Jacklyn Countryman, Neighbor

Jackie grew up in lockport, IL, once lived in Eagle River in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in New Lenox and Elwood, and now calls Joliet her home. Jackie has worked for the Army, Air Force, Bill Jacobs Chevrolet, Joliet Medical Group, several local banks in both New Lenox and Joliet, and retired from the Troy Township office in 2010 after nearly 16 years as office manager and senior center director.

Jackie's interests include music, traveling and photography. She has entertained for many local groups and at benefits for Cornerstone's Festival of Trees, United Cerebral Palsy's First Night, the Easter Seals telethon, the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life, and the Will County March Against Violence.