RANTOUL — The influence of the former Chanute Air Museum remains strong in the area. A Champaign restaurant that will open next year will feature a Chanute decor. Portillo’s, which will open in late ...

RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — Air Force members are coming to Rantoul tomorrow, April 16th. Representatives will be meeting with village leaders and walking through an upcoming meeting. That’s where they’ll ...

RANTOUL, Ill. (WCIA) — 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. The 3-alarm call went out at ...

RANTOUL, Ill. (WAND) – Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul closed in 1993. Thirty-two years later, the Air Force is trying to determine where so-called forever chemicals, PFAs, are located and how to ...

Excavation of an oil/water separator and contaminated soil is among the environmental cleanup projects that have been completed at the former Chanute Air Force Base. Four members of the Chanute ...

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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 ...