The Department of Illinois was chartered December 11, 1920. As of June 30, 2023, Illinois had 36,775 members.
Department Officers for the 2024-2025 Membership Year
Chaplain: Gary Holmes
Chief of Staff: Nancy O'Connell
Inspector: Cathy Stubbs
Surgeon:Ryan Higginbotham
Judge Advocate: Jayson Hoffman
National Council Member: Matt Clausen
Aide de Camp:
Advisor to the State Commander: Phil Maughan
Assistant Adjutant: Johnathan Cooper
Assistant Quartermaster: Josh Seed
Veterans Service Director: Sean Conner
Officer of the Day: Jeffery Britt
Sergeant-at-Arms: Ray Bachewicz
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Roy Johnson, Kenneth Williams, and Jack Lamont
Student Veterans Liasons: Georges Sanon
Parlimentarian: Victor Smith
Emblem and Supply: Duane Hisel
District Commanders for the 2024-2025 Year
3rd District: Jonathan Cooper
4th District: Eric Morales
5th District: Mathius Carter
6th District: Robert Coulter
7th District: David Long
8th District: Ken Morey
9th District: John Finnegan
10th District: Josh Seed
11th District: Joe May
12th District: Tim O'Donnell
13th District: Bob Shehorn
14th District: Doug Jameson
15th District: Clarence Caraker
16th District: William Browne
17th District: John McGlynn
18th District: Kenneth Piehl
19th District: Jake Wyatt
