Credit Gloria Casas

Nalini Patel waited for the phone call every Thursday. It was the only way she knew for certain that her grandson, Marine Cpl Param Patel, was safe. “We worried every single day...

Credit Lee Ann Gill

Their stories are painful and poignant. For Memorial Day, Patch interviewed local veterans from Lake and McHenry counties and shared their stories here through stories, photos and ...

Credit C.M. Schmidlkofer

Don Andrews was a man with a plan. He joined the U. S. Marine Corps as soon as he turned 18 in 1987, planning to take advantage of the G.I. Bill to attend college afterward. While in th...

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Veterans in need have a chance to learn of services and opportunities April 11 and 12 at the Spring Veterans Conference at the Harvest Bible Chapel in Crystal Lake. The conference r...