Matthew T Galik

At this very second busy in a dusty archive, Matthew T. Galik is a native of Mokena and has been studying the history of the village for twenty years. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago, having received his degree in Germanic studies, and is the author of Images of America: Mokena by Arcadia Publishing, as well as numerous pieces for the Will County Historical Society and the Mokena Messenger, where he has a column titled "Matt's Old Mokena." He has seats on both the board of trustees of the Mokena Community Public Library District and the Will County Historic Preservation Commission. Matt also is a Chicago tour guide, entertaining visitors and residents alike with breezy stories of architects and gangsters.