War is hell, but moving is worse. Just ask the folks at Chanute Air Force Base, who by September must pack, label, load and ship out nearly everything on this soon-to-close 2,460-acre training ...

RANTOUL — It was 1993 when Chanute Air Force Base closed. With about $200 million having been spent on environmental cleanup of the 2,125-acre former base, the work continues.

RANTOUL — Between 1917 and 1993, Chanute Air Field and Air Force Base trained more than 2 million men and women for the U.S. Army Air Corps and U.S. Air Force.