Farm Days Gone By

August 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Jeff Brandau shares a picture from 1969 of Clarence Sangmeister and Roy Sangmeister (with the grease gun) getting ready to pick corn.

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Civil War: May 1865, the long road home

August 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Civil War: May 1865, the long road home

By Sandy Vasko Although the streets were full of people, it was strangely quiet. May blossoms filled the air, but black was everywhere you looked,…

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Thanks for a Great Golf Outing!

August 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Thanks for a Great Golf Outing!

Thanks to all our sponsors for this year’s Young Farmers Committee annual golf outing for Ag Education held on a beautiful July 26 at Green…

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‘Why Did God Take My Mommy?’ GoFundMe Page Set for ‘Military Mom’s’ Grandchildren

August 7, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘Why Did God Take My Mommy?’ GoFundMe Page Set for ‘Military Mom’s’ Grandchildren

By Karen Haave A crowdfunding campaign to benefit the children of Jodie Lee Ruggiero continues as heartbroken family members struggle to make sense of their…

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It’s Showtime at the Illinois State Fair

August 6, 2024 / Comments Off on It’s Showtime at the Illinois State Fair

The state’s best youth livestock exhibitors compete during the 2023 Illinois State Fair Master Showmanship contest. The exhibitors each represented their counties and vied to…

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REO Makes Major Donation to Alleviate Storm Damage to Rock and Roll Museum

August 5, 2024 / Comments Off on REO Makes Major Donation to Alleviate Storm Damage to Rock and Roll Museum

Band members and management of the legendary rock band REO Speedwagon have made a major financial donation to the Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on…

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Will County Community Mental Health Board Appoints Teena Mackey First Executive Director

August 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Will County Community Mental Health Board Appoints Teena Mackey First Executive Director

The Will County Community Mental Health Board (708 Board) has hired Teena Mackey as its first Executive Director. Mackey will lead the day-to-day operations of…

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Traffic Stop Yields Arrests

August 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Traffic Stop Yields Arrests

Adrian Jimenez Jr. (23, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Armed Violence, Aggravated Unlawful Use of a…

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Leftover College Savings Funds Now Can Be Rolled over for Retirement

August 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Leftover College Savings Funds Now Can Be Rolled over for Retirement

Parents who don’t use all the money in their Illinois 529 College Savings Accounts (Bright Start and Bright Directions) are now able to roll over…

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Anderson to Officially Fill Joliet Community Development Position

August 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Anderson to Officially Fill Joliet Community Development Position

Joliet City Manager Beth Beatty announced today that interim Community Development Director Dustin Anderson has been hired as the city’s permanent director to lead the…

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