Dave Becker removes a cross arm from one of the three telegraph poles a Flossmoor Public Works crew removed Wednesday, Sept. 10. Several cross arms were given to local historians as artifacts. (Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
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Flossmoor Veterans Memorial site preparation begins after 5 years of fundraising

On Wednesday, Sept. 10, a Flossmoor Public Works Department crew took down three telegraph poles, believed to be a century old, from a parcel of land in the southwest corner of Flossmoor Park. It is the first step in preparing the site for the construction of a new veterans memorial.

Kris Condon, an official with the Flossmoor Veterans Memorial organization, Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, Trustee Gary Daggett, who flew a drone over the site, and…

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