Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois
VFW Post — Coal City, IL. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Post, meeting — Coal City, IL.
- VFW Post
- Coal City, IL
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois. Its post has met since 1924 — Coal City, IL. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the comrades who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
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 comrades keep a notebook of what got done and what is still open, and they read it aloud before the meeting adjourns.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Coal City. 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 — Coal City, 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 — Coal City, IL.
Veterans
Veteran support
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois. Each year the post sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Coal City, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The post leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Coal City, IL.
102
Years on the calendar — Coal City
Charter story set in 1924
210 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
14
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 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 comrades read the names they have been given — Coal City, IL. |
| Thu, Apr 9, 2026, 6:00 PM | Hall work day | The comrades spend a Saturday on the small repairs the post has been putting off. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 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
Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois. 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 comrades voted to keep a Saturday of hall repairs on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Coal City, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for a Saturday of hall repairs — Coal City
By spring the hall had a Saturday of hall repairs underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 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 — Coal City.
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 second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Coal City, IL.
Officers
Officers
Commander
Senior Vice Commander
Quartermaster
Chaplain
Adjutant
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post — Coal City, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Coal City, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Coal City, IL. Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Illinois. 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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