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Members of JJC Police Receive
Patriot Award
 From left: Jean Smith, Francine Razny, Pete Comanda, Aleksandra Lenart, Mel Cornelius, Jeff Smith.
Members of the JJC Police Department were honored with a Patriot Award April 27 in recognition of their support in the workplace for the National Guard or reservists. Chief Pete Comanda, Commander Mel Cornelius, Sergeant Jeff Smith and Communications Operator Jean Smith were nominated by Aleksandra Lenart, JJC communications operator, for the Patriot Award given by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESRG) organization. Read more
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Frankfort Couple Honored at JJC Sustainability Event
Frankfort residents Norman and Charlotte Codo were honored for their local land restoration efforts at the second annual Will County Green--or GR2011--Celebrating Sustainability Festival kick-off event on the Joliet Junior College Main Campus April 21. Event photos >>
The Codos received the 2011 Sustainability Award for their efforts to restore 24 acres of farmland to native Illinois prairie and savanna in rural Frankfort. "The writer Wendell Berry once said, 'What you stand on is what you stand for,'" Jeanne Phelan, GR2011 event organizer, said. "I can't think of a better way to describe Norman and Charlotte Codo." Read more
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