People are gathering Friday morning to say a final goodbye to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., a local soldier who died during a mission in Lithuania last month.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- Family and friends will gather Friday for the funeral Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. Duenez, who is from Joliet, was one of four soldiers killed in a training accident in ...

Flags across the state of Illinois remain at half-staff in honor of Army Staff Sergeant Jose Duenez Jr. He and three other ...

A Celebration of Life Visitation will be on Thursday from 4 until 8 p.m. at Tezak’s Home to Celebrate Life, 1211 Plainfield ...

The tributes honor Army Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., of Joliet. The 25-year-old and three others were killed last month when their ...

Illinois flags will remain at half-staff Thursday ahead of funeral services for a fallen soldier and suburban father who was killed during a training accident in March.

Hearts were heavy at Lewis University Airport in Romeoville on Tuesday afternoon as the body of a US Army soldier returned home to Joliet.

JOLIET, Ill. (WLS) -- The remains of a Joliet soldier, who died in Lithuania, are now back home. Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr., 25, was one of four killed in a military training exercise last month, when their ...

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy has requested flags throughout the city to be lowered to half-staff in honor of Staff Sergeant Jose ...