Community members, friends, and strangers lined the streets Friday to salute a fallen hero as a procession made its way to ...

Family and friends gathered Friday for the funeral Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Duenez, who is from Joliet, was one of four ...

Over seven days, hundreds of people from four countries searched a muddy bog for the missing Americans. This is their ...

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The remains of a Joliet soldier, who died in Lithuania, are now back home. Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, ...

Hearts were heavy at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville on Tuesday afternoon as the body of a US Army soldier returned home to Joliet.

Illinois flags will remain at half-staff Thursday ahead of funeral services for a fallen soldier and suburban father who was killed during a training accident in March.

The tributes honor Army Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., of Joliet. The 25-year-old and three others were killed last month when their vehicle sank in a swamp.

Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania.

Illinois flags are flying at half-staff this week in remembrance of a fallen soldier and Joliet father who was killed in a training accident last month.

People gathered Friday morning to say a final goodbye to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., a local soldier who died during a mission in Lithuania last month.

The tributes honor Army Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., of Joliet. The 25-year-old and three others were killed last month when their vehicle sank in a swamp. “This is a tragic loss of life,” D ...