A weed by any other name …

July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on A weed by any other name …

This time of summer, gardeners often find things get away from them a little. Oh, I am sure I am not talking about you, but…

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Judge Signs Aqua Consent Order

July 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Judge Signs Aqua Consent Order

Attorney General Kwame Raoul, Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow and Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) Director John J. Kim today released statements in response…

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Remember … Honor … Teach — WAA’s Mission More than Wreaths

July 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Remember … Honor … Teach — WAA’s Mission More than Wreaths

By Stephanie Irvine The Wreaths Across America’s Mobile Education Exhibit traveled to Stone City VFW over the July 6-7 weekend, giving visitors the opportunity to…

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Farm Days Gone By

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Rodney Bettenhausen shares this photo taken by his grandmother, Sylvia Bettenhausen of rural Manhattan, of Elmer Bettenhausen driving a John Deere corn picker taken October…

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Civil War: 1865 brought turmoil on the home front

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Civil War: 1865 brought turmoil on the home front

By Sandy Vasko All the signs were good.  It truly seemed like the North was prevailing.  Those at home believed that it could not last…

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Outstanding In Their Field

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Outstanding In Their Field

How many memories do you have of your childhood? I have a couple for this article. When I grew up on our farm outside of…

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A midsummer gardener’s checklist

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on A midsummer gardener’s checklist

The summer solstice came early this year according to the meteorological forecaster, on June 20th instead of June 21st. But any Will County gardener knows…

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WELCOME HOME … AND THANKS

July 4, 2024 / Comments Off on WELCOME HOME … AND THANKS

During the very early morning hours of Wednesday, June 19, four Korean War Veterans and 108 Vietnam War Veterans boarded Southwest Airlines for an Honor…

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UPDATE: Body of Missing Homeless Man Found in Pumphouse

July 3, 2024 / Comments Off on UPDATE: Body of Missing Homeless Man Found in Pumphouse

On July 2, 2024, at 6:47 p.m., Officers and the Joliet Fire Department responded to the U.S. Steel property at 941 Collins Street for a…

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Joliet Council Approves Downtown City Square Plan

July 2, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Council Approves Downtown City Square Plan

An area across from the historic Joliet Rialto Square Theater will be getting a total makeover following the approval of the plan by the City…

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