Bill would name Illinois post office for fallen Navy SEAL

CHILLICOTHE, Ill. (AP) - An Illinois congressman says he plans to introduce legislation to name a post office after a U.S. Navy SEAL from Illinois who was killed in Yemen.

U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood says the post office in Chillicothe (chihl-uh-KAW'-thee) would be named for William Owens, who was known as "Ryan." Owens died Jan. 29 while on a mission at an al-Qaida compound. He was the first known U.S. combat casualty of Donald Trump's presidency.

LaHood tells the Journal Star (http://bit.ly/2tuzLbh ) in Peoria that he has the support of Owens' widow and the Illinois congressional delegation. LaHood says Chillicothe residents consider Owens "as their own."

He was a 1998 graduate of Illinois Valley Central High School in Chillicothe.

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Information from: Journal Star, http://pjstar.com