Veterans

An Illinois State University student who is a Navy veteran plans to run a 50-kilometer race — about 31 miles — next month to raise money for the Homeless Veterans in America Relief Foundation.

Heyworth is hosting a free concert on June 19 that will feature music that tells local veterans' stories of their time in the military. The challenge: the songs will be written the same day they're performed.

This collaboration will open doors for veterans to attend a variety of free performances at the Bloomington Center for the Performing Arts [BCPA] and the Grossinger Motors Arena.

The government filed its brief Monday in the case of James Rudisill, a decorated Army vet who says he was shorted on college money.

The U.S. Army has made the mayor of Normal a distinguished member of the 506th Infantry Regiment, a designation given to those who preserve the history and traditions of the unit.

Lena Doering was just 5 years old in 1940, when Germany, under Adolf Hitler, invaded Romania, where her family lived. They were rounded up and put on a train heading out of the country.

A ceremony on Veterans Day on Thursday at the McLean County Museum of History evoked many memories for local veterans.

Two decades after the 9/11 attacks on American soil, the Twin City community came together on Saturday for the 2021 Red, White and Blue Rally to honor lost that day, and to recognize military veterans and first responders who have kept the country safe since then.

Some people have moved beyond the anguish of 9/11. For others, the pain is raw and new two decades later. For many 9/11 is history that has shaped the nation. Others believe it continues to echo in our national image and policies.

World War II soldier Clarence Brotherton will be buried in Gibson City after his remains were finally identified.