The Illinois State Board welcomes Chicago’s new Consul General of Ireland for his first public event since arriving in the United States, the Illinois State convention. The back row of the picture includes John A. Donavan, State Treasurer; Tom Hoffman, Immediate Past President; John L. Martin, State President and Robert Simpson, State Vice President. Seated [...]

The Michael P Keeley Division 1, St. Clair County, Illinois, held its 31st Annual Irish Open Golf Scramble on June 11. There were a total of 68 golfers. The division raised over $3,200 — their most successful tournament ever — which will be donated to local charities and the Illinois Special Olympics. Richard “Foz” Ryan, [...]

The Michael P Keeley Division 1, St Clair County, Illinois held its 30th Annual Irish Open Golf Scramble on June 12, 2010.  There were 13 four man teams participating.  The event raised more than $2800 which will be distributed to local charities and the Illinois Special Olympics.  We were fortunate to have Richard (Foz) Ryan [...]

Chicago’s Charity Work Begins with Feeding the Poor Division 32 in Chicago continued their commitment to charitable works by sponsoring the Soup Kitchen at Our Lady of Lourdes in Chicago’s Uptown neighborhood on March 31st. In 2009, Division 32 fed some 570 homeless, unemployed and poor people at the three Soup Kitchens we sponsored for [...]