00-13:00	Oswego	19 West Washington Street 60543	+1-630-554-8751
American Legion	near Peoria
American Legion Hall	near Peoria
American Legion Post 979	near Peoria
Marine Corps League	near Peoria
VFW Post	near Peoria
American Legion Leon Burson Post #395 Hours: Th 17:00-20:00; Fr 17:00-22:00; Sa 17:00-23:00; Su 11:00-15:00	Plano	510 East Dearborn Street 60545	+1-630-552-8313
American Legion Hall Hours: Tu 17:00-21:00; Sa 16:00-22:00	Rantoul	1132 North Century Boulevard 61866	+1-217-893-3401
VFW Post 6750 Hours: Mo-Fr 15:00-22:00; Sa 13:00-22:00; Su 10:00-19:00	Rantoul	675 North Ohio Avenue 61866	+1-217-892-4560
VFW Post 311	Richton Park	Governors Highway 60471
American Legion Hall	River Grove	8664 West Grand Avenue 60171
VFW Post 5979	River Grove	8664 West Grand Avenue 60171
American Legion Post 463	Roanoke	415 North Main Street 61561
American Legion Post 466	near Roanoke		Website
VFW Post 6026	near Roanoke
American Legion Hall	Rockford	1008 South Main Street 61102
American Legion Post 197	near Rockford
VFW Post	Rockford	922 7th Street 61104	+1-815-962-0267
American Legion Hall	Rockton	221 West Main Street 61072	Website
VFW Post	Roscoe	2nd Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW	near Russell
American Legion Hall	South Holland	443 East 157th Street 60473
American Legion Hall Hours: Mo-We 11:00-14:00,16:00-19:00; Th-Fr 11:00-14:00,16:00-20:00	Springfield	1120 East Sangamon Avenue 62702	+1-217-523-3415 Website
American Legion Post 809	Springfield	1800 East Capitol Avenue 62703
VFW Illinois Headquarters	Springfield	3300 West Constitution Drive 62707	+1-217-546-2128 Website
VFW Post Hours: Mo-Su 11:00-25:00	Springfield	2211 Old Jacksonville Road 62704	+1-217-546-9515
VFW Post	Springfield	2349 Stockyard Road 62702	+1-217-789-4725
American Legion Hall Steger Post	Steger	34 West 34th Street 60475
Steger VFW Post 8283	Steger	3332 Chicago Road 60475
American Legion Hall Stickney Post 687	Stickney	6431 Pershing Road 60402
American Legion - IL Post 0073	Taylorville	110 West Franklin Street 62568
American Legion Hall	near Taylorville
VFW Post	near Taylorville
Thornton American Legion Post 1070	Thornton	109 Williams Street 60476
American Legion Post 615	Tinley Park	17423 67th Court 60477
Bremen VFW Post 2791	Tinley Park	17147 Oak Park Avenue 60477	Website
Veteran's of Foreign Wars - Post 976	Troy	West Market Street
American Legion Post 71 Hours: Mo-Su 10:00-02:00	Urbana	107 North Broadway Avenue 61801	+1-217-367-3121
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post VFW	Urbana	1303 East Main Street 61802	+1-217-367-4197 Website
American Legion Hall	Valmeyer	618 South Meyer Avenue 62295	+1-618-935-2277 Website
VFW Hall Metzger Crook Post	near Valmeyer
VFW Hall Metzger Crook Post 6504	near Valmeyer
American Legion Morton Post 318	near Washington	24 East Adams Street
Vietnam Veterans of Illinois	Washington	100 West Bittersweet Road 61571
American Legion Hall	near Wauconda
American Legion Post 911	Wauconda	515 South Main Street 60084	Website
American Legion Hall	Waynesville	212 East 2nd Street
Wilimington VFW Post 5422	Wilmington	3rd Street 60481
VFW Post 2859	Wood River	231 East Edwardsville Road 62095	+1-618-259-9790 Website
American Legion Post #489 Hours: Mo-Fr 11:00-13:00; Sa 10:00-14:00; Su 10:00-12:00	Yorkville	9054 Route 34 60560	+1-630-553-7117
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American Legion Post 127	—
American Legion Post 141	—
American Legion Post 396	—
Earlville American Legion	—
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5762 VFW	—	South Central Avenue 62420
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Volunteer in Illinois

At a VA medical center: escort patients, drive veterans to appointments or visit residents through VA Voluntary Service.
At a veterans cemetery: join a volunteer honor guard, help with Memorial Day flag placements or lay wreaths in December with Wreaths Across America.
At a USO center: welcome troops traveling through Chicago — apply to volunteer.
With a local post: auxiliaries of the VFW and American Legion welcome family members and supporters.
With Honor Flight: find the hub that serves Illinois at honorflight.org and escort a veteran to the memorials in Washington, D.C.
More ideas on our volunteer page.

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Medal of Honor

Recipients from Illinois

243 recipients born in or credited to Illinois.

Places to visit

War memorials & museums

152 memorials and 11 military museums in Illinois.

Get involved

Veterans organizations

National groups with local posts and chapters.

Sources: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (state offices, cemeteries), USO (center locations), OpenStreetMap contributors (posts, cafés and VA facilities; ODbL). Community-mapped details can be out of date — please confirm before visiting. Spotted a missing post? You can add it to OpenStreetMap.