The American Legion
American Legion Post 1170
Legion Post #1170 — Round Lake Pk, IL. Service and a meeting hall — Round Lake Pk.
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- Legion Post #1170
- Round Lake Pk, IL
In 1932 a handful of veterans chartered Post 1170 — Round Lake Pk, IL. From that first meeting the post grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
Over the years the post has taken on the jobs a town actually asks for: rides to a clinic, a meal after a funeral, help with a ramp, a speaker for a school program. The Legionnaires keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM, at the hall — Round Lake Pk. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Round Lake Pk, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Round Lake Pk, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Round Lake Pk, IL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1170 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Round Lake Pk, IL.
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Years on the calendar — Round Lake Pk
Charter story set in 1932
120 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
31
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Fri, Mar 6, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1170, written here as the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Round Lake Pk, IL. |
| Tue, Apr 21, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Fri, Jun 19, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
American Legion Post 1170. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Round Lake Pk, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Round Lake Pk
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1170 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Round Lake Pk.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Round Lake Pk, IL.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 1170 — Round Lake Pk, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the third Wednesday at 6:30 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Round Lake Pk, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Round Lake Pk, IL. American Legion Post 1170. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
Contact this group
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