Every couple of years, this newspaper sends out questionnaires to candidates for local office.

The BGA approached us about publishing the story because it recognized the Landmark as the only newspaper in and around Lyons that might draw readers to such a piece.

You can say one thing about Samuel Eberly Gross, the founder of Brookfield, when it came to drawing up his model suburb on the prairie southwest of Chicago: The guy thought big.

Monday, May 27, is Memorial Day, and you may be thinking of attending a local ceremony honoring those who have died while serving the nation.