Veterans

Green porch lights started popping up right after Halloween and I had absolutely no clue of the special meaning behind them. They Are a tribute to veterans.

If you've ever taken a couple of minutes to look up a bill that's making its way through Illinois state government, you've probably discovered that reading all the language crammed into a bill takes some time to get done. Not this time, though.

This week's Hometown Hero is a Veteran from Rockford who is suffering from multiple medical issues caused by the Vietnam War.

Don't throw your real tree on the curb after Christmas, bring it to this man in Rockford so he can repurpose it into free canes for Veterans.

I started seeing green porch lights the week after Halloween and had no idea that there is a quite beautiful meaning behind them.

It's bad enough learning that the men and women who most deserve our respect are being targeted by scam artists. It's worse knowing that this sort of thing is drawing attention on Veterans Day.

The Olympic Tavern in Rockford has famously been at Fulton and Main since 1945.

Depending upon your outlook, that headline may anger, disappoint, and/or depress you; or you may feel like Samuel Johnson felt in April of 1775 when he said "Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel."

Over a decade ago, two Milwaukee men started a music program that has helped rescue many veterans from the struggles of PTSD, including suicide.

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