GREAT LAKES, Ill. (WLS) -- The Great Lakes Naval Station was on lockdown Friday morning after a vehicle drove through an entrance gate. A black Toyota Camry "made an unauthorized entry into Gate One" ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- For the next few weeks, we are counting down to the 200th birthday of Illinois. We are doing that by celebrating some of the places that make our state special. Friday ...

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently contacted an Illinois naval base for assistance with future missions, Navy officials confirmed. The department, which oversees immigration enforcement ...

Four Bears players spent their day off Oct. 21 at Naval Station Great Lakes, touring the facility and meeting military personnel. Offensive tackle Theo Benedet, running back Travis Homer, defensive ...

Three members of Illinois’ congressional delegation arrived at Naval Station Great Lakes Friday morning, hoping to meet with naval personnel and officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...

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 ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WCJB) - Investigators determined an 18-year-old recruit from Ocala who died at a Navy training site in Illinois committed suicide. According to our affiliate in Chicago, first ...