
CHICAGO — Two soldiers from northern Illinois were killed in separate incidents in Baghdad, the Department of Defense said Sept. 7.
Pvt. Randol Shelton of the Chicago suburb of Schiller Park died Sept. 4 from wounds inflicted by an improvised explosive device, the Defense Department said in a statement.
The 22-year-old died along with two other soldiers assigned to Fort Riley, Kan, officials said. There was no listing for Randol Shelton in Schiller Park.
Spc. Keith Nurnberg, 26, of McHenry died Sept. 5 when insurgents attacked his unit during combat. He was assigned to Fort Benning, Ga., the defense department said.
Nurnberg graduated from McHenry West...