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The Navy has identified a sailor who died last week from a gunshot wound at Naval Station Great Lakes, Illinois. Seaman Recruit Kayshawn Wilkerson, 18, died Wednesday following an incident at the base ...

Traveling up from the Great Lakes, Illinois, the Liberty Call Brass Band has joined in the festivities of the week by performing all over the Twin Ports. On July 2nd, they were set to perform on the ...

Authorities are investigating after a sailor died at Naval Station Great Lakes this week, the U.S. Navy has announced. The death occurred Wednesday at the Naval Station, according to a spokesperson.

This story has been updated to include the recruit’s name. A Navy sailor in boot camp at Naval Station Great Lakes, Ill., died Wednesday, the Lake County Coroner’s Office announced Friday. Kayshawn ...

CHICAGO (WGN) — A former U.S. Navy sailor faces two decades in prison after pleading guilty to plotting to attack Naval Station Great Lakes in North Chicago, allegedly on behalf of Iran’s Islamic ...

The U.S. Navy is bringing Navy Week to Branson/Springfield, Missouri, from August 25-31, 2025. As part of a nationwide outreach effort, Branson/Springfield Navy Week will connect Sailors with the ...

ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. (WLS) -- On Christmas Day, a group of U.S. Navy recruits took a field trip like no other. The 45 young men and women boarded a bus from naval Station Great Lakes in North ...