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.

U.S. Marines’ boots failed in Norway, prompting inspections, replacements and questions over military footwear rules.

Remember those Jungle Combat Boot designs the Army was testing in 2017? Army uniform officials said Friday that soldiers can buy versions of the boot prototypes that performed well in testing after ...