We are entering those dog days of summer, and along with that comes heat, humidity and lumps and bumps on trees and shrubs. There are…
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By Sandy Vasko Ed Conley, a musician and former printers’ devil for the Wilmington Independent, wrote back to the newspaper on a more or less…
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The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced an expanded list of high-risk ZIP codes, increasing mandatory testing for lead exposure of children who…
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By Nick Reiher “Ah, crap,” I said, or something to that effect, to my editor, Randy Erickson, when we heard on the radio in our…
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Tired of the heat? Maybe this will help. Here’s a shot of the Seggebruch Farm with the hog shed in the background, under a pile…
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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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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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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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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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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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