James Elwood, a man with many hats

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on James Elwood, a man with many hats

By Sandy Vasko When I bring up the name of James Elwood at the museum, people usually say, “Oh, that’s the guy the town of…

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Farm Days Gone By

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Posing in front of this spiffy car in 1947 are Arlene, Clarence, Roy and Jeanette Sangmeister, with Alfred Oehlerking.

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Romeoville: Vietnam Traveling Wall Coming In August

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Romeoville: Vietnam Traveling Wall Coming In August

By Nick Reiher The Village of Romeoville will host the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall from August 21 – August 24. Arriving by trailer, a welcome…

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Board Leader Hopes There’s Bipartisan Support for Raises

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Board Leader Hopes There’s Bipartisan Support for Raises

By Nick Reiher Recent attempts to consider raising salaries for countywide elected officials and County Board members have fizzled or devolved into partisan battles. That…

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A Mish Mash of Election Thoughts

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on A Mish Mash of Election Thoughts

By Nick Reiher Wife Tammy and I visited the Joliet Park District’s Inwood Recreation Center a few days before the April 1 election to cast…

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Will County Forest Preserve Programs

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Will County Forest Preserve Programs

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville will host a spring exhibit that highlights pollinators – the unsung…

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‘Giant Wisconsin Mosquitoes’ and Other Gardening Misconceptions

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on ‘Giant Wisconsin Mosquitoes’ and Other Gardening Misconceptions

I am asked a lot of interesting gardening questions every year, it is actually one of the very favorite parts of my job. In a…

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IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks

April 9, 2025 / Comments Off on IDPH Rolls Out New Measles Simulator Dashboard to Empower School Officials to Protect Students and Staff from Outbreaks

SPRINGFIELD – With cases of measles being reported in more than 20 jurisdictions around the United States, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has unveiled…

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Police Respond to Fatal Accident

April 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Police Respond to Fatal Accident

On April 9, 2025, at 7:44 a.m., Officers responded to the intersection of Essington Road and Caton Farm Road for a report of a traffic…

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Clinton Street Closed Beginning Monday

April 3, 2025 / Comments Off on Clinton Street Closed Beginning Monday

As part of the next phase of construction for the downtown Chicago Street Streetscape project, traffic control and safety measures will be changing beginning, Monday,…

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