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After a long Memorial Day weekend, it was back to work and the normal routine for many. What wasn't normal was the fact that the US military's 'Doomsday Plane' just flew over Illinois and Iowa, but it's fine. It's probably fine.

There's no reason for alarm even though I'm about to use the word "doomsday" here. The Air Force plane designed for worst-case scenarios just flew over Missouri and Illinois last week, but no worries. I hope.

This is such an important unwritten rule to follow anywhere when paying respects in a cemetery. These are tributes to servicemen and women. DO NOT TAKE THEM.

Illinois State Treasurer Michael Frerichs' office holds more than 100 military medals and ribbons that were surrendered as unclaimed property, and there's nothing they'd like better than to reunite the medals with the men and women who were awarded them, or get them to the servicemember's family.

Today is Veterans Day 2020, and there are plenty of Illinois restaurants and other businesses that are saying thank you to vets by offering up some nice specials.

The newest littoral combat ship will be called the USS Beloit to honor the city's contributions to the navy and the country's national security.

The next time you get all worked up about shoveling snow, you may want to think about this guy.

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network What will be the final result of an increased U.S. military presence do in Syria? U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin isn’t quite sure. Durbin says he’s willing to support President Obama’s decision to deploy special operations troops to advise fighters against Islamic State militants, but doesn’t have an answer for what the U...

We here at 1440 WROK want to say thank you to our enlisted men and women, and their families, in the Rockford area who sacrifice so much for all of us all year long. That's why we’re supporting “Townsquare Cares for Military Families.”

Illinois Congressman Adam Kinzinger joins us regularly on the show and one thing that is true about all his appearances: he's always willing to answer the big questions, even on topics that might be controversial or unpopular with portions of the Republican party...