Even though the Illinois no longer exists, a small fragment of it remains to remind us of what might have been.

Essex-based Universal Site Supplies, which supplies construction and safety products to the industry, has completed a management buy-out with the support of Affinia.

USS Yorktown, at Patriots Point for a memorial ceremony. The Franklin was a CV-13 Essex Class warship stationed in the Pacific Theater. It received catastrophic damage but did not sink on the ...