With the passing of Brent Manning on Jan. 26, it is a good chance to take an overview of his 12 years as the most significant director of the Illinois Department of Conservation, then the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.
Editor’s note: The end of this story contains a graphic photo showing the severity of the injuries. Ryan Kesselhon couldn’t figure out what was happening to his 11-year-old daughter, Maren. One minute, Maren had been peacefully dangling from her family’s paddleboard in Island Lake on Wednesday afternoon. The next second she was screaming wildly. “I […]