Shukara Robertson didn’t have plans to join the military. In fact, as a high school student at Dunbar Vocational Career…

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After spending six years as a combat medic with the U.S. Navy, Ryan Magsayo knew it would be hard to…

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Olive-Harvey College is where Kadi is realizing her ambition to help people from all walks of life understand how finances…

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After four years in the Air Force, Derron was returning to school, and, upon the recommendation of advisors at Chicago…

Douglas Graves traveled across the country and across the world as he served in the U.S. Marine Corps for eight…

“I never graduated high school and ended up joining the Marines,” Shore said. “After my four year enlistment, I mostly…

After Dennis Wells graduated from Chicago Vocational High School, he headed to Kennedy-King College, where he starred on the gridiron.…