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Photos: Grompers Junior High School discovers time capsule

By Gary Middendorf and Gary Middendorf
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Grompers Junior High School teacher Chad Nelson stands with his students as a time capsule is removed from a wall on Wednesday, May 1, 2026 in Joliet. In 1969 students placed items in a time capsule and sealed it inside a wall when an extension was built at Grompers Junior High School.

Grompers Junior High School teacher Chad Nelson stands with his students as a time capsule is removed from a wall on Wednesday, May 1, 2026 in Joliet. In 1969 students placed items in a time capsule and sealed it inside a wall when an extension was built at Grompers Junior High School. (Gary Middendorf)

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Gary Middendorf

Gary Middendorf

School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumnus. Transitioned from animation to photography in 2010. Freelanced as a photojournalist from 2011 to 2021 before taking on the role as Photo Editor for the Herald-News in 2021.

Gary Middendorf

Gary Middendorf

School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumnus. Transitioned from animation to photography in 2010. Freelanced as a photojournalist from 2011 to 2021 before taking on the role as Photo Editor for the Herald-News in 2021.