Vault yields priceless church relics at Holy Family Chicago
The locked 12 foot safe at Holy Family Church opened after years to reveal crowns chalices candlesticks vestments and other religious items. Parishioners will view the collection December 29 as investigators seek provenance and age. Boland hopes to appraise and document origins tied to immigrant waves and Parisian vestments from the late 1800s.
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Chicago
Jerry Boland
Holy Family Church
Boland
West Side
Paris
Church Preservation Society
Dick Barry Boland
Quincy native recalls PT 236 rescue of JFK in WWII
Edward Butikofer, a Quincy resident and former senior engineer on PT 236, recalls aiding the Kennedy family after PT 109 was cut in half near the Solomon Islands in August 1943. He spent 18 months in the South Pacific, later served as a training instructor in Rhode Island before returning to Quincy with his wife Winona and three children.
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Quincy
South Pacific
Edward Butikofer
John F. Kennedy
Butikofer
White House
Kennedy
Solomon Islands
Navy
Rhode Island
Winona
Families bear high costs as LDC shutdowns loom
Sheryl Sheay travels 175 miles to visit her daughter Renee, spending over 600 on trips, hotels, and room makeovers as state plans to close Jacksonville Developmental Center. Gov elect Blagojevich vows to reopen, but action remains uncertain while a multi‑billion fiscal gap pressures agencies and residents.
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Shelbyville
St. Louis
Sheryl Sheay
Chicago
Lincoln
Tinley Park
Renee
Sheryl
LDC
Decatur
Shealy
Janet
Larry Bruns
Darla
Jacksonville
Cushman
Betty
Kenneth Cushman
Heartland Christian
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Quincy Man
JFK
Yesteryear
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Kaleidoscope
Peter Ciastko
Logan County
Frank
Sheryl Ciastko
Peter
Betty Cushman
Renee Lynn
Neoga
Mom and Dad
Tcrosby
Herald-Review
LGB
Lionel
MTH
Thomas the
Thomas Furniture
Thomas Bedding
Pizza & Pasta Express
N. Division
Carterville
Pizzatrains.com
Ative
Financial Security With Life
Modern Woodmen OF America
Life Insurance Society
Nah
Mon. Org
Danny Gray
Crab Orchard
Marion
Melvin Hebbeler
Sunset
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!