In a ceremony marked by tearful smiles and fervent thanksgiving, 45 soldiers from the Illinois National Guard's Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry, were welcomed home Thursday in Woodstock.

Before he returned to the wrestling mat at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), Spc. Joe Braunagel of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) — The Illinois National Guard will send 110 soldiers and 30 airmen to help with security at the presidential inauguration next week in Washington, D.C. Airmen with the ...

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- The Illinois National Guard will be celebrating 300 years in 2023. In a news release, they state on May 9, 1723, in the Village of Kaskaskia, Diron d' Artaguiette, the Inspector ...

According to the city, Davenport police will be escorting Iowa National Guard Soldiers from Delta Company when their buses leave town after the Deployment Send-Off Ceremony at the Davenport Armory.

Illinois Army National Guard Sgt. Luke Purcell, a combat engineer with Company B, 766th Brigade Engineer Battalion smiles as he and other Soldiers prepare to reunite with their families at the ...

In total, 132 soldiers of the Litchfield-based Illinois Army National Guard are heading overseas. Company commander Capt. Justin Asbury reminded the heroes what's ahead of them. "I won't sugarcoat it.

ILLINOIS (KFVS) - Approximately 140 Illinois National Guard members will deploy to Washington, D.C. for the 60th presidential inauguration. The soldiers and airmen will be on duty for about 10 days.

More than 250 National Guard service members from Southern Illinois are set to deploy this weekend in support of Operation Spartan Shield, a U.S. Central Command operation in the Middle ...