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A veteran salutes Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, as the flag is lowered to half-staff in remembrance of Pearl Harbor at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2470 in Ottawa. (Photo Provided by John Duback)
Bill Freskos
Bill Freskos is a multimedia journalist based in the Illinois Valley. From Fox River Grove, Illinois and recent graduate of Columbia Chicago, Bill covers hard news, local government, politics, business enterprise, and sports while contributing to Shaw Local Radio stations for Shaw Media across La Salle, Bureau, and Putnam counties.