Smith presented with Illinois Army National Guard "Staff Eagle"
January 10, 2024
Illinois Army National Guard Col. Eric Smith, the Commander of the 34th Division Sustainment Brigade, was presented with the "Staff Eagle" for serving as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4) in the Illinois National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters from July 2022 to September 2023.

Stafford, Michigan Native Promoted to Major in the Illinois National Guard
January 9, 2024
Maj. Vern Meissner, the commander of the Illinois Army National Guard’s headquarters company for Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois, addressed the crowd during his promotion ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield Jan. 6.

Chicago South Suburbs Native Promoted to Major
January 9, 2024
Maj. Andrew Sanchez, a branch chief under the Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (G4), was pinned with the major rank by his mother, Lucia Kulbartz, during a promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 6. The two shared an embrace after Sanchez received his new rank.

From ROTC Cadet to Lieutenant Colonel, an Illinois National Guard Soldier from Chatham Gets Promoted
January 8, 2024
The Illinois Army National Guard’s staff officer in the Illinois Army National Guard Headquarters’ Plans, Operations, and Training Directorate (G3), Nicholas Krzensinki, was promoted to lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at the Illinois Military Academy on Camp Lincoln in Springfield on Jan. 4.

Chicago South Side Native Promoted to Sergeant in the Illinois National Guard, Deploying to Europe
January 8, 2024
Capt. Cameron Ward, the 1863rd’s Commander, Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army of the Illinois National Guard and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, Sgt. Dejuan Patterson, a military pay chief with the 1863rd and Patterson’s family gathered for a group photo after the mobilization and promotion ceremony at the Northwest Armory in Chicago Jan. 5.

Chicago-based Finance Unit Mobilizes for Overseas Mission
January 8, 2024
Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, Assistant Adjutant General – Army, and Commander of the Illinois Army National Guard, thanks the families of the Soldiers in the 1863rd Finance Management Support Detachment during a mobilization ceremony at the Northwest Armory in Chicago Jan. 5.

Illinois National Guard Continued to Achieve in its 300th Year
December 29, 2023

Pleasant Plains Soldier Retires after 26 Year Career
December 26, 2023
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Ryan Little thanks family and friends for their support throughout his 26 years of service in the Illinois Army National Guard during a retirement ceremony Dec. 21 at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois. Little will retire from the Illinois Army National Guard Dec. 31.

13 Soldiers Graduate from Illinois Army National Guard Military Honors State Certification Course
December 19, 2023
Thirteen Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard graduated from the Military Funeral Honors State Certification course at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, Dec. 16.

Vietnam Veterans of Quincy, Illinois, Army National Guard Unit Present Memorial Plaque to Modern Unit
December 18, 2023
The 180 names of the Soldiers who served in Vietnam with the Illinois Army National Guard's 126th Supply and Services Co. of Quincy, Illinois, are inscribed on a plaque that was presented by the Vietnam Veterans of that unit to the modern 126th Quartermaster Co. on Dec. 17 as part of the unit's family holiday party.

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Illinois Army National Guard trucks line up prior to June's parade. 

The temperature was 23-degrees Fahrenheit, but it was a warm June Day in Auburn, Illinois, Dec. 17 as the Illinois National Guard joined hundreds of first responders and community groups from across the region to give 3-year-old June Peden-Stade a parade.  The Make A Wish Foundation reached out to the City of Auburn with June's wish this week and supporters flocked in from all over Central Illinois to make the parade a reality, including 10 trucks and about 20 Soldiers from the Illinois Army National Guard's 232nd Combat Sustainment Support Battalion; Charlie Company of the 634th Brigade Support Battalion; Battery B of the 2nd Battalion, 123rd Field Artillery; and the 3637th Maintenance Company - all based in Springfield.

Illinois National Guard Helps Make 3-Year-Old June Peden-Stade's Wish for a Parade a Reality