The History of Joliet – Chapter 4 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo Posse drives off rioting canal workers As the residents prepared to celebrate the national holiday, word arrived that Irish workers digging the canal near Romeoville were rioting. They were supposedly killing each other and … Read more
The History of Joliet – Chapter 8 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo City ready to jump to conclusions over mysterious death David Richardson was arrested and charged with the murder. He was guarded in the county jail because there was lots of talk about hanging him … Read more
The History of Joliet – Chapter 11 By John Whiteside of The Herald News (used with permission) Submitted by Nancy Vargo The bullet hit Pickles in the head, between the left eye and ear. His sons watched him die. By John WHITESIDE of The Herald News With the beginning of the Civil War, crime came … Read more