VFW Post 5422

10/14/2026

Don't forget to bring your plastic bags to the Queen tomorrow night!!!!!

10/14/2026

10/14/2026

Check out this week's Queen Night consolation, raffles for a reason, live auction, bingo, and card raffle prizes!!!!!

This week's proceeds from raffles for a reason, card raffle, and live auctions will be going to Wreaths Across America - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery !!!!

10/13/2026

FACEBOOK CONTEST FOR 10-14 QUEEN DRAWING!!!!!

As we are seeing new faces in the Post each week, please be sure you are filling your Queen of Heart tickets out correctly. Every ticket is REQUIRED to have a LEGAL FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME AS PER GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID(NO NICKNAMES/INITIALS/VARIATIONS) along with PHONE NUMBER. Please note only ONE PERSONS NAME can be on the ticket. No labels or crinkling/folding of tickets. If you are not present on Wednesday night, then we will also need the card # you would like flipped.

On to the contest, I have 6 Queen of Heart tickets to give away to a facebook contest winner this week. Pot is $35,686!!!!

*******READ******* This will happen so don't fall prey to these scammers. Please be aware of scam/spoof VFW accounts advising you that you won and need to go to a website to fill out information. I post the winner on a new Facebook post on Wednesday afternoon on the VFW page with the winners name. This will be the only way you know that you are the contest winner. You will never be tagged by the VFW or required to fill anything out. If you see a spam account tagging people and advising them they won please report to Facebook ASAP.**********

To be eligible for the contest you must be at least 18 years of age and IN THE COMMENTS BELOW ANSWER--HUGE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME THIS FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE 8-0 WILMINGTON WILDCATS TRAVEL TO THE 7-1 COAL CITY COALERS TO PLAY FOR THE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, WHOSE GOING TO WIN?----ALSO PUT THE CARD # YOU WOULD LIKE ON YOUR TICKETS. IF YOUR FACEBOOK NAME IS NOT YOUR LEGAL NAME THEN PLEASE ALSO INCLUDE YOUR LEGAL FIRST NAME AND LAST NAME AS PER YOUR GOVERNMENT ISSUED ID (NO VARIATIONS ALLOWED). Randomly picked winner will receive 6 Queen of Heart tickets placed in the barrel for Wednesday's drawing with your name and chosen card number on them.

Facebook contest will run until noon on Wednesday and contest winner will be posted by 4:00 PM. Queen drawing takes place Wednesday night at 6:30. We will also have many consolation prize drawings until 8:15.

Queen tickets can be purchased any time the VFW is open.

10/13/2026

Due to popular demand of the patrons-----it's back!!!!!! Check out this 6 foot Metal Halloween Mummy Rooster in Wildcat purple!!!

And the best part.....he could be yours for the low low price of $2!!!!! This will be the 7:15 bingo prize on Queen Night.

If you think this beauty would look amazing in your front yard, then I will be seeing you at the Queen on Wednesday!!!!

10/12/2026

Veterans----mark your calendar for Thursday November 5th as our friends up at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care in Joliet are hosting a Veterans Day Breakfast and Presentation. Check the flyer below for all the details.

10/11/2026

Check out this week's Queen Night Card Raffle prizes!!!! We have a huge Patriotic Metal Wind Spinner, Freedom Isn't Free Metal Sign, and three 1 ounce silver bars!!!!! Cards will go on sale Wednesday night at 6:00 with 54 cards being available at $10 a card!!!!

Proceeds from this week's Card Raffle and Raffles for a Reason will be going to Wreaths Across America - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. If you have anything you would like to bring in for Raffles for a Reason or to auction off to help the cause, please feel free to bring up to the Post anytime and let the bartender know it's for Queen Night.

Have a great rest of your weekend!!!!!

10/09/2026

Mark your calendars!!!!!!!