A federal judge Thursday sentenced a former U.S. Navy sailor to 12 years in prison for plotting a terrorist attack at Naval ...

A judge handed a prison sentence to a former Navy sailor who plotted an attack against Naval Station Great Lakes.

The Pentagon is using parts of the base — about 40 miles north of the city — to house Department of Homeland Security immigration enforcement operations.

Here’s a look back at how Naval Station Great Lakes came to be and its mission through times of war and peace.

GREAT LAKES, Ill. -- An 18-year-old Navy recruit died during boot camp in Illinois this past week. Spokesman Lt. Joseph W. Pfaff said Kelsey Nobles of Mobile, Alabama, died Tuesday after collapsing ...

U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, and U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Highland Park, visited Naval Station Great Lakes ...