A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Illinois, died Wednesday, the Navy confirmed. While the U.S. Navy did not immediately identify a cause of death, an investigation is ...

For those who have not passed through the gates of the installation, Great Lakes plays a key role in the 250-year-old United States Navy. It is its only “boot camp,” which is where new recruits from ...

Officials are investigating the death of a sailor at the Naval Station Great Lakes on Wednesday. There was a large police response on Wednesday at the North Chicago facility. "We are saddened to ...

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Illinois lawmakers vowed to keep Naval Station Great Lakes true to its mission as the home of the U.S. Navy’s largest training center despite its new role as a staging area for a deportation surge.

WASHINGTON — A recruit assigned to Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., died Wednesday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the Lake County Coroner’s Office said Friday. Kayshawn Wilkerson, an 18-year-old ...

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Editor’s note: This report has been updated to include the recruit’s identity and a release from the Lake County Coroner’s Office. A recruit assigned to Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, ...

The 300 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents expected to arrive in the Chicago area will be based at Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago. The site could also host the National Guard.