… hearing the birds chirping early in the morning — even when they wake me up.
— Joanne Scott, Peotone
… that my friend’s daughter created “time for kind” day at her school in St. Charles and it worked.
— Roberta Freischlag, Sawyer, Mich.
… that the Monee McDonald’s exchanged my order from the Peotone McDonald’s. The order was wrong, and I didn’t realize it until I was already on the highway.
— Carol Morse, Bourbonnais
… when all the beautiful spring-flowering bushes and trees are no longer blooming.
— John Dawson, Oak Park
… bicyclists who ride at night wearing all black with no reflectors or lights on their bikes.
— Roger A. May, Chicago
… having to buy a package of three pairs of socks when all you want is one particular pair.
— Alice Brezon, Oak Park




