Great Lakes News

Onee Asian Carp was found among the tens of thousands of fish killed in Chicago last week.

Wildlife officials discovered a single Asian carp Thursday in a canal leading to Lake Michigan, the nearest the destructive species has come to the Great Lakes, Illinois environmental officials said.

Not everyone was in the holiday spirit on Black Friday. The Gurnee Police Department reports that eight individuals were arrested in three separate incidents that occurred between 1 and 2:50 a.m. on Nov.

'Irish Ruth' has been waiting for the day when she could repay the men who showed her the true meaning of Thanksgiving.

Members of a church in north suburban Gurnee make it their mission to make sure sailors stationed far from home have a happy Thanksgiving.

Service organizations, such as the Moose Lodge in Wauconda as well as area American Legions, VFW posts and churches, host recruits from the Great Lakes Naval Station each year.

Navy Seaman Ernest Duplessis , son of Gwen and Ernest Duplessis of Lindenhurst, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, with honors.

The city will embrace more than 500 military men and women at the second annual Highwood for the Holidays and Tree Lighting on Dec.

Navy Seaman Recruit Kelsey M. Cartwright recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes.

In an annual tradition to mark the start of the holiday season and give thanks, the Exchange Clubs of Gurnee, Grayslake, North Chicago and the Round Lake area invite the public to attend the "One Nation Under God" prayer breakfast from 7 to 8:30 a.m. Nov.

On October 30, 2009, Emmett Tyler Griffin graduated from an eight week Navy boot camp in Great Lakes, Illinois.

The following incidents were listed among the official reports of the Lake Forest and Lake Bluff Police Departments.

A loud rumbling was their herald. It wasn't thunder on the sunny, 60-degree Sunday afternoon.

I was born in what was then this little town of Elk River, Minnesota in 1922. My mother died of double mastoiditis in 1926 when I was 3. I have no memory of her.

Thanksgiving Day, our national holiday in which we gather to give thanks for our good life, is not until the end of next month.

24 in building 190 at Naval Station Great Lakes, Route 137 and Sheridan Road. All armed forces retirees, spouses, widows and/or guests will receive updated information about retiree entitlement programs.

Where is this tattoo / piercing? Behind left ear How long have you had it? 4 weeks How many tats do you have? 2 How many piercings do you have? 5 What's the story behind this tattoo / piercing? I was driving back home from Great Lakes, IL by myself after seeing my brother in the Navy.

Registration for the popular Adopt-A-Sailor program, where sailors can share Thanksgiving dinner with area families, kicks off Monday.

Joining the Navy offers a lot of great possibilities to improve your life, develop professional skills as well as advancing your education.

Mexican, Honduran and Central American Independence will be celebrated at Fiestas Patrias, a family event from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the Greenbelt Cultural Center .