On December 23, 1966, Herschel “Lucky” Luckinbill was just that, when shells from hostile North Vietnamese shore batteries ripped through the USS O’Brien, killing two…
The Kane County Veterans Assistance Commission is encouraging participation in the Veterans Resource Fair from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, June 20, at the Aurora University Institute for Collaboration,…
Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a series on Hines VA Hospital’s response to inquiries from the Kane County Veterans Assistance Office regarding quality…
Editor’s Note: This is Part 1 of a series on Kane County’s response to the VA scandal over health care. Average wait times at Hines VA…
U.S. Representative Randy Hultgren (IL-14) today released a statement following the resignation of Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki: “I thank Secretary Shinseki for…
“Freedom is not free — It must be earned and preserved by each succeeding generation.” The inscription on the Kane County Veteran’s Memorial, the…
The names of two Kane County veterans will be added to the Wall of Honor during a Memorial Day ceremony at 3 p.m. Monday, May…
As many of us celebrate and honor our veterans on Memorial Day, the Kane County Department of Employment and Education is offering a special workshop…
The city of Aurora will be honoring the memory of Walter Truemper, the only World War II Medal of Honor recipient to hail from Aurora,…