First Illinois National Guard Officer To Become First Female General

SPRINGFIELD, IL (03/06/2015)(readMedia)-- Col. Alicia A. Tate-Nadeau of Chicago, formerly of Delavan, Illinois, will be promoted to brigadier general. Tate-Nadeau will be the first female in the Illinois National Guard to earn the rank. She serves as the Illinois Army National Guard's Assistant Adjutant General in Springfield, Illinois.
WHO: Col. Alicia A. Tate-Nadeau of Chicago, formerly of Delavan, Illinois.
WHAT: Tate-Nadeau will be promoted to brigadier general. Tate-Nadeau will be the first female in the Illinois National Guard to earn the rank. She serves as the Illinois Army National Guard’s Assistant Adjutant General in Springfield, Illinois.
WHEN: Saturday March 07, 2015 at 02:00PM Central Time (US & Canada)
WHERE: Camp Lincoln’s Illinois Military Academy
1301 N. MacArthur Blvd.
Springfield, Illinois 62702
NOTES: Tate-Nadeau will be available for media interviews after the promotion ceremony at 3:30 p.m. at the Illinois State Military Museum at Camp Lincoln, 1301 N. MacArthur Blvd., Springfield, IL 62702