Remember When is gathered from past pages of the Daily Record and other Lawrence County newspapers.
100 years ago
March 9, 1921
C.H. Rosborough tendered his resignation as chief of police …
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3/3/21
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February 2021
• Feb. 2, groundhog sees his shadow, signifying six more weeks of winter. And coincidentally or not, next day the temperature dives from the 30s to well below-zero.
• Feb. 4, …
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3/3/21
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But then the new House Speaker leaned a bit harder into the concept of protecting minority rights when redrawing the new legislative district maps than I’ve heard him do in the past.
“I think …
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3/3/21
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I just want to publicly give praise to the folks from the Lawrence County Health Department, the volunteers, and anyone else associated with administering the COVID-19 vaccines at the high school on …
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3/3/21
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Like a bad penny, legislation to hide public notices from the public is about to be considered in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Tom Osborne | Daily Record
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2/18/21
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As if this world doesn’t seem crazy enough, there continues to be news largely out of the spotlight...and it’s as crazy, if not crazier.
As an example, we present the following stories, culled …
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2/17/21
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Kinzinger, Trump, Big Money, the GOP — a lot to handle in one column. But I can do it, because each is a different-colored thread in a single piece of cloth.
North-central Illinois GOP …
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2/17/21
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Remember playing “crack the whip?” The effect of the combined acts of your playmates propelled you across the schoolyard at speeds unattainable on your own and with a force magnified many times …
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2/17/21
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Remember When is gathered from past pages of the Daily Record and other Lawrence County newspapers.
100 years ago
Feb. 16, 1921
County collector now has tax books ready and is anxious to …
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2/11/21
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Very seldom does any one individual have the type of golden opportunity that recently elected Illinois House Speaker Chris Welch has been presented.
The story is stale now as to how the longest …
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2/11/21
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