By Sandy Vasko October of 1917 saw many Will County boys away from home. Some were in training camps; some were on ships and some…
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By Sandy Vasko A little over one hundred years ago, the whole world was in turmoil. Young men were being drafted, a thing that hadn’t…
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By Sandy Vasko One hundred and seven years ago, the whole world was truly at war. The center of it all was in a faraway…
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By Sandy Vasko I do mean that in a literal way. Northern Illinois was a wilderness long after Illinois became a state in 1818. The…
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By Sandy Vasko I know it’s early to be talking about this subject, but if the store shelves are any indication, folks are already preparing…
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By Sandy Vasko September of 1917 saw the rigors of war come to the home front. Price gouging was going on. To combat that problem,…
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By Sandy Vasko We use the phrase “hardy pioneer” often without really thinking about exactly how “hardy” they really were. Today, we will look at…
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By Sandy Vasko By July 1917, Will County faced the reality of war time. Folks prepared as best they could. One of the things they…
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By Sandy Vasko We are now into that seemingly endless time, that between the primaries and the November election. And as far as I am…
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By Sandy Vasko This starts a series of articles about what I call the “forgotten war,” World War One. Looking back after over 100 years,…
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