KANGLEY, Ill. - A pioneer cemetery nearly 200 years old is slowly coming back to life not far from Chicago.

What we know:

After nearly a century of neglect, the Naramor Cemetery in LaSalle County, about 90 miles southwest of Chicago, is re-emerging from the weeds, thanks to some dedicated volunteers and an amateur historian.

FOX 32's Dane Placko reports the old cemetery is providing a treasure trove of new information.

"You're looking at a cemetery that was completely forgotten and destroyed," said John Kettman, caretaker of the cemetery.

On an appropriately dark and cloudy day, we took a walk with Kettman to visit the tiny pioneer cemetery that has been his life’s work for the past 15 years.

"It dates back to 1834, but I believe it goes back further," Kettman said.

The people bur

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