By Sandy Vasko Today we look at the area known as Twelve Mile Grove, named such because it is twelve miles from Joliet. What! You…
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By Sandy Vasko When we left the 39th, it was New Year’s Eve 1861. Battle came to them on the wings of the new year.…
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By Sandy Vasko I suppose that when you think of excitement and crime, Florence Township does not spring to your mind. It’s true that it…
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By Sandy Vasko The 20th, returned to Bird’s Point after the battle of Fredericktown on Oct. 31st, where they constructed log structures for their winter…
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By Sandy Vasko I was recently asked to give a talk about the important women in Will County history. It proved to be harder than…
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By Sandy Vasko Being a dairy farmer is no romp in the woods; it’s a 24/7 job. Being a lover of dairy products myself, I…
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By Sandy Vasko I do not have the pleasure of living on the river, but that does not mean that my sleep is not broken…
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Editor’s note: Sandy Vasko is on vacation. We are reprinting this holiday column from December 2021. By Sandy Vasko Well, gentle readers, another year will…
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We can safely say that by October of 1861 the War Between the States was really starting to get serious. The boys of the 20th,…
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By Sandy Vasko One of the things that I notice about all the hoopla surrounding the old State Penitentiary on Collins Street is that, it’s…
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