When United States Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert “Bob” McDonald recently visited Jesse Brown VA Medical Center in Chicago, he hosted a Town Hall…
* Editor’s note: I put the asterisk in the headline because, as you’ll see below, the statistics provided by HUD and are from 2013. That…
Let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle…
As we approach Veterans Day, Kane County Recorder Sandy Wegman is reminding all veterans to record their military discharge papers (DD-214s) with the Recorder’s Office….
The Fox Valley Park District has proclaimed November as Veterans Recognition Month and will pay its respects with free admission to its fitness centers and…
Illinois veterans, their spouses and their families are invited to a Monday, Oct. 20, forum at VFW Post 5036 in St. Charles on how to identify…
The Roosevelt-Aurora American Legion Post 84 is partnering with the American Legion Department of Illinois, the 2nd Division and the 11th District with the help…
Veterans looking for help finding their way through the maze of government services can find it Sept. 30 in a new “one-stop shop” event offered…
Editor’s Note: As the years pass since Sept. 11, 2001, the number of news stories and ceremonies marking the anniversary diminish, and our memories sometimes fade. In remembrance of the 13th…
In August, 2009, Chief Warrant Officer Dan Carlson was returning by truck to Camp Bastion in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan when his vehicle was…
