State of Your State: A Mother Watches the War

State of Your State: A Mother Watches the War
(WBEZ/Mike Rhee)
State of Your State: A Mother Watches the War
(WBEZ/Mike Rhee)

State of Your State: A Mother Watches the War

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All this week, we’ve been featuring the stories of people from throughout Illinois in our series the State of Your State. Today, we hear from a military mother in the suburbs of Chicago who runs a support organization for U.S. troops overseas. Deb Rickert is founder and President of Operation Support Our Troops–Illinois.