Jim Ridings

Jim Ridings was born in Joliet, IL. He has lived in Herscher, IL, since 1984. He has worked for daily newspapers in Ottawa, IL (The Daily Times) and Aurora, IL (The Beacon-News), where he won several awards for investigative reporting at both newspapers. He also has written 20 books of local history, and four of these have won awards from the Illinois State Historical Society. He was presented a Studs Terkel Humanities Award from the Illinois Humanities Council in 2006.