Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8455 Auxiliary member Julie Young, left, and Patrick Fegan American Legion Post No. 83 Auxiliary member Chris Printz, right, are escorted by VFW Post 8455 Commander Max Snook, center, to hang wreaths on a grave in Fairmount Cemetery dedicated to all the unknown soldiers during Polo's Memorial Day ceremony on May 29, 2023. (Alexa Zoellner/Shaw Media)
Alexa Zoellner reports on Lee, Ogle and Whiteside counties for Shaw Media out of the Dixon office. Previously, she worked for the Record-Eagle in Traverse City, Michigan, and the Daily Jefferson County Union in Fort Atkinson, Wisconsin.
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