VetTOC · Veteran benefits reference
Find a VA-accredited representative: www.va.gov/get-help-from-accredited-representative/find-rep
The St. Clair County Assessor's exemption list still says a 70% or higher rating makes a home fully tax exempt and asks for an honorable discharge; since taxable year 2023 the…
Gate: At least 30% service-connected
www.co.st-clair.il.us/webdocuments/departments/assessor/additionaldocs/exemptions5.pdf
The St. Clair County Recorder of Deeds gives a certified copy of a recorded DD-214 free and keeps recorded discharges out of public view, releasing full copies only to the…
www.co.st-clair.il.us/departments/recorder-of-deeds/copy-requests
The St. Clair County Code ranks a certified applicant for a Sheriff's deputy post who has honorably served above every other applicant with the same rating.
www.co.st-clair.il.us/webdocuments/CountyCode/Boards%20and%20Commissions.pdf
The 20th Judicial Circuit's St. Clair Veterans Court is certified by the Illinois Supreme Court's problem-solving court office and had 21 participants in January 2026, but the…
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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.