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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...