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Black McDonald’s Owners Gave Away 2,000 Turkeys to Veterans and Families In Need

Food for the Body & Spirit Honors Veterans and Supports Veterans in Need as Part of Holiday Tradition  The Black McDonald’s Operators Association (BMOA) continued its...

Cook County Partners with Microsoft and National Able Network to Launch Free Tech Training Program for County Veterans

The 7-week program helps place veterans in tech industry jobs upon completion Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle joined County officials and representatives from National...

Maywood Care Center Seeks Assistance For Vets

The Maywood Care Center (MCC) did not wait until Memorial Day weekend to honor its veterans nor advocate for safer streets on their behalf....

Free Entrepreneurship Training for Chicago Veterans and Military Families

Military veterans, service members, and their families with entrepreneurial ambitions have the opportunity to learn how to create their own businesses in a free...

Jesse White Hosts Preserving Their Memories

      Jesse White Hosts “Preserving Their Memories” A Celebration of the Illinois Veterans’ History Project   As a special acknowledgement to veterans Secretary of State, State Librarian and...

VA Awards $300 Million More in Grants to Help End Veteran Homelessness

Thousands more low-income Veteran families will now receive assistance under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded approximately $300 million...

Tasha Smith Feels ‘Badly’ About Keeping $12,000 Owed to Womens Veterans Group

 *The drama from Tasha Smith’s divorce from Keith Douglas has spilled over to a Maryland-based nonprofit womens veteran group. According to WJLA.com/ABC 7, Women Veterans Interactive (WVI) is making it known about how the entertainer did not return the $12,000 it paid her in advance to deliver a keynote address at National Harbor. The group […]

WWII Panthers: Our Black Heroes

*World War II (WWII) may seem like quite some time ago as depicted in the Sony Pictures film Fury starring Brad Pitt as the leader of a tank battalion. However, one thriving survivor still lives to share his story. William McBurney, a 90-year-old WWII veteran, voluntarily enlisted in the war when he was 18 as […]

Congress, FBI Moving on VA Health Care

WASHINGTON (AP) -- As Congress moves to help thousands of military veterans enduring long wait times for VA medical care, the FBI said it...

Hopes Fade For Quick Senate Vote To Help Veterans

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hopes faded late Wednesday that key senators could quickly craft a compromise bill that would help veterans facing long appointment waits...

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