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Today is Memorial Day, an almost unique holiday for us. We do not celebrate with joy; rather, we honor fallen soldiers with a wistful sadness in our…
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A northern Illinois food pantry is honoring veterans for Memorial Day by holding a special food distribution for them. The Aurora Area Interfaith Food…
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Starved Rock State Park will face crowds and intermittent closures this Memorial Day weekend. The park already receives many visitors at this time of…
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Memorial Day approaches, an almost unique holiday for us. We do not celebrate with joy; rather, we honor fallen soldiers with wistful sadness in our…
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Illinois legislators took time during session today to honor troops killed in war.Senator Mike Hastings is a Democrat from Tinley Park, and also a combat…
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Communities across the nation are honoring their men and women who died while serving in the military. Some northern Illinois towns will read their names…
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Western Illinois University's Department of English and Journalism published the first edition of "Veterans' Voices," which is a collection of writing by…
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What kind of man or woman risks their lives for strangers?Sara Medina was 23. She enlisted in the Marines just out of high school in Aurora, Illinois, and…