VVA Chapter 311 Newsletter May / June 2016
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Minutes for May 2016 CVO Meeting
The minutes for the Saturday, May 21, 2016 CVO meeting, held at the Jesse Brown VA (820 S Damen in Chicago) in the second floor Conference Room from 10 AM to 12:30 PM. Continue reading
City Hall Press Conference Photos on May 24, 2016
A group of concerned veterans attended a Press Conference on Tuesday May 24, at City Hall. We were there to express the concerns of veterans in Chicago and Illinois and to call on those running for elective office to have a well thought out, comprehensive program for the veteran community which we represent. We call on veterans themselves to stand up and be counted; vote for those candidates with a veterans program that supports and benefits our community. Continue reading
Local Veterans Angry Over Secretary Bob McDonald’s ‘Disney’ Remarks
Local veterans expressed anger on Tuesday after the head of Veteran’s Affairs compared long wait times at VA hospitals to lines for amusement rides and Disney. Continue reading
City Hall Press Conference May 24, 2016
A group of concerned veterans are having a Press Conference on this Tuesday at 11 AM at City Hall on the 2nd floor. We are here to express the concerns of veterans in Chicago and Illinois and to call on those running for elective office to have a well thought out, comprehensive program for the veteran community which we represent. We call on veterans themselves to stand up and be counted; vote for those candidates with a veterans program that supports and benefits our community. Continue reading
Veteran Resource Picnic July 1 2016
VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION Of Cook county Veteran Resource Picnic on, Friday, JULY 1, 2016 at 10:00 A.M. at McKinley Park, 3900 S. Western on pershing road. We will provide LARGE BBQ grill
Hot dogs, Hamburgers & soda. Donations Welcomed. Continue reading
Free Acupuncture Care for Veterans
NUHS Whole Health Center in Lombard offers a Veterans Clinic that specializes in treating a wide variety of injuries and disorders that affect combat veterans, including: post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain. Continue reading
DePaul University Veterans Hiring Event on May 17, 2016
DePaul’s Talent Acquisition and MERG (DePaul’s Military and Veteran Employee Resource group) are hosting a career event. Tuesday, May 17th from 3:30pm – 6:30pm. DePaul Center, Loop campus, 1 E. Jackson, 11th Floor, Gallery.
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Labor Department announces final silica rule will save 600 lives a year
Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced a final silica rule that will save more than 600 lives a year and protect the health of thousands of others. This step is a long time coming. Awareness of the dangers of inhaling dust is almost as old as civilization itself – it goes back to stone-cutting in ancient Greece and Rome. Continue reading
Agent Orange benefit screening process scrutinized in Congress
The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs is looking into whether a contractor thoroughly reviewed the files of Vietnam veterans who might deserve benefits for illnesses linked to exposure to Agent Orange. Continue reading
VAC of Cook County Luncheon March 26, 2016
CVO at the Veterans Assistance Commission of Cook County Luncheon, on March 26, 2016. Continue reading
Cook County Veterans Affairs – Veterans Advisory Newsletter – March 2016
Veterans Advisory Newsletter contains information on the following: Women facing
the draft; additional updates and facts on the disabled veterans homeowner tax
exemption; answers to frequently asked questions about the disabled veterans
homeowner tax exemption; a new city law on military status discrimination in
Chicago; and the commemoration honoring Vietnam veterans. Continue reading