Attention

Contact for Hall Rentals
Shannon Nichols: Ph: (847) 652-4995
Send Email to Shannon
NOTE: The Legion hall is only available to be rented by members or those sponsored by a member.
Bar Specials

Lightning Raffle
Sunday at 3pm,
Through April, Resumes in October

Bar Bingo
Every Other Thursday at 7pm, PRIZES!!!

Trivia Night
Every Monday 7 - 9pm,
PRIZES!!!

Lunch/Dinner at the Legion
Mon Lunch (Soup of the Day)
Mon Dinner (Sliders w/Chips)
Tues Lunch (Meatball Sandwich)
Tues Dinner (Taco Tuesday Menu)
Wed Lunch (Spaghetti or Cook's Choice)
Wed Dinner (Sloppy Joes)
Thur Lunch (Hot Italian Subs)
Fri (Mini-Italian Beefs)
Lunch is 11am - 2pm (while supplies last)

Taco Tuesday
Southwestern menu every Tuesday from 5pm to 7:15pm (except Tuesdays after major holidays)
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Sloppy Joe's w/chips
Every Wednesday 5pm to 8pm
(while supplies last)

Steak Night
Choice of strip or filet dinner every 3rd Saturday of the month ($25) From 5pm - 8pm
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Please join us for Karaoke
The first and third Saturday of each month from 8 PM to Midnight.
The second and fourth Sunday of every month from 4pm to 7pm
Video Gaming
A video gaming room is adjacent to the main bar area.


News & Notes
The James A Lovell FHCC Main Parking Garage Will Be Closed
Effective Monday, March 24, the patient parking garage (Bldg. 195) at the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center’s main hospital in North Chicago will be closed for repairs.
The first two floors of the parking garage are expected to reopen May 6 for patient parking. The third and fourth floors are scheduled to reopen May 27 for patient parking. Reopening dates are subject to change.
Between March 24 and May 6, patients are encouraged to use the south parking garage (Bldg. 196) and patient valet parking. Valet parking will be available at the ‘Blue Canopy’ entrance to Bldg. 133CA.
The patient parking garage (Bldg. 195) is shown at the corner of Buckley Road and Green Bay Road. The south parking garage (Bldg. 196) is shown by Lot H.
VA Community care – I don’t want a bill!
From Keeyawnia “K.C.” Hawkins, Veteran Service Officer In-Charge
VA provides care to Veterans through community providers when VA cannot provide the care needed. Community care is based on specific eligibility requirements, availability of VA care, and the needs and circumstances of individual Veterans. With that being said we wanted to provide you with a few tips that will make navigating the VA Community care program more user friendly.
1. Make sure your community care is authorized before making or attending any appointments.
a. This will help to ensure that you are not billed for care.
b. A CPT James A Lovell FHCC Community Care Coordinator should reach out to you when they get approval on your community care referral. If they don’t reach out to you, feel free to give them a call at 224-610-8632 to inquiry about the status of your Community Care referral.
2. If you are accessing this care as a Veteran with service connection greater than 50% or if you are service connected for the condition in which you have the community care referral for, please be sure to keep a copy of the Approved Referral for Medical Care (VA Form 10-7080) and bring it with you to your appointment.
a. This will help to ensure that you are not billed for the authorized care.
b. This also helps to prevent the community provider from attempting to bill other medical insurance instead of the VA, which may inadvertently cost you in the form a co-payments and deductibles associated with your other medical insurance policy.
3. If you use your VA.gov account, you can request a copy of the approved referral for medical care be sent to you in the medical portal (also known as MyHealthEVet). That way you know exactly where a copy of your referral is located, and you will also be able to communicate with the community care coordinator about the referral when needed. You can also call Lovell FHCC Community Care (224-610-8632) and request a copy of the referral be mailed to you.
a. When is it needed to communicate with VA Community Care? – When the community provider wants to do additional testing or if you are unsure if the services the provider wants to provide are covered in the community care referral.
b. This will help to ensure you are not billed for the care.
4. Lastly, if you find yourself needing to get EMERGENCY care at a non-VA facility here is what you need to know. The VA will only cover emergency care when you meet certain requirements.
a. You do not need preapproval, but the facility must be an emergency department. If you think your life is in danger, call 911 or go to the nearest emergency department. This is one of the few instances it is ok to get care before informing the VA.
b. You must notify the VA within 72 hours either through the VA emergency care reporting portal (https://emergencycarereporting.communitycare.va.gov/request) or by calling 844-724-7842. Failure to report the care with 72 hours or getting any care that is not considered emergent may result in getting billed for all the care.
As a general rule authorization is required before any care or service begin. Never assume all care is covered. If follow up appointments are scheduled inform your Community Care Coordinator. Communication with your coordinator is key to preventing unexpected and unnecessary medical charges.
If you have a question for the VSO’s, email it to veterans@lakecountyil.gov with a subject line of “VSO Newsletter question”.
is committed to making it as easy as possible for Veterans to manage their benefits and health care online while protecting their identities and data. As part of this commitment, and in an effort to streamline Veterans’ sign-in options, VA will transition to two modern, secure, sign-in options in 2025: a Login.gov or ID.me account.
After this transition, Veterans, beneficiaries and caregivers looking to access VA’s online services (VA.gov, the VA: Health and Benefits mobile app, and other VA online services) will need to sign in with either a Login.gov or ID.me account. Veterans and other beneficiaries will no longer be able to use usernames and passwords for My HealtheVet after Jan. 31, 2025, or DS Logon after Sept. 30, 2025.
Login.gov is a single sign-on solution for US government websites. It enables users to log in to services from numerous government agencies, including Social Security, using the same username and password.
The American Legion was chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919 as a non-profit veterans organization devoted to mutual helpfulness. Legion Post 911 is a veterans and community service organization with over 300 members from the Wauconda area.
Whether you’re a veteran or your parents/grandparents were veterans, we welcome you to join us in the American Legion Family.
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