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Highwood holiday festival to salute military
The city will embrace more than 500 military men and women at the second annual Highwood for the Holidays and Tree Lighting on Dec.
Navy Seaman Recruit Kelsey M. Cartwright recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes.
Griffin Completes Basic Training
On October 30, 2009, Emmett Tyler Griffin graduated from an eight week Navy boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois.
The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Police Departments.
1,100 bikers take proud Heroes Ride
A loud rumbling was their herald. It wasn't thunder on the sunny, 60-degree Sunday afternoon.
Reflections from the late Charles F. Dare
I was born in what was then this little town of Elk River, Minnesota in 1922. My mother died of double mastoiditis in 1926 when I was 3. I have no memory of her.
Welcome a sailor to your home this Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Day, our national holiday in which we gather to give thanks for our good life, is not until the end of next month.
24 in building 190 at Naval Station Great Lakes, Route 137 and Sheridan Road. All armed forces retirees, spouses, widows and/or guests will receive updated information about retiree entitlement programs.
Where is this tattoo / piercing? Behind left ear How long have you had it? 4 weeks How many tats do you have? 2 How many piercings do you have? 5 What's the story behind this tattoo / piercing? I was driving back home from Great Lakes, IL by myself after seeing my brother in the Navy.
T-bird dinner signup for sailors begins Monday
Registration for the popular Adopt-A-Sailor program, where sailors can share Thanksgiving dinner with area families, kicks off Monday.
Joining the Navy offers a lot of great possibilities to improve your life, develop professional skills as well as advancing your education.
Latino fete Fiestas Patrias set for Sunday
Mexican, Honduran and Central American Independence will be celebrated at Fiestas Patrias, a family event from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Greenbelt Cultural Center .
Stepp Graduates from Navy Boot Camp
U.S Navy FR Jarrod W. Stepp graduated from the Naval Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois on July 24, 2009.
Stepp Graduates from Navy Boot Camp
U.S Navy FR Jarrod W. Stepp graduated from the Naval Recruit Training Command in Great Lakes, Illinois on July 24, 2009.
Registration: Faith Evangelical Lutheran School and Preschool, 1275 Main St., will hold an open house registration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
Best known in the mainstream for her superb 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You," R&B singer Chaka Khan enjoyed solo success as well as popularity as a member of the group Rufus.
The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Police Departments.
Defense secretary to visit local naval base
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is scheduled today to make his first visit to Great Lakes Naval Station near North Chicago, where he'll give the keynote address to freshly minted sailors.
U.S. Naval Station Great Lakes Gets a Facelift
Everybody Loves a Parade! HDR Architecture in Chicago, IL received a $10 million option on a previously awarded indefinite-delivery/ indefinite-quantity contract for architectural and engineering services at Naval Station Great Lakes .