Guest View: Ag Remains Resilient in Face of Drought

August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Guest View: Ag Remains Resilient in Face of Drought

By RICHARD GUEBERT JR. Illinois Farm Bureau President This summer growing season has brought a whirlwind of challenges for Illinois farmers, from severe drought to…

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Pilot Program Aims to Help Grandparents Raising Kids Again

August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Pilot Program Aims to Help Grandparents Raising Kids Again

By Nick Reiher Brianne Hetman remembers several years ago, grandparents in their 80s came to Senior Services of Will County to get help. They were…

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Blue, gold and ah-choo! Late-summer plants of the roadsides

August 10, 2023 / Comments Off on Blue, gold and ah-choo! Late-summer plants of the roadsides

August is here, and the school buses are out practicing their routes. While I am waiting for a new driver to negotiate this tight turn,…

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Officials Celebrate New Lion Electric Plant

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Officials Celebrate New Lion Electric Plant

Gov. JB Pritzker joined Senators Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, local officials, and business leaders July 21 to celebrate the official opening of Lion Electric’s…

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Are Your Trees Trying to Tell you Something?

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Are Your Trees Trying to Tell you Something?

This droughty summer is starting to show its toll on more than just your water bill. The plants themselves are telling you — you just…

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Farm Days Gone By

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By
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‘Violins of Hope’ at Joliet Public Library

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on ‘Violins of Hope’ at Joliet Public Library

The Joliet Public Library is  partnering with the Jewish Community Centers of Chicago to bring the Violins of Hope exhibit in August and September to…

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Outstanding In Their Field

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Outstanding In Their Field

I need to finish this article as quickly as possible so I can go pick out my new Lamborghini.  Should I go red or white? …

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Civil War: October 1862, Morgan’s Raiders meet Will County

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Civil War: October 1862, Morgan’s Raiders meet Will County

By Sandy Vasko October 1862 saw the Will County boys heavily engaged in battle, especially the 64th and the 100th.  Our story today will start…

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Something for All Ages at 2023 Threshermen’s Show 

August 3, 2023 / Comments Off on Something for All Ages at 2023 Threshermen’s Show 

By Karen Haave A rain-free weekend, coupled with a 90th birthday celebration and the crowning of a king and queen, made for another memorable Antique…

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