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Landmarked Home Tells Frankfort’s Story
By Karen Haave A stately Victorian on Hickory Street has earned the designation as the Village of Frankfort’s first landmarked…
New Laws in Effect For 2023
By Peter Hancock Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – By now, almost everyone in Illinois has heard that Jan. 1 will…
Wreaths Honor Fallen Vets
By Karen Haave Participants from as far away as Wisconsin and Missouri placed memorial wreaths on veterans’ graves at Monee’s…
A Light in the Darkness
By Karen Haave The holidays are here and everything out there seems “merry and bright.” But you are not alone…
Decorations Honor Maplewood Cemetery Vets
By Karen Haave One hundred forty-five military members buried at Maplewood Cemetery in New Lenox got some overdue recognition recently,…
The Spirit of the Season
By Michael J. Cleary My favorite Christmas tree ornament is a glass Santa whose color has nearly completely faded and…
Monee Legacy of Old Tower Will Continue to Shine
By Karen Haave Monee’s old water tower behind the Main Street fire station is gone, dismantled after it was deemed…
Fun at County Board? You Can Count on It
There were signs the December 5 County Board reorganization meeting was not going to go smoothly. The most neon-like billboard…
Changes to No-Cash Bail Look Promising
By Jerry Nowicki Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – On the final day of the Illinois Legislature’s veto session, legislators in…
Hoping for a Landmark Decision Monee’s Fuerst-Blue House an ‘important historical property’
By Karen Haave A 1920s-era English Tudor Style house in Monee is under consideration as a Will County Historic Landmark.…
Peotone Youth’s Pillows Bolster Manteno Vets
By Karen Haave A Peotone youth with a unique talent has found a way to use it to make local…