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Throughout its existence the Illinois National Guard has served the State on countless occasions during times of natural disaster or in giving assistance to law enforcement agencies at the State and local level. The Guard is proud to have as one of its primary missions the protection of its citizens. This table list the occasions when the Illinois National Guard has been called to State Active Duty.
YEAR |
ACTIVITY |
| 1871 | Chicago-Fire |
| 1875 | Chicago-Civil disturbance |
| 1877 | Various-Civil disturbance, railroad strikes |
| 1877 | Braidwood-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1878 | Chicago-Civil disturbance |
| 1883 | Madison and St. Clair Counties-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1885 | Joliet and Lamont-Civil disturbance |
| 1886 | E. St. Louis-Civil Disturbance |
| 1886 | Cook County-Civil disturbance, Union Stock Yards, Haymarket Riot |
| 1889 | Braidwood-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1889 | Spring Valley-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1893 | Joliet and Chicago-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Toluca-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | La Salle-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Centralia-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Pana-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Minonke-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Wenona-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Carterville-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Pekin and Peoria-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Edinburg-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Mount Olive-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Chicago-Civil disturbance, Pullman Strike |
| 1894 | Decatur, Danville and Springfield-Civil disturbance, railroad strike |
| 1894 | Cairo and Mound City-Civil disturbance, railroad strike |
| 1894 | Spring Valley- Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1894 | Chicago- Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1896 | E. St. Louis-Tornado |
| 1897 | Fulton County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1898 | Pana and Virden-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1899 | Carterville-Civil disturbance, mines |
| 1902 | Eldorado-Civil disturbance, race riot |
| 1903 | E. St. Louis-Flood |
| 1904 | Zeigler-Civil disturbance |
| 1908 | Springfield-Civil disturbance, race riot |
| 1909 | Cairo-Civil disturbance, race riot |
| 1910 | Vienna-Civil disturbance, race riot | 1910 | Cairo-Civil disturbance |
| 1910 | Vermillion County-Civil disturbance, race riot |
| 1911 | Taylorville-Civil disturbance |
| 1911 | Gillespie-Civil disturbance |
| 1912 | Rock Island-Civil disturbance |
| 1913 | Salem-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1913 | Shawneetown-Flood |
| 1913 | Cairo-Flood |
| 1913 | Mound City-Flood |
| 1913 | Meredosia-Flood |
| 1913 | Benton-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1915 | Murphysboro-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1916 | La Salle and Oglesby-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1917 | E. St. Louis-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1917 | Mattoon-Cyclone |
| 1917 | Charleston-Cyclone |
| 1917 | E. St. Louis-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1917 | Springfield-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1917 | Mt. Vernon-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1919 | Chicago-Visit of King Albert of Belgium |
| 1920 | Chicago-Tornado |
| 1920 | Elgin-Tornado |
| 1920 | Kewanee-Civil disturbance, strike |
| 1920 | W. Frankfort-Civil disturbance, race riot |
| 1922 | Williamson County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1922 | Clinton-Civil disturbance, railroad strike |
| 1922 | Bloomington-Civil disturbance, railroad strike |
| 1922 | Joliet-Civil disturbance, railroad strike |
| 1923 | Tamms-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1923 | Hillsboro-Civil disturbance, union riots |
| 1924 | Williamson County-Civil disturbance |
| 1924 | Mound City-Civil disturbance, riot |
| 1925 | Murphysboro-Tornado |
| 1926 | Williamson County-Civil disturbance |
| 1926 | Mundelein-Eucharistic Congress crowd control |
| 1927 | Cairo-Flood |
| 1927 | E. Peoria-Flood |
| 1928 | Rockford-Tornado |
| 1929 | Quincy-Flood |
| 1929 | Taylorville-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1929 | Christian County- Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1931 | Stateville Prison-riot |
| 1931 | Vandalia-Civil disturbance, Illinois State Farm |
| 1932 | E. St. Louis-Civil disturbance |
| 1932 | Christian County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1932 | Fulton County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1933 | Christian County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1933 | Sangamon County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1933 | Saline County-Civil disturbance, coal mine |
| 1934 | Tazewell County-Civil disturbance |
| 1935 | Stephenson County-Civil disturbance |
| 1937 | Hennepin-Wrecked plane from Mass. N.G. |
| 1937 | Southern Counties-Flood |
| 1938 | Belleville-Tornado |
| 1938 | Pekin-Tornado |
| 1940 | Alton-Tornado |
| 1942 | Hardin County-Protect property (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1942 | Guarding waterway from Lamont to Hardin (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1942 | Mount Vernon-Protect property (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1942 | Alvin-Tornado (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1942 | Kewanee-Explosion and fire (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1942 | Alton-Guarding Western Cartridge Company (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1942 | Dixon-Train wreck (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1943 | Miss., Ill., Ohio, and Wabash River Floods (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1944 | Mississippi and Illinois River Floods (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1944 | Mississippi River Flood (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1944 | Stephenson County-Tornado (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1945 | Quincy-Tornado (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1945 | Princeton-Tornado (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1945 | Delevan-Tornado (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1945 | Chicago-Transportation for soldiers (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1946 | Mississippi and Illinois Rivers-Flood (IL Res. Militia) |
| 1948 | Alton-Tornado |
| 1948 | Macoupin and Madison Counties-Tornado |
| 1949 | Wood River-Tornado |
| 1949 | Wabash River-Flood |
| 1949 | Effingham-Fire |
| 1950 | Wabash River-Flood |
| 1950 | Mississippi River-Flood |
| 1951 | La Salle and Livingston Counties-Flood |
| 1951 | Cicero-Civil disturbance |
| 1951 | Jackson County-Tornado |
| 1952 | Mattoon-Explosion and fire |
| 1952 | Mississippi River-Flood |
| 1954 | Ottawa-Flood |
| 1954 | Calumet City-Flood |
| 1954 | Cook and La Salle Counties-Flood |
| 1955 | Dedication of Grant Memorial |
| 1955-56 | New Year’s Eve crowd control |
| 1956 | Labor Day crowd control |
| 1957 | Sangamon and St. Clair Counties-Flood |
| 1957 | Jefferson and Jackson Counties-Tornado |
| 1958 | Logan County-Explosion |
| 1958 | Northwest Tollway dedication |
| 1959 | Springfield-Visit of President of El Salvador |
| 1959 | Springfield-Visit of President of Ireland |
| 1959 | Springfield-Visit of King of Jordan |
| 1960 | Adams and Hancock Counties-Flood |
| 1961 | Alexander, Clinton, Gallatin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Marion,St. Clair and White Counties-Floods |
| 1961 | Springfield-Inauguration |
| 1964 | Sangamon County-Snow storm |
| 1964 | Gallatin County-Flood |
| 1965 | Mississippi River-Flood |
| 1965 | Chicago-Civil disturbance |
| 1966 | Chicago-Civil disturbance |
| 1966 | Cicero-Civil disturbance |
| 1967 | Whiteside County-Civil disturbance |
| 1967 | Chicago-Snow storm |
| 1967 | Cook and Boone Counties-Tornado |
| 1967 | Cairo-Civil disturbance |
| 1968 | Chicago-Civil disturbance-Dr. Martin Luther King assassination |
| 1968 | Joliet-Civil disturbance |
| 1968 | Chicago-Democratic National Convention |
| 1969 | Northern Illinois-Flood |
| 1969 | Chicago and Cairo-Civil disturbances |
| 1969 | Whiteside and Henderson Counties-Flood |
| 1969 | Chicago-Civil disturbance |
| 1970 | Carbondale, Urbana, Dekalb-Civil disturbances |
| 1970 | Evanston-Civil disturbance |
| 1970 | Carbondale-Civil disturbance |
| 1971 | Central and Southern Illinois-Floods |
| 1973 | Randolph, Jersey, McHenry, Kane, Adams, Winnebago, Calhoun, Pike, Morgan, Greene, and Scott. Counties-Floods |
| 1974 | Entire State-Trucker’s Strike |
| 1974 | Tazewell County-Flood |
| 1974 | Cook County-Chemical leak |
| 1974 | Macon County-Tank car explosion |
| 1975 | Winnebago County-Flood |
| 1975 | Fulton County-Tornado |
| 1976 | Sangamon County-Fireman’s Strike |
| 1977 | Macoupin County-Grain elevator explosion |
| 1977 | Cook County-Escaped prisoner search |
| 1977 | Williamson County-Civil disturbance |
| 1977 | Morgan County-Search for weapons |
| 1977 | Trauma helicopter flight-one mission for the year |
| 1978 | Marion-Civil disturbance, coal miner strike |
| 1978 | Central Illinois-Snow storm |
| 1978 | Randolph County-Coal train security |
| 1978 | Central Illinois-Ice storm |
| 1978 | Springfield-Visit of President Jimmy Carter |
| 1978 | Dunlap-Provide emergency water |
| 1978 | Pontiac-Prison riot |
| 1978 | Carpentersville-Provide emergency water |
| 1978 | Clinton-Assist in prison search |
| 1978 | Trauma flights-two missions for the year |
| 1979 | Northern Illinois-Snow storm |
| 1979 | Robbins-Snow storm |
| 1979 | Stateville Prison-riot |
| 1979 | Southern Illinois-Snow storm |
| 1979 | Southern Illinois-Flood |
| 1979 | Northern Illinois-Flood |
| 1979 | Entire State-Trucker’s Strike |
| 1979 | Chicago-Visit of the Pope |
| 1979 | Trauma flights-23 missions for the year |
| 1980 | Central Illinois-Snow storm |
| 1980 | Pontiac-Flood |
| 1980 | Lewiston-Provide emergency water |
| 1980 | W. Frankfort and Carbondale-Tornado |
| 1980 | Marion-Assist law enforcement agencies |
| 1980 | Trauma flights-56 missions for the year |
| 1981 | Summer and Bridgeport-Provide emergency water |
| 1981 | Peoria-Transport blood |
| 1981 | Galatia-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Mattoon-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Quincy-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Vandalia-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Belleville-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Chicago-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Effingham-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Shelbyville-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Peoria-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Jerseyville-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Pittsfield-Coal Miner’s Strike |
| 1981 | Trauma flights-23 missions for the year |
| 1982 | E. St. Louis-Snow storm |
| 1982 | Pontiac-Snow storm |
| 1982 | Marion-Tornado |
| 1982 | Trauma flights-36 missions for the year |
| 1983 | Springfield-Support to law enforcement (Medivac) |
| 1983 | Kewanee-Wrecker support/semi removal |
| 1983 | Pontiac-Snow storm |
| 1983 | Pontiac-Armory used for shelter |
| 1983 | Henry County-Snow storm |
| 1983 | Trauma flights-64 missions for the year |
| 1984 | Shawnee National Park-Marijuana detection |
| 1984 | Trauma flights-25 missions for the year |
| 1985 | Cairo-Snow storm |
| 1985 | Lewiston and Rushville-Flood |
| 1985 | Shawnee National Park-Marijuana detection |
| 1985 | Southern Illinois-Support State Police |
| 1985 | Alexander County-Support State Police |
| 1985 | Trauma flights-128 missions for the year |
| 1986 | Central Illinois-Marijuana detection |
| 1986 | Jasper, Fayette, and Cumberland Counties-Marijuana detection |
| 1986 | Adams County-Flood |
| 1986 | Northern Illinois-Floods |
| 1986 | Trauma flights-84 missions for the year |
| 1987 | Northern Illinois-Floods |
| 1987 | Central Illinois-Marijuana detection |
| 1987 | Trauma flights-nine missions for the year |
| 1988 | Southern Illinois-Marijuana detection |
| 1988 | Trauma flights-six missions for the year |
| 1989 | Allendale-Tornado |
| 1990 | Mahomet-Ice storm |
| 1990 | Champaign-Ice storm |
| 1990 | Plainfield-Tornado |
| 1990 | Chicago-Provide emergency water |
| 1992 | Chicago-Flood |
| 1993 | Lake County-Flood |
| 1993 | Grafton-Flood |
| 1993 | Mississippi River Flood (the “Great Flood”) |
| 1993 | Chicago-Bulls playoffs |
| 1994 | Pontiac-Snow storm |
| 1994 | Sangamon River Flood (the “Not so great flood”) |
| 1995 | Quincy-Mississippi River Flood |
| 1996 | Chicago-Civil disturbance, NBA Championship Game |
| 1996 | Northern Illinois-Flood |
| 1996 | Chicago-Democratic National Convention |
| 2001 | Airport Security-11 airports throughout the state |
| 2001 | Jo Davies County-Flood |
| 2001 | Henry County-Flood |
| 2001 | Rock Island-Flood |
| 2002 | Entire State-Flooding |
| 2003 | Chicago/Springfield-Homeland Defense Exercise |