Military Honors Bestowed on Illinois Veteran Identified Nearly a Decade After Death
CHICAGO — Standing near the gravestone for the relative he never met, Mark Bailey accepted the crisply folded American flag from the Army officer, hugged it to his chest and closed his eyes. Though the person he called his aunt — born Reba Caroline Bailey — had been estranged, missing for decades and died in […]
Illinois Town Had an Army Reserve Center for Nearly 60 Years. Now It's Being Sold.
The federal government is giving the former U.S. Army Reserve center in Belleville to the city after nearly 60 years of military use, and the city is selling it to St. Clair County for $250,000. In the past three weeks, both the City Council and County Board have voted to enter into an intergovernmental agreement […]
Deputy Who Shot Illinois Woman in Her Home Was Discharged from Army for Misconduct
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — The former Sangamon County sheriff’s deputy who fatally shot a 36-year-old woman this month was recommended for “high-stress decision-making classes” in 2022 after violating multiple policies at his previous employer, the Logan County Sheriff’s Office, records show. The investigation into Sean P. Grayson’s behavior during and after a police chase came about […]