American Legion Post 50, Blue Island, IL.

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American Legion Post 50, Blue Island, IL.

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10/14/2026

We're sad to inform you that Cliff Dahl, the oldest and longest-tenured member of Blue Island American Legion Post 50, has passed away at the age of 102. After serving in Burma with the Army in WW 2, Cliff returned to the area and joined Post 50 in 1945. He served during the Korean War as well.

Cliff's passing comes as a shock, as we just saw him being honored as the Hero of the Game at last Wednesday's White Sox playoff game. Although he just turned 102, Cliff managed to attend our Memorial Day service every year and recently was instrumental in getting the A7D Corsair in Memorial Park repainted

Visitation for Cliff will be held from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, in the chapel at Chapel Hill Gardens Cemetery, 11333 S. Central Ave., Oak Lawn, with interment in Chapel Hill Cemetery immediately following the service. Here's his obituary.

Celebrate the life of Clifford Dahl, leave a kind word or memory and get funeral service information care of Chapel Hill Gardens South Funeral Home & Cemetery.

10/02/2026

Jerry's Barbecue, 13308 Olde Western Ave., Blue Island, will host a fund-raiser for American Legion Post 50 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16. Ten percent of all profits from dine-in and carry-out customers will be donated to help defray the cost of refurbishing the donors' information sign of the A7-D memorial at Memorial Park. This is a combined project of Post 50, the Park District and prospective Eagle Scout Andrew Butler. This is your chance to enjoy some great barbecue and help a good cause at the same time.

09/18/2026

Post 50 held its annual picnic in the backyard of Van's Maplewood Inn in Blue Island on Saturday, Sept. 12. We had plenty of food, a beautiful day and lots of good comradery, as shown by these photos. Thanks to Ann Gustin, Jimmy B., Lisa Whitehead and Nicky Macias for helping make this a special day for our folks. We couldn't have done it without you. Thanks also to all our members and their families who came out to picnic with us.

08/23/2026

Post 50 meets at 7 p.m. on the first and third Mondays of each month at Eagles Hall, 2427 Grove St., Blue Island. If you'd like to join us, we'd love to have you.

07/10/2026

Post 50 was proud to participate in Blue Island's Fourth of July parade. We had more than a dozen riders on our float, each decked out in a commemorative America 250 T-shirt printed by Blue Island's Dave Minetti. Our thanks to Airline Towing for generously supplying us a trailer to decorate and a tow truck to pull it. We also thank DJ Lisa White, who provided patriotic music during our ride along the parade route. Here are a few pix of Post 50 representing. Enjoy!

06/16/2026

Post 50 held its annual Flag Day flag retirement ceremony at Blue Island's Memorial Park on Sunday, June 14. Hundreds of worn, torn, dirty and otherwise unserviceable American flags dropped off at the park by Blue Island residents were given their proper sendoff in a flaming funeral pyre.

06/14/2026

Address

P. O. Box 336
Blue Island, IL
60406

Opening Hours

Monday

7pm - 9pm

Website

http://www.legion.org/

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