The USS Illinois was authorized under the Two-Ocean Navy Act of July 19, 1940. This was a legislative attempt to bolster what was feared to be a flagging United States Navy in response to growing ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Money is being raised to keep a tradition alive at the University of Illinois. The USS Illinois bell has been ringing in victories for generations of Illini fans ...

WCIA Champaign USS Illinois Bell needs donations for repairs Posted: March 4, 2025 | Last updated: March 4, 2025 CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) — Money is being raised to keep a tradition at the ...

The USS Illinois (BB-65) was one proposed Iowa-class battleship that might have altered the fate of World War II. But the ...

BREMERTON, Wash. — The USS Nimitz aircraft carrier passed by Seattle for what was likely its final deployment before it will leave Naval Base Kitsap next year ahead of its planned decommissioning.

Sailors prepare to man the rails of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) in San Diego on June 28, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo Aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN-68) will make one last homeport change ...

“The bell came from the USS Illinois ... that was supposed to be the fifth Iowa Class battleship built during World War II,” said Lt. Cmdr. John P. Thompson, executive officer of Naval ROT ...

The people of Illinois have spoken, and they overwhelmingly favor retaining the current state flag. Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias has announced the results of the state flag ...

The federal government will shut down if a funding bill is not passed by the end of Friday. Illinois has over 40,000 federal civilian employees who could be working with pay, working without pay ...

After thousands of submissions, 10 finalists and nearly 385,000 votes, the state of Illinois may not have a new flag after all. "The results are, let's just say, overwhelming," Illinois Secretary ...

Today is Tuesday, March 4, the 63rd day of 2025. There are 302 days left in the year. Today in history: Advertisement Article continues below this ad On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln ...

When Morez Johnson Jr. took an ugly spill against Michigan State in an Illinois loss on Feb. 15 in Champaign and it was learned that he had suffered a broken left wrist, the fear was that the ...