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.

More than 20 firefighting units were called to the former Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul after a fire started in one of the abandoned buildings. More for You.

No matter how long the Persian Gulf war lasts, Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, will close as planned in late 1993, Air Force officials say.”It`s business as usual on that issue,” Capt. Jack ...

That’s where they’ll update community members about chemicals at the former Chanute Air Force Base. Per and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are thousands of chemicals that can be found in ...

Rantoul officials have worked hard over the years to repurpose the former Chanute Air Force Base into something new. Some of the changes turned out to be unqualified successes. Other ...

Closing Chanute Air Force Base in Downstate Rantoul would reduce that town`s population by 60 percent, close most schools in town and leave one out of four homes shuttered, according to a new study… ...

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.

RANTOUL - Clean up crews are demolishing three water towers on the former Chanute Air Force Base. It's part of the Air Force's major clean up plan for the entire base.

The government this year acknowledged Agent Orange’s presence at 17 bases, but not others where evidence is mounting — including Fort Ord in California and, possibly, Chanute Air Force Base in ...

RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Rantoul residents will be able to learn about the water contamination from “forever chemicals” at the former Chanute Air Force Base during a public meeting tonight.