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 Giese, ...

When you think about your traditional Air Force base, you think of runways and airplanes streaking across the sky. For a brief time in its 76-year history, that’s what the now- decommissioned Chanute ...

The wake for Chanute Air Force Base has been going on for four years here, ever since word came from Washington that it was tagged for closure. But the funeral Thursday was brief. As several hundred ...

RANTOUL – When Chanute Air Force Base closed on Sept. 30, 1993, leaving a large portion of northern Champaign County real estate unoccupied, many people feared for the future of Rantoul. "A lot of ...

RANTOUL, Ill. (AP) — A consultant working for the eastern Illinois town of Rantoul says the city is considering a range of ideas to help develop the long-closed Chanute Air Force Base. Mike Royse is a ...