by Dan Mancuso,
publisher
The word is getting around so I figure it’s time to come clean. The Illinois Valley News is for sale. After pushing 15 years, I am the third longest owner of your newspaper. I like the idea of hanging till its 100th birthday, but I just don’t have it in me.
So, if you think you always thought it would be cool to own a small-town newspaper, give me a call. It has both its pitfalls and rewards; I have loved to do it. The hard part is that it takes so much out of you and I’m tired. The community will be better served by someone who has the energy and is willing to do what needs to be done on a weekly basis.
No, I have no plans to move anytime soon and Laura still has things to do here with her projects that could last years into the future.
When asked what I will do when it sells? I quickly answer: pump gas, wash dishes or anything really. Laura wants me to get my real estate license; I may do that. I just don’t know.
I still want to pursue my hot dog cart idea. Chicago style hotdogs “Danny’s Dogs” – NO KETCHUP!
Why, you ask? Back in the day, way back, many butchers would use bad meat to make hotdogs and would serve ketchup to hide the taste of it.
Restaurants started advertising no ketchup to show their dogs were quality, no need to hide the taste with ketchup. That’s why you don’t put ketchup on dogs.
Thank you for picking up this week’s paper. Enjoy! ~ djm