Where to Celebrate and Why We Celebrate Veterans Day 2015 in Kane County, IL
- Editor’s Note: This article was written by Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission Superintendent Jacob A. Zimmerman.
Each year on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, we pause to commemorate our veterans and the sacrifices they have made in providing our freedom.
Today, I want to take a brief moment just to share the magnitude of that sacrifice that has been made by Kane County’s bravest men and women.
Kane County is the home to 24,787 veterans, which makes us the seventh-largest county by veteran population in the state of Illinois.
Almost 9 percent of Kane County’s veterans have a service-related disability. Of those who do have a service-related disability, almost 32 percent are rated as being 70 percent to 100 percent disabled. In 2014, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs spent almost $37 million to care for Kane County veterans who utilize the Veterans Administration for their health care.
The health effects that the military has had on our veterans is profound and ranges from shell fragment wounds to environmental hazards from contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and Agent Orange in Vietnam — yet they are probably the most stoic individuals that you will ever meet.
Please take a moment out of your busy schedules on Wednesday and attend one of the many events that are being held across Kane County in honor of our veterans. If you are a veteran, take a look at this link provided by the American Legion that lists the special discounts from restaurants and retailers that you can enjoy on this Veterans Day: http://www.legion.org/
Veterans Day Events 2015
| City | Date | Time | Location | Event |
| Aurora | 11/13/2015 | 15:30 | Marmion Academy, Alumni Gymnasium | Veterans Day Observance Ceremony |
| Aurora | 11/11/2015 | 10:15 | Starts at the Corner of Broadway and Benton Street | Veterans Day Parade |
| Aurora | 11/11/2015 | 12:00-2:30 PM | Prisco Community Center | Veterans Luncheon |
| Batavia | 11/11/2015 | 10:00 AM | Batavia VFW Post 1197 | Veterans Service |
| Elgin | 11/11/2015 | 11:00 AM | Veterans Memorial Park | Veterans Day Ceremony |
| Huntley | 11/11/2015 | 8:30 AM | Marlowe Middle School | Veterans Day Breakfast |
| North Aurora | 11/11/2015 | 2:00 PM | North Aurora Veterans Memorial | Veterans Day Ceremony |
| South Elgin | 11/11/2015 | 10:00 AM | Panton Mill Park | Veterans Day Ceremony |
| St. Charles | 11/11/2015 | 10:30 | St. Charles Fire Station 1, 112 North Riverside Ave. | Veterans Day Ceremony |
| St. Charles | 11/07/2015-11/14/2015 | 8:30 PM | St. Charles North High School | Veterans Day Concert |
| St. Charles | 11/11/2015 | Varies | Various Locations throughout St. Charles | Celebrating Veterans Through Art |
| St. Charles | 11/11/2015 | Call for APPT | 1615 West Main Street, St. Charles IL | Olympia Chiropractic: Free massages |
| Sugar Grove | 11/11/2015 | 11:00 AM | Waubonsee Community College | Veterans Day Ceremony |
| Sugar Grove | 11/11/2015 | 11:00 AM | Sugar Grove Christian School | Veterans Chapel and Luncheon |
| West Dundee | 11/10/2015 | 12:00 PM | Tri Cities Evergreen VFW | Veterans Luncheon |
About the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission
The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission exists to help veterans access the benefits they earned for serving our great nation. Whether you are looking to apply for health care, dental insurance, disability compensation, home loan, GI Bill, or state benefits — the KCVAC office can help! Don’t try to navigate the benefits bureaucracy alone: Veterans Assistance Commission help is free! For more information, visit the Veterans Assistance Commission web page, “Like” the Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission Facebook page and sign up for the Veterans Assistance Commission newsletter.
