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.

People have written letters to the Tribune asking for a halt to sending balloons up in honor of a cause or tragic event.

The tributes honor Army Sgt. Jose Dueñez Jr., of Joliet. The 25-year-old and three others were killed last month when their vehicle sank in a swamp.

Illinois flags are flying at half-staff this week in remembrance of a fallen soldier and Joliet father who was killed in a training accident last month.

Flags across Illinois will be lowered to half-staff in honor of a soldier from Joliet who died during a training exercise in Lithuania.

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March 29 (UPI) --Utah became the first state in the country to ban flying the LGBTQ Pride flag in all public school and government buildings, after Gov. Spencer Cox let the bill pass into law.

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Kiaundra Rogers signed to join the new women’s flag football team at Saint Francis. Distance runner Chloe Amburgey will join the track and cross country teams at Western Illinois.