Braidwood Journal

Braidwood rolls out the red carpet

Published by admin on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 3:59pm

Braidwood rolled out the red carpet for the hundreds of visitors making the rounds along Route 66 during Red Carpet Corridor on May 4-5.
The 56 vendors sold everything from Route 66 memorabilia and souvenirs to homemade jams and jellies and pickles. Business was booming.
“We raised about $2,440 on vendors,” Josh Bolatto of the ESDA said. “The money will be donated to St. Jude.”
Bolatto and his fellow ESDA volunteers directed traffic during the festival, working up a sweat and undoubtedly, an appetite.

Stamp Out Hunger food drive is Saturday

Published by admin on Tue, 05/07/2024 - 3:53pm

Letter carriers with the U.S. Postal Service will be collecting food items this Saturday during the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive held across the U.S.
The all-volunteer one-day food drive is held annually the second Saturday in May.
On Saturday, May 11, postal customers are asked to bag healthy, non-perishable food items and place them by thier mailbox so that letter carriers can pick them up and deliver them to local food pantries.

Service to community earns awards for two RCHS seniors

Published by admin on Tue, 04/30/2024 - 4:30pm

Reed-Custer High School seniors Beth Crater and Landon Jankus were recently presented with the the 2024 Illinois Principals Association - 3 Rivers Region Principal Recognition Award.
Beth, daughter of Kurt and Jennifer Crater, has been extremely involved at school and in the community throughout her time at RCHS, most notably in the realm of Family and Consumer Sciences.

Quick response saves life of Braidwood man

Published by admin on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 4:29pm

Traffic on I-80 to be stopped to install overhead steel beams

Published by admin on Tue, 04/23/2024 - 4:10pm

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced the bridge carrying River Road over Interstate 80 in Shorewood will have overnight lane closures, accompanied by 15-minute full expressway traffic stops, starting today.
The closures are necessary to install steel support beams for the new bridge over the interstate.
For two days eastbound I-80, starting at 8 p.m., eastbound I-80 will be reduced to one lane approaching River Road.

‘When I wake up, I ask how can I make the world a better place’

Published by admin on Tue, 04/16/2024 - 4:26pm

“Heroes wear capes, and I'm anti cape.”
-Freak
Speaking of heroes, where have they all gone? We just don’t run across the likes of Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King, or Anne Frank these days. Or do we?
Actually, we do, and one of those heroes hides in plain sight in Braidwood. His legal name is Walter Kozielski. He celebrated his 57th birthday on April 16. By the time you read his story, you’ll agree he’s a good guy, maybe even a hero (though he’ll probably deny it).

Area students enlightened by solar eclipse

Published by admin on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 4:10pm

The total solar eclipse was an especially blissful occasion for three teachers at Reed-Custer Elementary School. As the moon slowly phased across the sun, Jayme Miller (science), Deona Walsh (librarian) and Caitlyn Wilkerson (math), took advantage of this rare wonder of nature to teach students the fundamentals of science, the trajectory of solar travel and how to research the topic of solar eclipse

Braidwood Pantry adds hours to meet demand

Published by admin on Tue, 04/09/2024 - 3:51pm

The Community Care Center–Braidwood Food Pantry, 112 S. Center St., Braidwood, has extended its hours. The food pantry is open Tuesdays from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and again from 3 to 5 p.m. The late afternoon hours were added so that individuals who work will have the opportunity to obtain food.

Braidwood Police offering Citizen Academy

Published by admin on Tue, 04/02/2024 - 4:29pm

At the Braidwood City Council meeting on Tuesday, March 26, Commissioner Ron Wilczak informed residents of the police department’s Citizens Police Academy coming up on May 2.
“This is meant to strengthen the partnership between the police department and the citizens we serve here,” Wilczak said. “So, we're opening lines of communication with this and giving people a chance to be informed citizens.”
Classes begin 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 2, and run Thursdays until June 20 at Braidwood City Hall.

Love of history and ‘old school attitude’ are behind the success of BAHS

Published by admin on Tue, 03/26/2024 - 4:36pm

It was perhaps inevitable that Carida Davis, 68, would end up becoming a “historian.” After all, she happens to be the great, great niece of Ulysses Grant. She’s also related to Jefferson Davis. To top it off, her grandfather designed and built the coal mine and time clock exhibits at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
“History has always been instilled in me,” Davis said. “So, when the museum was being planned, it was sort of natural for me to want to be a part of it. It is where I belong.”