Cook County Health, US Navy expands training partnership
The partnership allows naval professionals to have real-life trauma care training prior to deployment.
Cook County Health, US Navy expands training partnership
The partnership allows naval professionals to have real-life trauma care training prior to deployment.
Chicago Heights veteran gifted new roof from Habitat for Humanity, community partners
Habitat for Humanity and its community partners seek to ease a burden for one Chicago Heights veteran by giving him a new roof for his home.
Thousands of Russians try to flee country after mobilization drive
Professor Stephen Caliendo from North Central College breaks down the latest from Russia and evaluates the seriousness of the country's nuclear threats.
Facing ‘potential crisis,’ Cook County recruits veterans to serve as election judges: ‘We need you’
Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough on Tuesday issued a clarion call for military veterans to step back into service as poll workers this election year, as the region faces a “critical shortage” of the election judges they need to make the ballot-casting process run efficiently.
Grayslake sailor being laid to rest 80 years after his death
More than 80 years after his death., a sailor from a Chicago suburb is finally being laid to rest.
Illinois sailor killed at Pearl Harbor to be laid to rest, at last
A 21-year-old sailor will be laid to rest on Tuesday following a decades-long effort to identify remains pulled from Pearl Harbor, more than 80 years after he was killed in the attack that propelled the United States into World War II.
Illinois sailor killed at Pearl Harbor to be laid to rest
The 2015 effort, Project Oklahoma, has led to the identification of 355 men — including Jacobson — who were killed when their ship was hit by at least nine torpedoes.
VA to offer abortions to veterans in certain cases
It’s the first time VA doctors will be able to perform abortions on federal property.
Teen National Guard trainee died of ‘undetectable and very rare heart abnormality’
After the 17-year-old died, doctors discovered that her twin sister, who trained alongside her at Fort Jackson, also has the same heart abnormality.
Housing complex going up in Illinois Medical District to serve veterans, disabled residents
One of Chicago’s oldest nonprofits is stepping into the affordable housing market.
Affordable housing complex in Illinois Medical District to cater to veterans, disabled residents
One of Chicago’s oldest nonprofits is stepping into the affordable housing market.
Folds of Honor fundraiser helps provide scholarships to military families
To date, Folds of Honor has provided nearly 30,000 scholarships.
Army's new 'tactical bra' is first-ever designed in-house by US military
The U.S. Army recently announced prototypes designed to "support" America's female soldiers where they need it: their bust lines.
Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seized Kabul as woes mount
A year later, the Taliban struggle to govern, while teenage girls are still barred from school and women are required to cover themselves head-to-toe in public.
Family of Texas soldier Vanessa Guillen seeking $35 million in damages
The family of a Texas soldier who was sexually harassed and killed at a military base near Killeen in 2020 filed a lawsuit Friday seeking $35 million in damages from the U.S. government.
Chicago senior living community captures photos, stories of military veterans
A Chicago senior living community has commissioned a photographer to capture the images and stories of their resident military veterans.
Chicago senior living community captures photos, stories of military veterans
A Chicago senior living community has commissioned a photographer to capture the images and stories of their resident military veterans.
2 Fort Benning soldiers killed in north Georgia mountains
Two soldiers were killed and three others injured in a weather-related incident on Yonah Mountain in north Georgia, Army officials say. The soldiers were stationed out of Fort Benning.
Marines promote first Black 4-star general in service history
For the first time in Marine Corps history, Lt. Gen. Michael E. Langley will lead the U.S. Africa Command in Germany and oversee all American military forces in Africa.