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Governor J.B. Pritzker is calling in more reinforcements to help fight flooding. Last week, the governor activated 200 National Guard soldiers for the…
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With only three weeks until Election Day, the Illinois State Board of Elections wants to reassure voters their information is safe from cyberattacks. The…
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Governor Bruce Rauner says if asked by President Trump, he would send Illinois National Guard soldiers to the U.S.-Mexico border.“Frankly, the president…
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Late last month a bus carrying about 25 Texan students, mostly Latino, rolled into Springfield. The group was on a mission concerning the legacy of Santa…
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Illinois has long had a day to honor Gold Star Mothers. For the first time Monday the state recognized the rest of their families.Portraits -- black and…
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Gov. Bruce Rauner has appointed a new commander of the Illinois Air National Guard. Brig. Gen. Ronald E. Paul of Springfield will serve as assistant…
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The Illinois National Guard's commanding officer says for years the guard has been planning for the biggest catastrophes that could affect Illinois, like…
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It was weeks after Abraham Lincoln's death in mid-April, that has body made it from Washington, D.C. back to Springfield, Illinois. The lifting of a…
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Missouri's governor has brought in the National Guard to help to help deal with rioting in Ferguson, outside of St. Louis. Protests that erupted there…
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Americans often hear that deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq are overstressing the citizen-soldiers of the National Guard.Typical of such critics is…