By Jackson Hogan After three months in Will County, I am starting to adjust to being a resident here. I don’t even look at the…
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By Jackson Hogan Although I’ve been in Will County for over two months, I have successfully avoided writing about myself until now. I am Jackson…
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My favorite Christmas tree ornament made it onto the tree again this year. I took a new photo of it this year, and as you can…
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By Joanie Stiers Butcher block paper covered the 60-inch round table, transforming it into an oversized food platter. Piles of cubed cheeses, sliced cured meats,…
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By Taunya Madden There are a lot of moms like me who had kids at a young age and then after an extended gap had…
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By Karen Haave I have a confession to make: I love the sound of the cicadas. So many friends have said they hate the racket…
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By RICHARD GUEBERT JR. Former Illinois Farm Bureau President Everyone can point to that year in their lives – the year when 23 inches of snow blanketed…
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By Michael Cleary For almost 20 years, I’ve been writing about my favorite Christmas tree ornament, a glass Santa whose color has nearly completely faded…
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By RICHARD GUEBERT JR. Illinois Farm Bureau President For many years, I have heard that agriculture policy is one of the few areas in Springfield…
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Sometime around age 40, my guilty pleasure food changed to pulled pork nachos: tortilla chips softened with melted nacho cheese, topped with pulled pork and…
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