Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton speaks on the potential use of Naval Station Great Lakes for federal military personnel Friday during an event at Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago. The event was cosponsored by Mano a Mano Family Resource Center and the Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights. Paul Valade/pvalade@dailyherald.com

Pushback to the potential use of Naval Station Great Lakes to stage federal immigration and Homeland Security personnel for a pending push in Chicago stiffened Friday with more than a dozen Lake County community and elected leaders speaking out against the idea.

Speakers including Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton, U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider, state legislators, mayors, advocates and others gathered at Veterans Memorial Park in North Chicago thumped Pre

See Full Page