Whiteside County Veterans Assistance Commission

Illinois counties fund Veterans Assistance Commissions under the Military Veterans Assistance Act, 330 ILCS 45; see the Illinois entry. Whiteside County's commission keeps an office in Sterling, the county's larger city, while the courthouse sits in Morrison. The county's community page introduces it in one line: "The Whiteside County Veterans Assistance is an interim financial assistance program." The interim-assistance phrasing is the Act's own: a commission takes applications from veterans and their families resident in the county and grants short-term aid - rent, utilities, food, medical - while the longer-term claim or benefit is pursued, and it files the VA claims too. Where and who. Veterans Assistance Commission, 15 West 3rd Street, Sterling, IL 61081; 815-626-8640. The staff directory lists one person, Terry Woodard, Superintendent (the county's page spells the title "Superintendant"), at the same number. The county's Health & Social Services Committee carries "Veteran's Assistance Commission" as a standing reporting department on every agenda of the year read: its November 18, 2025 report to the county board was "Veteran's Assistance Commission - Nothing to report", and the February 17, 2026 board agenda carries the committee's review of the commission's November 25, 2025 meeting minutes, with the commission's "VAC Report Nov 2025" attached as its own file. The commission's assistance standard, benefit amounts and claim counts are the commission's own documents to publish, and the county site does not carry them; a veteran asks the office directly. Where. The county courthouse is at 200 E. Knox Street, Morrison, IL 61270 (815-772-5270); the commission's Sterling office is at 15 West 3rd Street, Sterling, IL 61081.