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

With urgent flooding along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, Gov. JB Pritzker activated about 200 Illinois National Guard Soldiers for state active duty to assist with the flood fight.

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. J.B. Pritzker has activated 250 members of the Illinois National Guard amid FBI warnings of potential armed protests at the 50 U.S. state capitols in the days leading up to ...

That's why about 130 Illinois National Guard soldiers have been deployed throughout the region to help rescue stranded drivers. "When the snow is too bad for tow trucks to get out there and do ...