Purple Heart

SPRINGFIELD - State officials honored about 5,000 Illinois Purple Heart recipients for service to the United States.The military veterans were honored…

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs has returned a Purple Heart medal to the family of Marine killed during the Vietnam War. Frerichs returned the…

An Army veteran wounded in 2005 has belatedly received a military award. Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs officials say it came to their attention…

The cemetery where Abraham Lincoln rests has a new monument, honoring those awarded a Purple Heart. It was dedicated and turned over to the Illinois…

The Veterans Day Ceremony at the World War I and II Memorial at the Peoria County Courthouse included a rare Purple Heart pinning. Retired Army Master…