Bank The Blue Debuts Queen of Hearts Raffle At Harte's Saloon

EVERGREEN PARK, IL — Bank the Blue, a non-profit organization that provides funding for and access to confidential mental health service for Illinois law enforcement officers dealing with multiple PTSD stressors both on and off the job, is starting a Queen of Hearts Raffle.

The drawing will be held at 8 p.m.Thursday at Harte’s Saloon, 99th Street and Artesian Avenue, Evergreen Park. The next drawing will be April 18.

Ticket sales will help fund Bank the Blue’s officer wellness program and the clinician referral program. Tickets are $1 each, or 6 for $5; 12 for $10 and 24 for $20. Purchase them at Harte’s Saloon or online at Bank the Blue.

Should the Queen of Hearts reveal herself, 60 percent will go to the winner if PRESENT; or 50 percent to the winner if NOT present. Winners who pull a regular card during the weekly drawing will walk away with $100, or $200 for a face card at the time of the drawing.. Joker kills the board and a new board is started with the jackpot rolling over.

Bank the Blue will contribute 10 percent of its take to the next jackpot. Players must be 18 and older.

According to mental health experts, the rate for post-traumatic stress disorder and depression among police officers is five times higher than that of the civilian population and often goes untreated. Local departments alone are unable to provide the mental health wellness services that their officers so desperately need.

Bank the Blue will stream the drawing live at 8pm every Thursday until the queen is found via Facebook Live.

Here's the board for Bank the Blue's April 18 Queen of Hearts drawing.