Spring is a busy time for gardeners, farmers, and people whose lives involve gardening and agriculture. And we often are literally busy from before sunup…
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By Nick Reiher Parishioners in 19 Catholic churches in Eastern and Southern Will County, Cook, Kankakee, DuPage and Grundy counties opened their bulletins at masses…
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This picture shows Baskerville cattle on the way to the scale at the old Chicago Union Stockyards in 1939. Benjamin Baskerville and his son, Walter,…
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Joliet Kiwanis supports Free Little Libraries throughout the greater Joliet area, including its newest one outside of Pershing Elementary School that was dedicated recently with…
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Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of May 27. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at…
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By Sandy Vasko I’m not sure how many of you remember the circus, I mean the real one, not one inside a building, one underneath…
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This week, I shall write about a topic I know better than most of the population: making hay. Our recent wet spring appears to be…
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By Karen Haave A talented junior high school student has found a unique way to turn acorns into stunning artifacts and gift items. Featured at…
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Instead of all the hoopla about the totally innocuous periodical cicada emergence, I wish the media would focus on something really important: Ticks. I have…
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UPDATE (Joliet, Illinois – May 24, 2024) The Joliet Police Department has learned that the 75-year-old male pedestrian injured during this crash was pronounced deceased…
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