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KLASEY: A fight for the farm

When Lomira Perry died on Dec. 29, 1961, she left a valuable gift to the community where her ancestors had settled more than 125 years earlier. The gift was a

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KLASEY: The house that Dr Small built

In 1855, a young physician named Abram Lennington Small, his wife Calista, and their infant daughter, May, moved into a small stone house near the new and growing town of

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KLASEY: Dandelles bowling alley burns, 1961

Shortly after 2:30 a.m. Dec. 31, 1961, the custodian at Dandelles Recreation heard what he described as a “slight rumbling.” He told the Kankakee Daily Journal that he thought it

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KLASEY: Kankakee s dire need for hospital facilities

While it was welcomed by the community, rapid growth in population and jobs also raised concerns about the need for expanded services and facilities, such as roads, schools, and hospitals.

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