GREAT LAKES, Ill. (WLS) -- The Great Lakes Naval Station was on lockdown Friday morning after a vehicle drove through an entrance gate. A black Toyota Camry "made an unauthorized entry into Gate One" ...

In its long and storied history, Naval Station Great Lakes has had various missions. From training the nation’s sailors, to treating some 11,000 Vietnam War wounded, to hosting the first freed ...

Many federal workers are struggling to make ends meet amid the ongoing government shutdown, including firefighters at the Great Lakes Fire Department at Naval Station Great Lakes. One lieutenant said ...

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ICE Special Response Team rehearse chasing a subject at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers in Brunswick, Georgia, Aug. 21, 2025. (Fran Ruchalski/AP) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...

NORTH CHICAGO, Ill. (WLS) -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has left its "Operation Midway Blitz" command center at Naval Station Great Lakes, city officials confirmed to ABC7 Chicago Sunday ...

Naval Station Great Lakes, a U.S. military base in Chicago's suburbs, could be used to assist ICE operations as the Trump administration gears up to conduct a major immigration enforcement effort in ...

Three members of Illinois’ congressional delegation arrived at Naval Station Great Lakes Friday morning, hoping to meet with naval personnel and officials of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ...