VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
The Kane County Assessment Office has the 2023 amounts right (up to $250,000 of equalized assessed value at 70%), but still asks that the veteran not be dishonorably discharged,…
Gate: At least 30% service-connected
assessments.kanecountyil.gov/Pages/Veterans-with-Disabilities.aspx
The Kane County Recorder records a DD-214 free, with four certified copies, when the veteran, family or a VA representative brings it in, and keeps recorded military discharges…
The 16th Judicial Circuit's Kane County Veterans Treatment Court in St.
Kane County's Ride in Kane paratransit has given veterans enrolled in VA health care free curb-to-curb rides to the Aurora and Hoffman Estates VA clinics, the Aurora Vet Center…
Up to $250 a school year toward tuition, fees, board, room, books and supplies for a child aged 10 to 18 (to 19 to finish high school) whose veteran parent is missing in action,…
Gate: 100% permanently disabled from service-connected causes
veterans.illinois.gov/services-benefits/education/educational-opportunities-for-children.html
Free hunting and fishing licenses, and exemption from the habitat stamp, for a veteran receiving compensation at 10% or more or a total disability pension.
Gate: Compensation at 10% or more
Full tuition and mandatory fees for the equivalent of four years at an Illinois state university or community college, for the spouse and children of a veteran or service member…
Gate: 100% permanently disabled from service-connected causes
veterans.illinois.gov/services-benefits/education/mia-pow-scholarship.html
Grants to the families of Illinois National Guard members and Illinois residents in the Reserve called to federal active duty.
www.illinois.gov/services/service.illinois-military-family-relief-fund.html
Illinois taxes neither military pay nor military retired pay.
tax.illinois.gov/research/publications/pubs/illinois-filing-requirements-for-military-personnel.html
Tuition and certain fees at Illinois public universities and community colleges for a member of the Illinois National Guard or Naval Militia with at least one year of service,…
www.isac.org/isac-gift-assistance-programs/illinois-national-guard-grant/eligibility.html
A $5,000 cut in equalized assessed value for a veteran returning from active duty in an armed conflict, in the year of return and the year after.
ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/003502000K15-167.htm
Up to $100,000 off the assessed value of a home bought or built with federal funds because of a service-connected disability.
A graduated cut in equalized assessed value: $2,500 at 30% to 49%, $5,000 at 50% to 69%, and at 70% or more the first $250,000 of EAV is exempt outright.
Gate: 30% opens the exemption, 50% and 70% raise it
www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/003502000K15-169.htm
The word "Veteran" is added free to an Illinois driver license or ID card at an original or renewal for a veteran discharged under honorable conditions; adding it between…
veterans.illinois.gov/services-benefits/veteran-driver-s-license.html
Pays tuition and mandatory fees at every Illinois public college, university, and community college, with no cap on the amount and no disability requirement.
www.isac.org/isac-gift-assistance-programs/illinois-veteran-grant/index.html
The Service-Connected Disabled Veteran plate waives the registration fee on one vehicle at a 50% rating.
Gate: 50% or more for the fee-free ISERVE plate
www.ilsos.gov/departments/vehicles/license-plate-guide/military/disabled-vetiserve.html
Certification by the Commission on Equity and Inclusion and the Department of Veterans' Affairs that counts an Illinois veteran-owned small business toward the State's goal of at…
Gate: A 10% rating for the service-disabled category
www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/003005000K45-57.htm
Five state veterans homes, at Anna, Chicago, LaSalle, Manteno, and Quincy, offering skilled nursing and memory care.
Points added to a passing state employment score: 3 for six months of service, 5 for service during hostilities, and 10 for a service-connected disability, a Purple Heart, or…
veterans.illinois.gov/about-us/idvajobs/state-employment-and-licenses.html
Each judicial circuit's chief judge may run a veterans and servicemembers court for anyone who served or is serving, Guard and reserves included, with no discharge test.
www.ilga.gov/Documents/legislation/ilcs/documents/073001670K20.htm
79 federal benefits apply here as well and are left off this page; the place page lists them.