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Friday, July 3, 2009
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Jessie Raven, 18, of Manhattan, applied for more than 40 jobs -- and even had some employers ask her to pay them a variety of fees -- before she got the retail job she starts next week at J.C. Penney.  (Liz Wilkinson Allen/Staff Photographer)
When Jessie Raven, 18, interviewed for a clerical job, she didn't expect a sales pitch. She also didn't expect to be asked to take out a $500 loan for job training and to buy fire extinguisher equipment. She would also have to pay $50 for a criminal background check. After three months of training, she would get paid $1,000. She tried to get out of the interview gracefully, but the interviewer was persistent.





Fairs, festivals and more
Your online guide to summer fun
Time to plan for summer fun. From local community celebrations to county fairs and Illinois getaway locations, the Herald News provides this online guide to affordable family fun. And remember to send us your snapshots from the local festivals in jpeg format to fvpreaders@gmail.com.Include names and brief description with photo.
Google Map: Local fairs and festivals
Google Map: Kendall Co. fairs and fests
Online: Heritage Corridor
Google map: Find a pool
Online: Visit Joliet
Online: Illinois county fairs
Online: Illinois state parks
Online: Illinois State Fair
Online: Illinois getaways

I scream, you scream ...
... we all scream for ice cream!
Our GO section is planning a story on the area's best ice cream shops and we'd like your input. Tell us about your favorite spot for frosty treats and why you think it licks the competition.

GREEN HOUSE BLOG
My veggies are plenty green
I love local farmers markets, because I can get produce I don't normally get. I pay less than I'd pay at a specialty store and I know it didn't take tons of carbon to come to me. This week, I'm tackling the Sputnik of veggies: kohlrabi. What are you buying/growing/getting locally? Is it from  your garden, a farmers market or a CSA box?

More Herald News blogs

FARMERS' MARKETS
Farm-fresh shopping guide
This is the season for farmstand produce, fresh-cut flowers and homemade products. We have a complete roundup of farmers' markets in the Will County area. Just click on our locator map and find the market closest to you.
Plainfield farmers market returns
Google Map: Market locations

This camp brings together kids, cops
The last school bus pulls up near the picnic pavillion at Pilcher Park and the kids rush to get on. Several police officers watch from picnic tables as the boys and girls made up of 10- to 12-year-olds from every ethnic group and neighborhood in the city run across the field. Some of them turn to wave before boarding.

Lane Bryant case won't be on TV
Police recently turned down the chance to tell the story of the Lane Bryant massacre investigation on national TV. That's because it was a cold-case show and the Lane Bryant investigation is anything but that, Tinley Park police Cmdr. Pat McCain said.

Joliet homeowner injured in eviction
City looks to expand inspections of rentals
Briefs: Garbage service normal
Teenage (job) wasteland
Birkett running for Illinois attorney general
A ticket for driving 1 mph over? It's baloney

This camp brings together kids, cops Joliet homeowner injured in eviction Cops nab man in classic '65 Chevy Corvair School district's new budget saves $100,000 JJC board OKs budget with tuition increase Palin resigning as Alaska governor Powerful sedative found in Michael Jackson’s home Iranian cleric: British Embassy staff to be tried Obama appeals to skeptical Russians
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Daisy is all ready for the Fourth of July weekend, wearing her patriotic spirit on more than her sleeve.



For East, it's baptism under fire
For the new kid on the area high school football block, varsity-level competition arrived without so much as the sounding of a full-speed ahead whistle. Rather, there was some brief stretching. A little game of catch. Then, Plainfield East met Naperville North. The two hooked up in Round One of 7-on-7 play Tuesday night.
Correll's heroics lift JackHammers
The Joliet JackHammers scheduled fireworks for after Thursday's night series finale with the Kansas City T-Bones.But JackHammer manager Wally Backman didn't want to make the crowd of 3,892 wait until after the game, which ended with Brad Correll's two-run walk-off home run in the bottom of the 10th inning that snapped the Hammers' six-game losing streak and gave them a 6-4 win.
Avlas keeps Hammers' pitching staff on even keel


McDonald's new Angus burgers on the menu
McDonald's Corp. will begin selling its new line of bigger burgers priced at about $4 each on Thursday to bring in customers looking for a beefy alternative to pricier burgers at sit-down restaurants. The new Angus burgers are made with one-third pound of Angus beef and come in three varieties.



Teenage (job) wasteland
Business Calendar

Volkswagen has a winner in Chrysler-based Routan Mazda Miata continues down its trouble-free path Dodge Ram puts its bets on improved interior Rain gardens are pretty and ecological Nothing fast about home sales in Orland Park Home prices may be stabilizing


Crisp whites, cool reds for summer
Wine isn't like your wardrobe. No need to wait until Memorial Day to bring out the whites or save that sparkly red for a holiday party. Still, there is some reason to sip with the season — as the temperature climbs think crisp, light, tangy.



Two Buck Chuck maker sets sights on Australia
Cool down this summer with creamy shakes
Have a dog-gone good Fourth
Astro-graph
Chroncling Independence Day traditions

Time to light up the skies
Everyone loves a party, and America's birthday is a great reason to celebrate. With parades, picnics and patriotism on full display, the Fourth of July is some of the best of what our country has to offer. But the patriotic display isn't over when the sun sets; that's when the party is just getting started.

Local photographers' works on exhibit
New Empress Casino making most of tough situation
Enjoy live music outdoors all for free
Summer good time for bargain shopping
Desserts just part of the story at White Chocolate Grill
Freshness is order of the day at Carmina's
Night Life
Joliet orchestra holding auditions
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