Marine Corps League
Chicago Police Marines #553
MCL Detachment #553 — Chicago, IL. Service and a meeting hall — Chicago.
Meetings: 1st Tuesday.From public listings; confirm before attending.
- MCL Detachment #553
- Chicago, IL
- 1st Tuesday
In 1980 a handful of veterans chartered Detachment 553 — Chicago, IL. From that first meeting the detachment grew into a hall that still marks the year with a memorial service, a community project, and a table full of people who know one another’s stories.
People point to the detachment for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Chicago. The members would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
The regular meeting is 1st Tuesday. Anyone planning to visit should confirm the night before they come, because a funeral detail or a weather delay can move it. Between meetings the members stay in touch the old way: at the hall, and through the officers listed on this sample site — Chicago, IL.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the detachment keeps on the calendar — Chicago, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the detachment might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the detachment awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Chicago, IL.
Veterans
Veteran support
Chicago Police Marines #553. Each year the detachment sets aside time for local veterans: a ride, a meal, or a quiet check-in after a hard week — Chicago, IL.
Veterans
Memorial observance
The detachment leads a short observance each Memorial Day and again near Veterans Day — Chicago, IL.
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Years on the calendar — Chicago
Charter story set in 1980
140 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
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Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Sun, Mar 8, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of Chicago Police Marines #553. The public directory lists it as 1st Tuesday. Confirm before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The members read the names they have been given — Chicago, IL. |
| Sun, Apr 19, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the members bring the food. |
| Thu, Jun 11, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The detachment installs the new officers for the year and thanks the ones stepping down. Names in this sample are role labels, not the real officers. |
News
News
Jan 16, 2026
Notes from the first meeting
Chicago Police Marines #553. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the detachment already knows. The members voted to keep the spring scholarship on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Chicago, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the spring scholarship — Chicago
By spring the hall had the spring scholarship underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Detachment 553 set a date, split the jobs, and showed up. A few neighbors who are not members came for the afternoon and stayed to ask about the next meeting — Chicago.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the detachment looked back at the notebook. The honor detail had been out more than once, the community table had fed a crowded room, and the officers reminded everyone that the next business meeting is 1st Tuesday. This note is a sample of how the detachment might tell that year — Chicago, IL.
Officers
Officers
Commandant
Senior Vice Commandant
Adjutant
Paymaster
Chaplain
Sergeant at Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Detachment 553 — Chicago, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is 1st Tuesday.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Chicago, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Chicago, IL. Chicago Police Marines #553. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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