Veterans Assistance Commission of Macoupin County (Robert "Bobby" Scott, Superintendent) at 570 N. Broad Street, Carlinville

The commission. "The Veterans Assistance Commission of Macoupin County is your County Veterans' agency, established under the Illinois Military Veterans Assistance Act (330 ILCS 45). We are Veterans serving Veterans - accredited Service Officers who help the County's Veterans, families, and survivors secure the federal, state, and County benefits they earned. Honest guidance, never false hope, and a welcome to every Veteran who walks through our door." The county's own department page carries the same office with its staff and the site macvac.org. Where and who. The office - "the Veteran Resource Center" - is at 570 N. Broad Street, Carlinville, IL 62626 (mailing address P.O. Box 12), phone (217) 854-5249, fax (217) 716-2311, [email protected], Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.; "Walk-ins are always welcome during office hours - or book a guaranteed time online." The staff: "Robert (Bobby) Scott - Superintendent", "Neal Cobren - Veteran Service Officer", "Jordan Cervi - Admin/Office Manager" (Sergeant Jordan Cervi, U.S. Marine Corps 2001-2005 and 2006-2010, Iraq and Afghanistan, is also Senior Vice Commander of VFW Post 1104). The claims. The county page: "The Veterans Commission can assist veterans and their families with claims to the Department of Veteran Affairs for benefits such as: service-connected disability compensation, GI Home Loans, educational benefits, pension benefits, death/burial benefits and government insurance claims. The Commission also works with veterans to procure benefits such as employment, public aid, social security and hospitalization from local, state, and federal agencies." The commission's site adds PACT Act claims, health-care enrollment, appeals and decision reviews, MST support, GI Bill and Illinois Veterans' Grant guidance, DIC and survivors pension, aid and attendance and burial benefits. The county's veterans. The commission's own count: "About 2,956 Veterans call Macoupin County home" - VA VetPop2023, FY2025, with the era table (WWII and Korea 85+, 223; Vietnam 65-84, 1,201; Gulf War and Cold War 45-64, 978; post-9/11 17-44, 554). The board. "Regular meetings of the Board of Commissioners are open to the public. Meetings rotate among the Veteran service organization posts of Macoupin County and are held at 6:00 p.m. (1800)." The posted schedule: "Nov. 10, 2026, 6:00 p.m. - Mt. Olive VFW Post, 21294 Route 138, Mount Olive. Public welcome." Under the Illinois Open Meetings Act (5 ILCS 120) agendas are posted at least 48 hours ahead; the site carries the September 9, 2026 and July 8, 2026 agendas and the approved May 13, 2026 and March 25, 2026 minutes. FOIA officer: Jordan Cervi, P.O. Box 12, Carlinville. The office's own year. "The Veterans Assistance Commission of Macoupin County has expanded from a one-person office to a three-person team and is launching a countywide" outreach effort (the Enquirer-Democrat, July 8, 2026 - the article sits behind the paper's bot wall; the headline and lede are the paper's). The commission's January 2026 records carry the same build-out in the office's own words, and its outreach page promises offsite hours around the county "so Veterans don't have to travel to Carlinville."