Military

For the second year in a row, Illinois’ oldest brewpub is hosting an outdoor cookout and concert to raise funds for the United Service Organizations.

Lovell Federal Health Care Center will hold an in-person patient town hall at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at McHenry County College.

Dellwood Park hosts annual Military History Weekend with battle reenactments.

The Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall was escorted into Rock Falls Thursday, August 31, 2023. The wall will be on display at RB&W Park with an opening ceremony held on Friday and closing on Sunday.

Brigadier General Henry Dixon, a native of Dixon, was promoted to the rank of Major General as he assumed the role of the Deputy Commanding General at Patton Hall on July 7.

Congressman Bill Foster led eight of his Democratic colleagues in introducing a resolution that calls on the Secretary of Defense to authorize beneficiaries of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act to join the armed services.

Memorial unveiled Wednesday tells of 28 submarines that passed through Joliet on their way to World War II.

The Morris American Legion, John Martin Steele VFW, Coal City VFW and new military recruits gathered Saturday afternoon to announce which branches of the military the recruits will join.

June 14 ceremony will commemorate movement of submarines through Joliet.

Ceremonies were conducted across locations in the Sauk Valley, including Rock Falls, Sterling and Dixon.

The 80th anniversary of the aircraft carrier’s commissioning will be Aug. 16 in New York City.

Stukel says companies are charging veterans for services that are free at county recorder offices.

This is your chance to understand what “thank you for your service” truly means.

All three have been nominated to attend the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Master Sgt. Thelma Barrios of Manhattan, daughter of a Mexican immigrant, is being honored for her work as a senior human resources noncommissioned officer for the more than 1,700 soldiers of the 108th Sustainment Brigade.