STATE OFFICIALS ARE THANKING ILLINOIS VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE.
AT AN EVENT IN CHICAGO...GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER SAID RECENT AND LONG-TIME VETERANS ARE OUR HEROES.
STATE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS DIRECTOR STEPHEN CURDA ALSO ATTENDED THE EVENT IN CHICAGO, SAYING IT'S ALWAYS AN HONOR TO SPEAK TO THOSE WHO HAVE GIVEN SO MUCH FOR THEIR COUNTRY.
200 ILLINOIS VETS WILL BE HONORED FOR THEIR DEDICATION AND CONTINUED COMMUNITY SERVICE AT THE ILLINOIS BICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION PARTY IN CHICAGO ON DECEMBER THIRD.