By Mary Goetsch, Aurora, Ill. Ask Grandpa column invited readers to submit opinions on the American Justice System in the June 30 edition. The jury system needs to be pared down in order to cope with court backlog and have a sustainable budget. Grandpa’s jailbird writer stated a one-person jury...
By Kay Shipman, FarmWeek Stepping outside comfort zones and into no-till fields, prairie habitat and organic crops can break down misperceptions about farm conservation in northeast Illinois. That was one of the goals for a Will County conservation tour on June 24 organized by the Chicago Wilderness, a regional alliance...
By John Montesano The Fox Valley Veterans Breakfast Club named Tom Warner the July Herschel Luckinbill Veteran of the Month. Tom was born July 7, 1947, in Chicago. At age 10, the family moved to Lockport in Will County, where his father, Richard, was a State Trooper. Tom attended Joliet...
