BELLEVILLE, Ill. (Tribune News Service) — It’s been going on for decades. Every few years, a southern Illinois congressman sends out a news release, announcing that Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co.

New bipartisan legislation reintroduced in the Senate this week aims to ensure all combat boots worn by U.S. service members are manufactured entirely in the United States. The Better Outfitting Our ...

It’s been going on for decades. Every few years, a southern Illinois congressman sends out a news release, announcing that Belleville Shoe Manufacturing Co. has been awarded a multimillion-dollar ...

SHEBOYGAN – Family was the only consistent thing in Vanessa and Paige Perez’s life growing up. From places like Wisconsin to El Salvador, they moved around a lot because their parents both served in ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTVM) - There was a gala in Georgia this month to celebrate a veteran-founded non-profit, all about raising awareness for vets with PTSD. It’s called Combat Boots to the Boardroom, an ...

A new law that will require U.S. troops to wear combat boots made in the U.S. will drive more work toward U.S.-based rubber manufacturers and may spur both manufacturers and rubber boot suppliers to ...