The American Legion
American Legion Post 1111 Wayne A Downing
Legion Post #1111 — Peoria Heights, IL. Service and a meeting hall — Peoria Heights.
- Legion Post #1111
- Peoria Heights, IL
American Legion Post 1111 Wayne A Downing. Its post has met since 1936 — Peoria Heights, IL. The charter came in the years after the World Wars, and the Legionnaires who stayed treated the monthly meeting as a standing promise: show up, look after one another, and leave the town a little better.
People point to the post for the Memorial Day observance and for the quieter help that never makes a program — Peoria Heights. The Legionnaires would rather be useful than famous, which is why the hall still smells like coffee on meeting night.
Meetings are the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM, at the hall — Peoria Heights. This page is a sample so neighbors can see the shape of the work. The group itself has not claimed the page, so the stories here are an illustration, written in the voice the post might use.
Programs
Our Programs
A few of the things the post keeps on the calendar — Peoria Heights, IL. These write-ups are sample stories, in the voice the post might use.
Community
Scholarship evening
Each spring the post awards a small scholarship and invites the family to the hall — Peoria Heights, IL.
Community
Holiday drive
Before the winter holidays, Post 1111 fills the hall with gifts and groceries for local families — Peoria Heights, IL.
Veterans
Honor detail
When a local veteran is laid to rest, Post 1111 sends an honor detail with the flag and a few Legionnaires who know the ceremony — Peoria Heights, IL.
90
Years on the calendar — Peoria Heights
Charter story set in 1936
110 hours
Given to local projects
A sample tally from last year
30
Neighbors helped
Rides, meals, and the holiday drive
Calendar
Upcoming
| Mon, Mar 23, 2026, 7:00 PM | Regular meeting | Business meeting of American Legion Post 1111 Wayne A Downing, written here as the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. Confirm with the group before you travel. |
| Mon, May 25, 2026, 11:00 AM | Memorial Day observance | A half-hour observance, then coffee at the hall. The Legionnaires read the names they have been given — Peoria Heights, IL. |
| Sat, Apr 11, 2026, 6:00 PM | Community table | A long table at the hall. Veterans first, neighbors welcome, and the Legionnaires bring the food. |
| Tue, Jun 9, 2026, 6:30 PM | Installation of officers | The post 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
American Legion Post 1111 Wayne A Downing. The year opens the usual way: a short meeting, a full pot of coffee, and a list of local families the post already knows. The Legionnaires voted to keep the Memorial Day wreath on the calendar and to pass the word person to person — Peoria Heights, IL.
Apr 9, 2026
Showing up for the Memorial Day wreath — Peoria Heights
By spring the hall had the Memorial Day wreath underway. Nothing about it was complicated. The Post 1111 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 — Peoria Heights.
Aug 21, 2026
What the notebook says so far
Late summer the post 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 the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM. This note is a sample of how the post might tell that year — Peoria Heights, IL.
Officers
Officers
Commander
First Vice Commander
Adjutant
Finance Officer
Chaplain
Sergeant-at-Arms
Membership
Become a member
Eligible veterans and their families are welcome at a meeting of Post 1111 — Peoria Heights, IL. The application stays at the hall. The regular night is the second Tuesday at 7:00 PM.
Give
Gifts in this story go to the hall, the holiday drive, and quiet help for local veterans — Peoria Heights, IL.
Sponsors
Our Sponsors
Two local businesses are written in here as sample sponsors — Peoria Heights, IL. American Legion Post 1111 Wayne A Downing. Sponsor names here are sample copy, not a list the group published.
Post Home Kitchen
Memorial Hall Bakery
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