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Illinois Honors Tuskegee Airmen With Highway Video

Travelers visiting one northern Illinois rest stop may now see a video tribute to Chicago's legendary Tuskegee Airmen.

State Transportation Secretary Ann Schneider unveiled the video Friday at the Prairie View rest area on Interstate 57 in Will County.

The Chicago "DODO" chapter of fighters was part of the highly decorated Tuskegee Airmen, the first group of black U.S. military pilots.

They flew more than 15,000 combat sorties during World War II and continue today with programs to provide education opportunities to young people.

The rest area is just south of the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Trail. It runs along I-57 from Sauk Trail Road to Wentworth Avenue in Chicago.

The Transportation Department installed signs to mark the trail.

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