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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By Sandy Vasko I ambivalent about trains. For instance, I hate them when I am stuck at a crossing for 15 minutes. I like them…
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By Sandy Vasko Patriotic fever had hit epidemic proportions during the first week of July, 1865. The war was over, and surely good times lay…
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By Sandy Vasko Although the streets were full of people, it was strangely quiet. May blossoms filled the air, but black was everywhere you looked,…
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By Sandy Vasko April, it’s spring, and things happen quickly in the spring. One minute the ground is bare and the next the flowers are…
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By Sandy Vasko What could be more pleasant than a trip on the river. Soft breezes blowing, your best gal or guy at your side…
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By Sandy Vasko There are times I find myself lost driving on familiar roads in what was once rural Will County. The familiar landmarks like…
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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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