Tickets are on sale now for a May 19 car tour along historic Lincoln Highway through Plainfield, Oswego and Aurora. Guides will share stories about the roadway’s construction, history and notable sites during the daylong event. In Aurora, stops include lunch at the historic Lincoln Highway Shelter at Phillip’s Park and the nationally [...]
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Lincoln Highway Guided Tour Set for May 19
By Plainfield IL on Saturday, April 21st, 2012 | No Comments
Indian Trail MS 7th grader wins Land of Lincoln poster contest
By Plainfield IL on Saturday, May 21st, 2011 | No Comments
Brigita Gerulskis was only looking to get more involved in school when she decided to enter the “Why I Love the Land of Lincoln” poster contest in February. Mission accomplished, and then some. The Indian Trail Middle School 7th grader was named the district winner for the contest, which was sponsored by State Rep. Emily [...]
Read More...Plainfield Soldier Gets a Hero’s Sendoff at Lincoln National Cemetery
By Plainfield IL on Friday, November 12th, 2010 | No Comments
Gov. Pat Quinn, Army general major among those in attendance at Pfc. Andrew Meari’s funeral. By Karen Sorensen November 11, 2010 Pfc. Andrew “Drew” N. Meari was laid to rest Thursday with all of the pomp and circumstance befitting a military hero, including a eulogy by Gov. Pat Quinn, but also with a bit of [...]
Read More...The Lincoln Highway Traveling Exhibit Now on Display
By Plainfield IL on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | No Comments
Brought to the Plainfield community by the Illinois Lincoln Highway Coalition and the Village of Plainfield, this interactive traveling exhibit will be on display on the main floor of the Library through September. The books/DVDs on display with the exhibit are there to be checked out. Look for information about an upcoming program on the [...]
Read More...Before and After School Programs in Plainfield
By Plainfield on Wednesday, July 29th, 2009 | No Comments
How do dual income families with kids handle before and after school care for their children in Plainfield? For example, mom and dad commute 30 minutes to work, start work at 8am and get home form work around 5pm. What do they do? Here’s a good option: The Greater Joliet Area YMCA – Kidz Zone [...]
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