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Honor Flight Chicago Fundraiser at Calamos Investments Hangar returns same time next year
Above / The Legacy Girls again performed popular songs of the World War II era when the DuPage Veterans Foundation hosted the 5th Annual...
Annual Fundraiser for Honor Flight Chicago is set for first Saturday in May
Above / Lusty Lady was one of the U.S. Marines aircraft on display at the 2014 fundraiser for Honor Flight Chicago held in the...
Honor Flight Fundraiser returns May 6, 2023, at DuPage County Fairgrounds
Above / With fond memories of vintage aircraft overhead and Honor Flight Riders the DuPage Veterans Foundation “Honor Flight Fundraiser,” the annual event held...
Flights to salute veterans
As I was driving through my neighborhood, I saw a small sign that read “Honor Flight of Chicago Salutes Our Veterans.” I immediately knew...
DuPage Veterans Foundation ‘Honor Flight’ Fundraiser now is reset for May 1, 2021
Above / With fond memories of vintage aircraft overhead and Honor Flight Riders the DuPage Veterans Foundation “Honor Flight Fundraiser,” the annual event held...
‘Operation HerStory’ seeks to identify women veterans for Honor Flight in October 2020
Above / Individuals can help Operation HerStory take flight by spreading word about first-ever Illinois Honor Flight for women only on Wed., Oct. 7,...
Transitions – Taking flight: Honoring men of color who took to the air
The Museum of Science and Industry is my favorite Chicago museum. Next to the submarine, I like the half-plane that soars over the trains. I...
Thank you for your service: Korean War Veteran returns from Honor Flight
Korean War Veteran Floyd Ermer served in the Navy during the Korean War, enlisting in 1951.
Ermer returned from an Honor Flight Wednesday evening, May...
Video: Honor Flight Riders and a Pit Bull
About 165 motorcyclists, all veterans, rode into the DuPage County Airport where the Honor Flight fundraiser was held in one of the hangars on May 5, 2018.
Municipal Band to honor Veterans during fall concert Nov. 12
UPDATE, Nov. 11, 2017 / During the annual Veterans Day tribute at Veterans Park, the Naperville Municipal Band kept the large crowd warm in...
Naperville American Legion honors ‘Citizens of the Year’
Above / Pictured are American Legion Publicist Jim Vahle, Gloria Caruso and Joe Caruso (Citizens of the Year for Service to Veterans), Trish Krenick...
Winners of Naperville Sister Cities 2017 Young Artists Showcase are honored
Above /Adam Johnson, Laurie Donahue, Philip Schulz, Brooke Grigsby, Councilwoman Patty Gustin and Patty Lindstrom pose for a photo. Schulz’s winning artwork, “Take Flight,”...
Photo Gallery: Naperville Responds ‘Strength and Honor’ Lunch 2017
Above / Naperville Responds for Veterans Immediate Past President Jack Persin, Past President Pat Bowler, keynote speaker Herschel Luckinbill and NRFV President Dan Jurjovec welcomed...
Naperville American Legion will honor 2017 Citizens of the Year on April 15
Above / Throughout the year, Dick Komarek, Jim Vahle and Lee Lindberg are active participants in Naperville American Legion Post 43 programs and events....
Naperville Responds to host ‘Strength and Honor’ Luncheon April 12
Join Naperville Responds For Veterans as they host their annual “Strength and Honor” Luncheon beginning at noon on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 to honor...
Celebrate Navy birthday, commission of USS ILLINOIS & Honor Flights for veterans
Above / On October 5, Navy veteran Jim "Doc" Daly took the Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., accompanied by his guardian, Naperville resident Bill...
Photo Gallery: American Legion honors citizens and students
The Naperville American Legion Post 43 recognized three citizens for service to the community and awarded two students with scholarships Saturday evening at the...
Ice cream stores host ‘Day of Giving’ to benefit Honor Flights
To commemorate the sacrifices remembered on Memorial Day in May, owners of more than 65 Chicago area and Northwest Indiana Culver's restaurants recently hosted...
DuPage Veterans attracted more than 1,200 to their Honor Flight fundraiser
UPDATE / May 10, 2014: This past Wed., May 7, another Honor Flight Chicago departed from Midway Airport to Washington, D.C., with World War...
WSPN announces 2013 honorees to be recognized at Meson Sabika
Above / John and Mae Calamos, 2013 Philanthropists of the Year. (PN File Photo)
The West Suburban Philanthropic Network (WSPN) recently announced the 2013 honorees...
