Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep Naval Station Great Lakes true to its mission as the home of the U.S. Navy’s largest training center despite its new role as a staging area for a deportation surge.

In its long and storied history, Naval Station Great Lakes has had various missions. From training the nation’s sailors, to treating some 11,000 Vietnam War wounded, to hosting the first freed ...

Those around when the then-Great Lakes Naval Training Center was dedicated on Oct. 28, 1911, by President William Howard Taft surely didn’t see the future growth that would occur at the North Chicago ...

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