Midwest Veterans Closet where it is Veterans Day EVERYDAY is providing a much needed service to Veterans of all ages, once very proud soldiers and active-duty service military. Located at 2323 Green Bay Road in North Chicago, just north of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, Midwest Veterans Closet, the one-stop-shop Rapid Response Resource provides life's basic needs - FREE clothing, household items, small kitchen appliances, furniture, employment and housing leads, and food from our Food and Nutrition Resource Center.
For more information about how you can help email us or call 847.354.2108
See below for Midwest Veterans Closet in the news:
Chicago Daily Herald - Midwest Veterans Closet granted $97,000
Lake Forest, IL Library - Drop off Food and Other Donations for the Midwest Veterans Closet
WGN - Bears’ Jimmy Graham named a finalist NFL’s Salute to Service Award
Shaw Media - Midwest Veterans Closet to host meal give away
WGN - Jimmy Graham named Bears’ Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee
Windy City Gridiron - Chicago Bears in the spirit of giving
Chicago Daily Herald - Arlington VFW Post 981 Extending a Helping Hand to Veterans
Shaw Media - Turkey giveaway planned in North Chicago
Chicago Bears - sponsored event to include team swag in addition to food
Shaw Media - Lake County Journal - Midwest Veterans Closet to host Grocery Give-A-Way
Deerfield Neighbors - Service at Home and Abroad - Commander Oliver Cachola
Daily Herald - Got Coats? GLMV Coat For Vets Now Underway
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - ‘The smell of death is one thing you never forget’: Waukegan High grad recalls time at ground zero as soldier after 9/11
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Duckworth tours Midwest Veterans Closet
Lake Forest-Lake Bluff, IL Patch - Chicago Bears Honor Lake Forest High School Senior
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Lake Forest senior James Gildersleeve received a community award from the Chicago Bears last week. Now he’s ready to play.
Chicago Daily Herald - Food distribution events in North Chicago
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Wreath laying remembers sacrifice, raises funds to assist veterans
Chicago Tribune/Lincolnshire Review - Santa makes ‘Holly Jolly’ appearance in Lincolnshire during drive-through holiday celebration
ABC7 Chicago - WWII veteran Lorraine Knuth asks for birthday cards, donations for her 100th birthday
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - 100th birthday launches effort to build new Midwest Veterans Closet facility to serve area veterans
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Centenarian to celebrate landmark birthday by raising money to help military veterans: ‘They give their all’
Chicago Daily Herald - A World War II veteran is still serving the community as she nears 100. Here's her birthday wish.
Chicago Daily Herald -Pritzker to attend groundbreaking Saturday for Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Daily Herald - Donations Accepted For GLMV Coats For Vets
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Column: Canine support group unleashed for ‘community heroes’
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Waukegan High School JROTC program crafts more than 5,000 Valentine’s Day cards for veterans
Chicago Daily Herald - Valentines for Veterans Project Collects 4,343 lbs. of Donations
Patch/Northbrook - Valentines for Veterans Project Collects 4,343 lbs. of Donations
Chicago Tribune - MLK holiday a teachable moment for Highland Park families
North Shore Weekend - The Little Closet that Could
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Midwest Veterans Closet is looking to expand its helping hand
Chicago Tribune - From humble start, ‘closet’ grew to quickly meet veterans’ needs
Visit Lake County - Deerfield Veterans Day Celebration - Give Where You Live
Faith Lutheran Church Lake Forest -Collection for Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Tribune/Vernon Hills Review - Vernon Hills fest benefits veterans
American Red Cross - American Red Cross to Honor North Chicago Woman. “Be Human. Be Kind. Be Inspired.” at the 17th Annual Chicago & Northern Illinois Heroes Breakfast on Wednesday, May 1
AP - Entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis Announces Launch of Buy a Meal, Give a Meal at MLG Chicago Restaurant in Lake Forest
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - 'Heartwarming' handmade cards distributed to Lake County veterans for Valentine's Day
Chicago Daily Herald - Mundelein man volunteers time in retirement to give back to veterans
Chicago Daily Herald - North Chicago organization puts focus on Veterans' needs
Chicago Daily Herald - Gurnee salon gives suburban veterans a new look
The Washington Times - Man finds purpose aiding other Veterans in need
The Villages Daily Sun - Man finds purpose aiding other Veterans in need
Kenosha News - Man, 82, lends hand to fellow Veterans
Chicago Daily Herald - Korean War veteran called 'Pops' finds renewed purpose at Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Difference-makers: Mary Carmody. Giving back to veterans started with one small gesture
Chicago Tribune - Another VFW Queen of Hearts raffle tops $1 million as games grow in popularity, prizes - Last week the post collected 6,000 items of food for the Midwest Veterans Closet in North Chicago
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Food truck delivery at North Chicago pantry 'a real blessing' to veterans in need
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - North Chicago resource agency to unveil 'Rigamajig' for children of veterans
Chicago Daily Herald - The CarMax Foundation and KaBOOM! Kick Off “Week of Play” to Celebrate Military Families Partners Will Host an Event to Unveil the New Rigamajig Granted to the Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Daily Herald - Bowling Benefit for Midwest Veterans Closet March 10
Chicago Daily Herald - 4th Annual Valentines 4 Veterans
NBC Chicago: Chicago-Area Community Ensures Thanksgiving Spread For Vets
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Veterans get a hand after flood from North Chicago group
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - 'The hunger is real': Midwest Veterans Closet gives out 5,000 pounds of food to vets in need
Daily Herald: Veterans charity in North Chicago provides food for families
Daily Herald Video: Veterans charity in North Chicago provides food for families
Gibbie Buchholtz: Midwest Veterans Closet had free Groceries And Coats For Our Veterans.
the YOU journal - 3rd Annual Valentines for Veterans
TKG Environmental Services Group, LLC - Veteran’s Day 2016 Benefiting MIDWEST VETERANS CLOSET
WGN Radio - Steve Cochran Show - Midwest Veterans Closet and Aunt Winnie’s Cookie Dough
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Durbin pledges to seek federal aid for North Chicago veterans organization
Daily North Shore - Tour Gold Pyramid House, help Veterans
Heart of a Marine - Donations to Midwest Veterans Closet
Lake County Journal - Midwest Veterans Closet seeks larger space to expand services
ZB Guide - Mary Carmody And Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Midwest Veteran's Closet Recipient of the Book of Golden Deeds Award
Village of Mundelein - Midwest Veterans Closet hosting Valentines for Veterans
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Veterans group needs $700K to stay in current North Chicago home
Daily North Shore - Aunt Winnie's Cookies and Potica
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Potica, cookie-making lessons Thursday at Winthrop Harbor VFW
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Antioch VFW 'Boot-Scootin' Country Boogie' event raises $6,000
Daily Herald - Midwest Veterans Closet helps veterans succeed
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Veterans Day benefit for Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Community Digest: Antioch VFW to host benefit for Midwest Veterans Closet
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Operation Stand Down coat drive Friday at Mundelein football game
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - School Notes: Mundelein High School, police unite for Operation Stand Down
Daily Herald - Collecting coats for Veterans
Daily Herald -Mission accomplished for Operation Stand Down
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Zion women donate new grill to celebrate Veterans charity
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Veteran 'stoked' for Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga at Ravinia
Chicago Tribune/News Sun - Upscale eatery hosts Veterans for fine-dining etiquette dinner
Lake County News Sun - Veterans will be boogeing in bowties at Winthrop Harbor VFW
Daily Herald -Veterans give 180,000 hours of volunteer service
NBC Chicago - Making a Difference with Art Norman
Lake County News Sun - Veterans Closet a bid to repay debt to Soldiers
Kenosha News - Veterans Closet provides clothing to military veterans for free
Lake County News Sun - Free Clothing offered to Veterans
Gazebo News - "Veterans Closet" Serves US Veterans in Style
Patch.com - Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Patch - Veterans Closet Opens!
Chicago Tribune-Valentines for Veterans - School of St. Mary honors Veterans on Valentine's Day
Chicago Tribune / News Sun - Lake County Students make hundreds of Valentine's Day cards for Veterans
Daily Herald -Mundelein students make Valentine's cards for Spanish speaking Vets
theYOUjournal -Officials Celebrate Veterans Closet Ribbon Cutting