Three times a week, Deanna Ver Steeg begins her commute shortly after 6:30 a.m. She takes a Metra train from Chicago to Kenosha, then boards a large van that takes her and other co-workers to Racine.

You think growing grass is hard? Consider Mike Stever. Sod Farms Photo/ Tom Lynn Edward Smith, a Franksville sod farmer, looks over some of the dirt that should be sod.

Modine Manufacturing Company , a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, has received the 2008 Friend of Tourism Award from the Racine County Convention and Visitors Bureau.