The summit features the STLW performance program and concluding discussion series of the yearlong NEH Dialogues on the Experience of War program. There will also be poetry readings, panels, artmaking and movement workshops, a portfolio review, exhibition tours, fifteen-minute Open Platform presentations, and more. March 16 – 19, 2023 | Newberry Library, Hyde Park Art Center, & the Chicago Cultural Center Read more [...] SURVIVING THE LONG WARS Summit
The summit features the STLW performance program and concluding discussion series of the yearlong NEH Dialogues on the Experience of War program. There will also be poetry readings, panels, artmaking and movement workshops, a portfolio review, exhibition tours, fifteen-minute Open Platform presentations, and more. March 16 – 19, 2023 | Newberry Library, Hyde Park Art Center, & the Chicago Cultural Center Read more [...]
The VACCC will now provide assistance to qualified Veterans that have received an "Under Honorable Conditions" (UHC) discharge.
Veterans Affairs Committee Report for February 2023.
Veterans Affairs Committee Report for January 2023.
Constance (Connie) Edwards,78, was in the Army Nurse Corps before knowing about the gravity of the Vietnam War.
Did you know that the Office of the City Clerk expanded its No-Fee Chicago City Sticker program to include more Veterans?
Veteran and retired dentist, Mark Weiman, 73, always puts his country first, whether he is stationed at a military base or helping to preserve the health of veterans. This is his story…
Update On VETSmile by Larry Nazimek.. The program was first announced in December 2019 and signed into law March 2020.
Please urge your U.S. representatives to co-sponsor and support H.R. 914 , the Dental Care for Veterans Act. and Please urge your Senators to support S. 3017, the Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act..
S 3017- On October 20, 2021 , Bernie Sanders (I-Vt) introduced the Veterans Dental Care Eligibility Expansion and Enhancement Act of 2021 in the 1171h Congress. This bill with the Veterans State Eligibility Standardization Act of 2021 will ensure universal dental coverage for all veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and eliminate longstanding barriers to health care for veterans across the country. Please urge your U.S. representatives to co-sponsor and support this bill.
A Memorial will be held for Rick Murray on December 17th, 2021 at the Cage Memorial Chapel Funeral.
Livestream event information for the City of Chicago's Memorial Day Commemoration. Saturday, May 29, 2021 11am-12pm CST. Keynote Speaker, Sergeant Major of the Army Michael A. Grinston