SPRINGFIELD, Ill. - An Illinois National Guard unit is being called up for active duty in the Middle East. During their deployment ceremony Tuesday afternoon, Gov. Pritzker presented the soldiers ...

The Illinois Army National Guard received notice that approximately 400 soldiers with the 2nd battalion, 130th Infantry Regiment headquartered in Marion, with companies in West Frankfort ...

EFFINGHAM — A deployment ceremony is scheduled Monday for approximately 85 soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard’s Company B, 2nd Battalion, 130th Infantry.

EFFINGHAM, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois National Guard is holding a mobilization ceremony for approximately 130 soldiers on ...

On Sunday, Col. Hible assumed command of the Illinois National Guard’s 33rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) from Col. Michael Eastridge at the Illinois National Guard Readiness Center in Urbana.

SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Army National Guard’s Brig. Gen. Michael Eastridge has been selected as the next Deputy Commanding General for U.S. Army South. Eastridge started as U.S. Army South ...

However, earlier this year, about 550 Illinois Army National Guard members from 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment, and Company B, 766th Engineer Brigade, based in Marseilles, were activated ...

With more than 3,500 soldiers, the 33rd IBCT is the largest brigade in the Illinois Army National Guard and has units with lineage dating as far back as the Black Hawk War in 1832.

Forty-three members of the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing have been activated to help with the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Members of the Effingham unit of the Illinois National Guard have been mobilized for service in the Middle East. A mobilization ceremony was held Saturday at Effingham Junior High School. The soldiers ...