This collection is comprised of several articles about Leonard W. Besinger Sr. and Jr., builders most known for building up the Meadowdale neighborhood in Carpentersville. The content in this collection ranges from 1977 to 2004.
“Besinger Gives Land to C’ville”, Courier News, March 23, 1977
“Besinger Donates Land For New Village Hall”, Cardunal Free Press, March 24, 1977
“Developer Leonard Besinger Dies at 75”, Cardunal Free Press, August 11, 1982
“Carpentersville, Illinois Centennial (1887-1987)”, Courier News, August 12, 1987
“Besinger Reshaped Township Image”, Courier News, August 10, 1994
“Four Villages: Forever Linked, Forever Apart” and “C’ville’s Empire Builder”, Courier News, March 28, 2004
