Steven Laken bagged a 25-pound tom in Will County, but there was more joy.
“Best part about it was my 7-year-old son Kyle was with me when I got it,” Laken emailed. “In fact, Kyle saw it first about 20 minutes before we were going to leave so I credit him for helping me get this big guy in.”
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