Organization | • | Illinois Department of Veterans` Affairs | [X] |
| | 21: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affair honored veterans of the Greatest Generation today with a Pearl Harbor Day Remembrance Ceremony at the Disabled American Veterans Club on Lake Springfield as part of wider observances state-wide. | | | | Date Created: | 12-07-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1201**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052095 Original UID: 173234 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 22: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Joining Forces (IJF) 2013 Annual Summit will be held on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013 at the Union League Club of Chicago, helping to bring together a state-wide network of over 200 military- and veteran-serving organizations dedicated to helping them navigate the sea of goodwill. | | | | Date Created: | 12-09-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1222**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052097 Original UID: 173236 FIRST WORD: 2013 | |
| 23: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 11 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs announced today that following an extensive selection process Lester E. Robertson Jr. of Auburn, Illinois, has been selected to be the Veterans Home Administrator for the Illinois Veterans Home Manteno. | | | | Date Created: | 12-11-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1240**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052114 Original UID: 173251 FIRST WORD: New | |
| 24: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Larry Trapani served for 2 years in the Army as a military policeman, including an assignment with U.S. Army - Europe. Completing his enlistment in 1967, and began a career with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) in 1969. He and his wife of 42 years, Darlene, reside in Rochester, Sangamon County, IL. Family, friends and fellow veterans are expected to attend the ceremony. | | | | Date Created: | 12-13-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1235**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052119 Original UID: 173256 FIRST WORD: Distinguished | |
| 25: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The next Mission: Veterans 2 Entrepreneurs Training Seminar will be Thursday, December 19, at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn. This event is an exceptional, no-cost opportunity for veteran business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs to network with like-minded professionals and obtain expert training honed to their individual business aspirations. This event is hosted by the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs, Illinois Central Management Services, and the College of DuPage. | | | | Date Created: | 12-16-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1257**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052481 Original UID: 173683 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 26: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 December 19 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | As many veterans struggle to find a job or start a career, the administration of Governor Pat Quinn hosted more than 100 veterans at the College of DuPage to learn about starting or growing their own businesses as part of the state's Mission: Veteran 2 Entrepreneurs (MV2E) program. | | | | Date Created: | 12-19-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1272**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052493 Original UID: 173696 FIRST WORD: State | |
| 27: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 January 9 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Over the coming weeks Veterans and family members in and around Southern Illinois may experience challenges in meeting in person with a Veteran Service Officer (VSO) due to a medical absence. | | | | Date Created: | 01-09-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 28**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052539 Original UID: 173748 FIRST WORD: Temporary | |
| 28: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 January 13 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Erica Borggren, Director, Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA), will visit the Illinois Veterans Home Anna (IVH-Anna) on Wednesday, January 15, 2014 and will be available to meet with media from 11-11:30 a.m. to discuss the issues and challenges facing veterans today. The availability will occur at the end of her visit to the Anna Home. | | | | Date Created: | 01-13-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 40**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052564 Original UID: 173775 FIRST WORD: IDVA | |
| 29: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 January 16 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | John Carr was raised in Mooseheart, IL. He entered the Army on June 6, 1969 and received training at Fort Polk, LA. In Vietnam, Carr was assigned to Company A, 501st Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Infantry Division, Camp Eagle. He was wounded on July 17, 1970 in an attack on Firebase Ripcord in the A Shau Valley and retired from the Army on October 1, 1972. | | | | Date Created: | 01-16-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 54**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052576 Original UID: 173787 FIRST WORD: Kane | |
| 30: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 October 31 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs has immediate fill part-time positions for 45 Veterans Nurses Assistants and 23 Registered Nurses, with positions open at all of our four Veterans Homes - Quincy, Manteno, LaSalle and Anna, Illinois. All these positions are part-time and offer great pay and benefits. We are looking for motivated and energetic people to join the team and help provide great care for our Veterans. Qualified military veterans with suitable training may receive certification for immediate placement. | | | | Date Created: | 10-31-2013 | | | | Agency ID: | 1079**13 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052653 Original UID: 173868 FIRST WORD: 68 | |
| 31: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August 21 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the DuQuoin State Fair invite veterans and their family members to enjoy a day at the State Fair on Sunday, Aug. 24! | | | | Date Created: | 08-21-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 959**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052694 Original UID: 173911 FIRST WORD: Veterans | |
| 32: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August 22 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) is proud to honor Illinois Veterans' Home Anna (IVH - Anna) for 20 years of great service in a 20th Anniversary Event at the Home on Monday, Aug. 25, 2014 beginning at 10:00 a.m. | | | | Date Created: | 08-22-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 976**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052706 Original UID: 173924 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 33: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | In the mid-1960s many were seeking to avoid military service, or to find non-combat roles for their time in uniform. For Michael L. Hoelscher, service was something he learned from his father, a WWII Marine. Shortly after graduating from Chester Community High School, Hoelscher started a career in uniform, with the first part as a Security Policeman in the U.S. Air Force, including a year-long tour on the ground in Vietnam. There he often found himself fighting as an infantryman with his fellow airmen in the defense of a key airbase. | | | | Date Created: | 08-25-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 983**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052714 Original UID: 173932 FIRST WORD: Rockwood | |
| 34: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2013 August 25 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) honored the residents, staff and supporters of the Illinois Veterans' Home Anna for 20 years of service in a 20th Anniversary Event at the Homes Sensory Garden in a brief event earlier today. | | | | Date Created: | 08-25-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 992**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052715 Original UID: 173934 FIRST WORD: Illinois | |
| 35: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | El Gobernador Pat Quinn ha nombrado a Rodrigo Garca como Director Interino del Departamento de Asuntos de Veteranos de Illinois (IDVA, por sus siglas en ingls), ser el reemplazo de Erica Borggren, quien dirigir el Departamento de Transporte de Illinois como Secretaria Interina, a partir del 10 de Julio de 2014 | | | | Date Created: | 07-10-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 803**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052778 Original UID: 174000 FIRST WORD: El | |
| 36: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Governor Pat Quinn has appointed Rodrigo Garcia as Acting Director of the Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA), replacing Erica Borggren, who will head the Illinois Department of Transportation as Acting Secretary, effective July 10, 2014. | | | | Date Created: | 07-10-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 802**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052779 Original UID: 174001 FIRST WORD: Governor | |
| 37: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July 2011 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Robert Krautstrunk joined the Navy in January, 1944 and served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the waning days of World War II on the USS Requin (SS 481). Requin (ray-quin) was a Tench-class submarine and the only ship of the U.S. Navy to be named after the requin, a sand shark. As a plank-holder on the Requin, Krautstrunk was a member of the initial crew who took the boat from its commissioning in April 1945 to combat patrol duty in the Pacific. He was aboard the Requin on its first combat patrol in the Sea of Japan when the war ended and the boat was recalled to port. He received his honorable discharge in May 1946 and returned to Chicago. | | | | Date Created: | 07-11-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 805**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052783 Original UID: 174005 FIRST WORD: Grayslake | |
| 38: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July 10 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Veterans and family members in and around Franklin Park, Illinois and eastern DuPage County should find it easier to get to see a Veteran Service Officer (VSO) with the opening of a new VSO office. | | | | Date Created: | 07-10-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 804**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052784 Original UID: 174006 FIRST WORD: New | |
| 39: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 July 18 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Robert Krautstrunk joined the Navy in January, 1944 and served as a Radioman 2nd Class in the waning days of World War II on the USS Requin (SS 481). While the Requin (ray-quin) was on its first combat patrol in the Sea of Japan when the war ended, for Krautstrunk, it was the start of a lifetime of service, accomplishments, and making a difference in his community. | | | | Date Created: | 07-18-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 824**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052798 Original UID: 174020 FIRST WORD: Grayslake | |
| 40: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2014 August 7 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | The Illinois Department of Veterans Affairs (IDVA) in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Agriculture and the Illinois State Fair invite veterans and their family members to enjoy a day at the State Fair admission free on Sunday, Aug. 10! | | | | Date Created: | 08-07-2014 | | | | Agency ID: | 905**14 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000052891 Original UID: 174114 FIRST WORD: Veterans | |
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