Organizers of the the annual Coles County Truck Convoy and owners of Turn One Transportations, Mike and Molly Tilly of Woodstock, came together to give 7-year-old Whyatt Yarnell the experience of riding around town in a semi-trailer.
Organizers of the annual Coles County Truck Convoy and owners of Turn One Transportations, Mike and Molly Tilly of Woodstock, came together to give Whyatt Yarnell of Charleston the experience of riding around town in a semitruck.
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As a way to support and honor him, Turn One Transportations driver Tony Brown (right) decided to put together a small convoy just for Whyatt Yarnell (center) of Charleston.
Whyatt Yarnell (center) opens gifts at the Airport Steakhouse at Coles County Memorial Airport with help from his mother Stephanie Yarnell (left) and father Zach Warnhoff (right).
Organizers of the annual Coles County Truck Convoy and owners of Turn One Transportations, Mike and Molly Tilly of Woodstock, came together to give Whyatt the experience of riding around town in a semi trailer.
Organizers of the annual Coles County Truck Convoy and owners of Turn One Transportations, Mike and Molly Tilly of Woodstock, came together to give 7-year-old Whyatt Yarnell of Charleston the experience of riding around town in a semi trailer.
Illinois lawmakers react to invasion of Ukraine
Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
Duckworth, who is a combat veteran and member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee, said the U.S. and allies must "hold (Putin) and his cronies fully, painfully and immediately accountable."
“The human suffering caused—and any blood spilled—as a result of this unjustified and unjustifiable attack on Ukraine’s sovereign territory are solely on Vladimir Putin’s hands. Our nation, our NATO allies and all countries who value human rights, sovereignty and the rule of law must hold him and his cronies fully, painfully and immediately accountable. Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked and inexcusable escalation of this violent invasion will succeed in only one thing: uniting the free world against Russia’s autocratic regime in support of Ukraine’s territorial sovereignty, its people and its right to self-governance.”
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill.
Dick Durbin wrote on Twitter that this week he visited Lithuania, and talked with U.S. soldiers from Illinois who were training Lithuanian soldiers in a NATO exercise.
"This week, I had lunch w/ soldiers from Kankakee, Montgomery, & Latham, IL. They are in Lithuania training their soldiers in a NATO exercise. Now, they will awaken to the most dangerous land war in Europe since World War II. We need to stand together for them & thousands more like them.
"Let me be clear: Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine's sovereign land is a dire threat to the established international order and must be resolutely deterred.
Ukraine and our NATO allies facing ongoing Russian belligerence have strong bipartisan, bicameral support in the U.S. Congress. As someone who who has strong ties to the region, my prayers are with the Ukrainian people and all of Eastern Europe."
Illinois 17th Congressional District Rep. Cheri Bustos, D-Illinois
Bustos, a member of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, spoke on News Nation, a subscription television network, to say Americans "must put Country over party."
"We are protecting democracy in this. That is what this is about. We know this is far away from us from a miles perspective, but this is about protecting democracy and not allowing a leader like Vladimir Putin to continue to spread his authoritarian ways."
Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker
Pritzker tweeted Wednesday night: "Tonight we stand together in prayer for the people of Ukraine and united in our resolve against the tyranny of a Russian autocrat determined to undermine democracy and threaten peace on the European continent."
