Marine Corps made Chad Hochstatter more mature, set him on right path
Mendota native Chad Hochstatter credits his four years in the Marine Corps for setting him on the right path. Now, he’s the school resource officer at Mendota High School and is heavily involved in youth sports in
U.S. Marine transitions to success in steel industry
Chandler Bedecker, a Streator native, recently made the transition from being in the military service to a career in civilian life as a mill helper at Nucor Tubular Products in Marseilles.
Streator’s J.T. Huey hopes to help others win the game of life
Streator boys and girls soccer coach J.T. Huey served in the Army and was stationed in the Diyala Province, which at the time hotbed of the Iraqi insurgency, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom after the 9/11
Navy veteran Fran Baker founded the Illinois Valley Rugby Club in 2019
Fran Baker of La Salle enlisted in the Navy on St. Patrick’s Day 1993 intending to find a new direction.
Princeton’s Kristian Wahlgren has seen the world with the Navy
He’s been to 47 countries and six continents, but everything for Kristian Wahlgren comes back to growing up in Princeton and playing sports with neighborhood friends on Church Street in Princeton and at Princeton High School.
U.S. Army veteran found calling in fire service
Ed Levy has been with Streator FD for many years and prides himself on his committment to service after his time in the U.S. Army.
Dust-off chopper pilot Jack Leininger ‘one of the lucky ones’
Marseilles resident Jack Leininger, a native of Varna, saves thousands of live with his rescue helicopter in Vietnam.
Marseilles High School dropout finds career in U.S. Navy’s ‘silent service’
Daniel Higgins, who dropped out of Marseilles High School at 17, made it way around the world during a decorated career on US Navy submarines.
U.S. Marine transitions to success in steel industry
Chandler Bedecker, a Streator native, recently made the transition from being in the military service to a career in civilian life as a mill helper at Nucor Tubular Products in Marseilles.
Streator’s J.T. Huey hopes to help others win the game of life
Streator boys and girls soccer coach J.T. Huey served in the Army and was stationed in the Diyala Province, which at the time hotbed of the Iraqi insurgency, as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom after the 9/11