Swanson reacts to report on outbreak at LaSalle Veterans Home
The outbreak of COVID-19 at the LaSalle Veterans’ Home last year led to the deaths of 36 veterans…
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VA health care facilities to go smoke-free in October
MARION, Ill. (AP) – A smoking ban at the Department of Veterans Affairs’ health care facilities will take…
Chicago veterans home construction to finish in December
CHICAGO (AP) – A new veterans’ home in Chicago is expected to welcome its first residents next spring,…
Case of Legionnaires’ confirmed at Manteno Veterans’ Home
MANTENO, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Department of Veterans’ Affairs says it’s taking action after a case of…
Final plan for Quincy veterans’ home to be unveiled
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) – State officials are ready to display the final master plan for the redevelopment of…
First lady Diana Rauner kicks off ‘Holiday Hero Drive’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Illinois first lady Diana Rauner is encouraging the sending of greeting cards and socks…
Illinois sends gov. plan on state’s handling of Quincy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – The Illinois Senate has voted unanimously to require administrators of state veterans’ homes to…
Rauner fetes Vietnam veterans for ‘internal strength’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Gov. Bruce Rauner was a teenager at the height of the Vietnam War and…
The Latest: Plumbing replacement still an option at Quincy
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Latest on a legislative hearing on the Legionnaires’ disease outbreak at the Quincy…
New case of Legionnaires reported at Quincy veterans’ home
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — State officials have reported another case of Legionnaires’ disease at a western Illinois veterans’…
2 Legionnaires cases reported at Quincy veterans home
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease have been reported at a western Illinois veterans’ home…
Illinois veteran of World War II to be awarded French honor
BATAVIA, Ill. (AP) — A 97-year-old World War II veteran will be given the highest honor France bestows on…
Medal of Honor recipient to speak at Illinois State Fair
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A Medal of Honor recipient will give the keynote speech at this year’s Illinois State…
Illinois veteran receives overdue Combat Action Badge
FOREST PARK, Ill. (AP) — An Army veteran wounded in 2005 has belatedly received a military award.
Illinoisans encouraged to observe ‘Moment of Remembrance’
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois veterans’ advocates are urging Illinois residents to observe a moment of silence on Memorial…
State honors 35 veterans of Vietnam War
LASALLE, Ill. (AP) _ Illinois has honored 35 veterans for their service during the Vietnam War. The Illinois…
Illinois to mark 75th anniversary of attack on Pearl Harbor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois will mark the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor and honor…
US Rep. Duckworth prevails in workplace retaliation lawsuit
JONESBORO, Ill. (AP) — A settlement in the workplace retaliation lawsuit against U.S. Senate candidate Tammy Duckworth has…
ID Distinction Available for Knox County Veterans
Veterans in Knox County and across the State of Illinois now have the opportunity to better display their…
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