St. Anne News

FIRST PHOTO: Tim Ford, of Gary, Ind., wrestles a steer to the ground Saturday afternoon at the 37th annual Pembroke Rodeo and Picnic at St.

A Palos Heights man, who helped found a veterans memorial wall and motorcycle run, was killed in a Memorial Day weekend motorcycle crash on Route 6 in Grundy County.

NEWS: Simple dream As a ward of the state, Samantha D'Aguanno lives on her own, at the Kankakee Salvation Army's homeless shelter.

Just over a year ago, a heart attack killed Ed Konik at the age of 59, but his family still sees him every day.

A St. Anne institution called it quits one week ago and village residents will now have to drive to Watseka, Kankakee or Bradley to satisfy their hardware needs.