Wednesday, May 16, 2012
If you've got wit, add your caption to Patch's weekly comic challenge and win a personalized print.
Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your southwest suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Terry Flanagan, who provided the winning punchline to last week's Mitt Romney VP comic: Dick Cheney, I didn't expect to see you. You say the …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
We ask readers how leaders should respond to questions surrounding County Board member Dan Koukol's meeting pay.
Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis has suggested hiring an independent auditor to review the 10 county board members' meeting payments. Weis estimated an outside audit of the meeting payments over the past three years would cost $5,000 to $10,000. The forensic auditor could review meeting minutes and payments and provide the type of information necessary for a criminal investigation. Weis' recommendation came at Thursday's Committee of the Whole meeting, but the matter was not discussed at Tuesday's County Board meeting. Board Chairman John Purcell said it would be discussed "soon." The issue arose after Finance Committee chair Anne Vickery questioned several payments County Board member Dan Koukol requested - and received - for …
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The president and vice president are on the same side of a divisive issue, but they might differ on their own partnership.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
If you've got wit, add your caption to Patch's weekly comic challenge and win a personalized print.
Are you blessed with insight and good humor? Or just bored today? Share your wit with your southwest suburban neighbors by entering Patch's comic caption challenge. Just add your dialogue for today's comic in the comment section of this post. Our only requirement is that you keep it clean! At week's end, we'll pick the winning punchline based on how many of us here at Patch giggle and smile at your contribution. The user who produces the winning punchline will get a personalized proof of the comic, with the winning words and a credit line, from cartoonist Chuck Ingwersen and Patch. Congratulations to Steve Luby, who provided the winning punchline to last week's chickens and duck comic: Order whatever you want and just put it on my bill.
Tell us what makes your mom special, and you'll be entered in a random drawing for a pair of free tickets to The Follies Theatre in downtown Yorkville.
Monday, May 7, 2012
Readers, what do you think would fit in the heart of the downtown area?
Caring Hands Thrift Shop moved from the heart of downtown Yorkville to the northeast corner of routes 47 and 126 late last year. The move means more space for the shop associated with Cross Evangelical Lutheran Church, but it also means a vacancy downtown. What do you think Yorkville's downtown needs? The area has been rejuvenated with The Follies Theatre and Cobblestone Bakery & Bistro. Kendall Pub, OJ's Tap and Bridge Street Cafe and Lounge are older stand-bys. What do you think should be thrown into the mix?
Answer the question in the comments section and you'll be entered in a random drawing for a pair of free tickets to The Follies Theatre in downtown Yorkville.
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Economics lessons just beginning for many college grads.
Thursday, May 3, 2012
Answer the question in the comments section and you'll be entered in a random drawing for a pair of free tickets to The Follies Theatre in downtown Yorkville.
My mom knows what I don't know, has the spare parts I don't yet know I need, rides ATVs and tractors, loves Robert Frost and reads Yorkville Patch regularly. Also, until a few days ago, she had baby chicks living in a box on her kitchen table. They are now in the coop she built herself, and before long, she will be sending me home with farm fresh eggs - which are exponentially better than the ones available at the store. She quilts BY HAND, went through a phase when she made awesome purses out of hardcover books and has more faith in her three children than any trio of flawed individuals truly deserves. I'm old enough to have an adult relationship with her and appreciate some of the nuances behind the decisions she made as a mother. I also…
Wednesday, May 2, 2012
Your favorite local Patch editor has an idea!
Small businesses are important. Some say they are the backbone of our economy. And they don't particularly need to be that small on Facebook: Yorkville Patch has 1,260 Facebook fans. Homeplate Hotdogs has 618. Kendall Pub has 1,088. Some local businesses have fewer, though. So, I'm proposing a special Facebook exchange. I'll post about you, if you post about me. Then, other local businesses can "share" that post from the Yorkville Patch Facebook page on their own pages to help support other local businesses. If you are a Yorkville area business with an independent Facebook page and you'd like to participate, this is what I need from you: Keep in mind that you'll want your business name somewhere in the post so I can tag it; tagging is how …
Mark Chandler
10:13 am on Thursday, May 17, 2012
Thats right Sally, the reason the elephant is so fat is because he ate all of the peoples rights, money, food, jobs, health, women and everything else that he wanted so that he would become the biggest and most wealthy puppet master the world has ever seen............ more ›