The Rev. Rev. Herb Brooks Jr. (center), who was invited to give the opening invocation in the Illinois Senate on Feb. 6, poses with state Sen. Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, D-Shorewood, and state Sen. Pat McGuire, D-Joliet. Brooks also serves as speaker of th
Asian Carp Sliders were handed out free at the 2012 Taste of Chicago. When the carp was detected recently in a Will County Forest Preserve District lake, one board member suggested a fish fry. | Photo courtesy Dirk Fucik
A little fishy: The title of this column has nothing to do with the carp, a deep-bodied freshwater fish. | Supplied photo
We all know the state’s financial condition is in dire shape. Perhaps The Rev. Herb BrooksJr.’s opening invocation in the Illinois Senate last week will help. Brooks, who serves as speaker of the Will County Board when he’s not in the pulpit, was invited to …
