Betty Carlson Kay
Betty Carlson Kay was born and raised on 22nd Place in Cicero, as was her father before her. She has taught first grade for 30 years, mostly in Springfield, Illinois. She is the author of the series Americans of Character, and her book Illinois from A to Z was recently published by the University of Illinois Press. She is also the author of another Images of America title, Jacksonville, Illinois, published by Arcadia in 1999. Cicero: The First Suburb West will show you this town's past, but if...See more
Betty Carlson Kay was born and raised on 22nd Place in Cicero, as was her father before her. She has taught first grade for 30 years, mostly in Springfield, Illinois. She is the author of the series Americans of Character, and her book Illinois from A to Z was recently published by the University of Illinois Press. She is also the author of another Images of America title, Jacksonville, Illinois, published by Arcadia in 1999. Cicero: The First Suburb West will show you this town's past, but if you look carefully, you will see the present--and the future. See less