As the nation pauses to remember the attack on Pearl Harbor, which occurred 75 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941, the occasion has special meaning for a Peoria, Illinois native who is serving…
For a vaudevillian who can ad lib like a pro despite no cue, telling the story of Dec. 7, 1941 causes the broadcaster in Jack Coombe to pump up the volume. At 94, Coombe, of Northbrook,…
The documentary “Heroes On Deck: WWII on Lake Michigan” was premiered at the ArcLight Cinemas followed by the annual “Taste of the Glen” May 22 at 1850 Tower Drive in Glenview’s…
If you heard rumbling over Chicagoland skies during the first week of August, that could have been the sound of World War II bombers flying to and from Chicago Executive Airport in…
Corporal Francis Callaghan, a long way from his home on the South Side of Chicago, was a determined man on the morning of February 4, 1945. Callaghan was a member of the…
Pritzker signs executive order responding ...SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed an executive order July 14 requiring ...
Democratic primary in 9th Congressional ...The ever-growing candidate field for Illinois' 9th Congressional Democratic primary isn’t a ...
Northwest Side parish adopts name ...While “The Saint Who Wore Sneakers” sounds like a summer Disney movie ...
Chicago West Side workforce development ...As Aspire Center for Workforce Innovation, the new workforce development and social ...
