By Sandy Vasko October 1862 saw the Will County boys heavily engaged in battle, especially the 64th and the 100th. Our story today will start…
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By Sandy Vasko Last time we met, we looked at the earliest county jail. Let’s go back there to see what happened next. The time…
Read More By Sandy Vasko The State Penitentiary gets all the glory. It once housed bad guys from all over the state, and now, people from all…
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By Sandy Vasko On September 5th, 1861, the 100th, temporarily bivouacked at Camp Erwin, made ready to depart. George Woodruff was at the station to…
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By Sandy Vasko Hardy is a word that is usually used to describe early settlers in any part of the country. But in Robert Huston’s…
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By Sandy Vasko Every time we turn around, there is someone telling us what will happen in the future. From climate change to Social Security…
Read MoreBy Sandy Vasko When we left the “War Between the States,” the 100th Illinois Voluntary Infantry was being assembled. In the August 20th edition we…
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By Sandy Vasko Today we go back to a time when Native Americans still rode the prairies of what was to become Will County, and…
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By Sandy Vasko We return to the Civil War in July of 1862. July is a month to show our love of country. The Fourth…
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By Sandy Vasko If there is one thing that everyone shares, urban or rural, today or 500 years ago, here or in another country, is…
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