Mathius Carter, who served in Operation Iraqi Freedom, wrote a children’s book, “Instead of Sheep: A soldier’s way of explaining PTSD to his son.”
Still in high school when the war started, Lorraine Egan soon joined WAVES, or Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service, during the beginning of WWII.
Since 1996, the Crystal Lake-based Veterans Path to Hope has offered aid to struggling veterans - with peer therapy, housing, employment, food and other necessities.
What some VFW and American Legion posts around northern Illinois are doing is holding their own amid ups and downs, according to their leaders.
Know a veteran who needs help? Here’s how to set up a wellness check through Operation Connect a Vet
Just in time for Veterans Day, Illinois Joining Forces is launching an effort to connect veterans with services they may need.The effort is called Operation Connect a Vet.
Kurt Eldrup, who has been making furniture out of airplane parts for the past 25 years, now has a storefront in McHenry.
The logistics company's latest effort teaches drivers to get further experience and credentials.
If Americans who have won the Medal of Honor seem cut from a different bolt of tougher leather, it’s because they likely are. They care about others in a profound way.
The day to honor World War II vets started in 2010; now the numbers of the so-called "greatest generation" are dwindling.