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Kaneland Krier
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Kaneland Krier
When I chose to take a tour of the Old Joliet Prison in Joliet, IL, I had no idea what I was walking into. I’ve heard of multiple paranormal events happening here, but I was more interested in how a prisoner lived. I wanted to feel their hopelessness and wanted to understand what it must have been like to sit in an empty cell and yearn for sunlight. The Old Joliet Prison is a daunting structure that appears, seemingly, out of nowhere. When driving to the prison, it isn’t until someone is a few feet away that they see the large walls and barbed wire. Just driving past it, they can feel a change in the atmosphere. When a prisoner is being driven there, they don’t know how close they are. They are driving through a suburban neighborhood before they reach a small unassuming bridge. Yet, as soon as they go under the bridge and back into the sunlight, they finally see the prison and know that as soon as they go in, they will never come out. “In 1878, the Prison was filled well over capacity with nearly 2,000 inmates,” according to jolietprison.org, a website that tells the history of the prison and allows for you to sign up for tours. “[There were] reports of unsanitary and dangerous conditions emerged.” Throughout the state, people knew the allegations that staff was abusing the prisoners as well as killing them. Once a prisoner was told that they were going to Old Joliet Prison, they knew that it was a death sentence

Old Joliet Prison: Through a prisoner’s lense

By: Sophie Ponce de Leon, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Print and Co-Copy Editor
14 hours ago

President Joe Biden Steps Down From the 2024 Election

By: Jasper Paulson, Broadcast Executive, Ad and Business Design Executive, and Co-Copyeditor Executive
July 23, 2024

The 2024 Republican National Convention

By: Jasper Paulson, Broadcast Executive, Ad and Business Design Executive, and Co-Copyeditor Executive
July 19, 2024

The Big Lebowski | Review

By: Bobby Leavey and Evan Whildin
July 11, 2024

Kaneland’s switch to traditional grading for 2024-25 school year

By: Clara Saros, Profile Editor
July 1, 2024
This weekend temperatures were not too unfamiliar to chicagolands in midsummer, but did hit us pretty hard still. Fletcher shared that the crowd was less than it usually was down on third street because of the high temperatures. But lucky for the community they had Grahams, a local ice cream store. Grahams has been in that Geneva location since December of 1987.

Geneva’s annual Swedish Day Festival

By: Sophia Schroll, Centerspread Editor, Photographer, and Social Media Manager
June 28, 2024

First Election Debate 06.27.24 Donald Trump v. Joe Biden

By: Sophie Ponce de Leon and Jasper Paulson
June 28, 2024
The pitch clock doesn’t affect high school pitching. However, when Parker Violett pitches collegiately, he’ll have to make the switch to the pitch clock.

MLB pitch clock vs MLB

By: Lucas Fiedler, Sports Coverage Manager
June 27, 2024
Assistant Superintendent for Business Dr. Jackie Bogan reviews the 2023-24 budget and previews the 2024-25 tentative budget. In a 6-0 vote, the board approved the total tentative budget of 92.3 million dollars and the tentative operating budget of 78.1 million dollars.

Board Meeting 6.24.24

By: Audrey Walker and Emma Weintraub
June 27, 2024
Graphic by Sophie Thill

Who is the Muffin Man?

By: Sophie Thill, Editor-in-Chief of Web
June 25, 2024
Baking with Olivia²: Episode 7

Baking with Olivia²: Episode 7

By: Olivia Cotter and Olivia Krasuski
June 17, 2024

Board Meeting 5.29.24

By: Sophie Ponce de Leon, News 3 Editor and Co-Columnist Manager
May 30, 2024
Finally, the Kaneland varsity softball team rushed to grab the IHSA Regional championship plaque from Athletic & Activities Director David Rohlman. The team will play the Sycamore Spartans at Sycamore High School on Thursday, May 30. “It doesnt matter who we play. The goal is to be the last one standing at the end of the season,” Campise said.

Kaneland Varsity Softball defeats Woodstock North in regional championship

By: Sarah Slattery, Centerspread Editor
May 30, 2024
Baking with Olivia²: Episode 6

Baking with Olivia²: Episode 6

By: Olivia Cotter and Olivia Krasuski
May 22, 2024
Mixed Choir singing during the Winter Concert on Feb. 15, 2024. They performed songs Unison by Bob Chilcott, Fly! by Aydrian Norman and I’ll Make the Difference by Moses Hogan.

Impacts of performing arts at Kaneland

By: Clara Saros, Reporter
May 17, 2024
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