Mid-February and the garden is waking up … or is it?

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Mid-February and the garden is waking up … or is it?

It is so tempting, isn’t it? That first whiff of spring soil smell, maybe a robin chortling in the distance? The urge is irresistible. But…

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Farm Days Gone By

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Margaret Kennedy Benoit shares this photo of all the bright, shiny faces at Bell School in Wilmington, where she and her brother, Robert Kennedy, attended…

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From House to a Home

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on From House to a Home

On Saturday, Feb. 8, First Bank of Manhattan & New Lenox hosted a mortgage workshop titled “What You Need to Know to Buy a Home.”…

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There’s a land rush on, by George

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on There’s a land rush on, by George

By Sandy Vasko It is December 17, 1878. We are listening to George Woodruff give a presentation documenting the very first years of Will County,…

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Playground to Honor Wadee Al Fayoumi

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Playground to Honor Wadee Al Fayoumi

The Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners passed a resolution honoring the memory of Wadee Al Fayoumi at their regular board meeting held February 12…

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Meet Frankfort’s New K-9 Officer in Training

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Meet Frankfort’s New K-9 Officer in Training

The Village of Frankfort Police Department is excited to announce the addition of a new K-9 officer, who is currently undergoing specialized training to join…

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Color Them Impressed: Manhattan Residents Offer Input on Downtown Redesign

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Color Them Impressed: Manhattan Residents Offer Input on Downtown Redesign

By Stephanie Irvine Manhattan residents who haven’t yet weighed in on myriad architectural design options offered for downtown redevelopment have until noon Friday, Feb. 28,…

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Outstanding In Their Field

February 20, 2025 / Comments Off on Outstanding In Their Field

Would you purposely destroy paradise?  Does your conscience bother you if you do something wrong unintentionally, or intentionally? I was driving home from Chicago today…

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Federal Indictment Charges Prospect Heights Man With Trafficking Firearms and Drugs in Joliet, Bolingbrook

February 19, 2025 / Comments Off on Federal Indictment Charges Prospect Heights Man With Trafficking Firearms and Drugs in Joliet, Bolingbrook

CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has indicted a suburban Chicago man for allegedly trafficking firearms and drugs. An indictment returned Thursday in U.S. District…

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Ryan C. Hendrickson to Become USF’s 10th President

February 18, 2025 / Comments Off on Ryan C. Hendrickson to Become USF’s 10th President

The University of St. Francis (USF) Board of Trustees announced February 18 at a special event including the Sisters of St. Francis of Mary Immaculate, employees,…

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