Veterans

Gotta start by offering a huge "thank you" to all of our veterans, current service members, and their families on this Veterans Day 2014. The sacrifice made by all who volunteer to keep us safe is appreciated more than I ever could put into words...

To all of our veterans out there, whenever you served, wherever you served, thank you.    

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois treasurer Dan Rutherford is again trying to reunite veterans and their families with lost military medals, ribbons, dog tags and paperwork left in unclaimed safe-deposit boxes. Rutherford says his office has 120 unclaimed military metals in the Capitol vault in Springfield...

This likely is the first of many offers for our local veterans and service members to enjoy a free meal on November 11. Rockford’s Texas Roadhouse has done it for the past three years and once again invites both veterans and active members of U...

John Gregory -- Illinois Radio Network Despite attacks by Bruce Rauner, Gov. Pat Quinn is sticking by his record on veterans’ issues. Rauner has claimed Illinois veterans have been hurting under Quinn’s leadership of the state, but Quinn says his record says otherwise, pointing to programs designed to help veterans get jobs and buy homes...

The sad fact is that every day we are losing veterans who have served in our past wars. And when these vets pass away, many times all their stories go with them. One group of students at Harlem High School is doing what they can to preserve those stories for future generations On "Riley & Scot" this week, we talked with a representative from Harlem High School's Veteran Documentary &

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network A program that helps veterans who are first-time home buyers purchase homes in Illinois has now surpassed $200 million in lending, the Illinois Housing Development Authority announced Friday. The Welcome Home Heroes program began in 2011 with $20 million from the state’s capital construction program...

Bruce Rauner is attacking Gov. Pat Quinn in an area that has long been a focus for Quinn—helping veterans. Rauner is rolling out a new veterans coalition supporting his campaign, including veterans now in politics, such as U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill...

Anyone who’s listened to “Riley & Scot” knows the respect we have for our veterans and for our current service members. We try never to miss an opportunity to pay them the honor they deserve. Today we shine a spotlight on Navy Petty Officer Jason Butz from Dekalb, who’s serving aboard the serving aboard the USS Maine (SSBN 741) Blue Crew in the U.S. ...

Jim Anderson -- Illinois Radio Network Waiting times to get into VA hospitals are longer than the VA admits, according to the American Legion. Marty Conaster, the membership director for the American Legion in Illinois and former national commander, says there’s a lot of waiting that’s not included in the VA report that came out this week on waiting for services at VA facilities over the last deca