It has been confirmed there has been one pool, or groups, of mosquitoes collected from a trap in Kankakee County that tested positive for West Nile virus (WNV). This is the county’s first pool of mosquitoes to test positive for WNV this year. For this year’s season, Illinois Department Public Health has reported 30 WNV […]
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Posted inBourbonnais, Bradley, Grant Park, Green Garden, Kankakee, Manteno, Manteno Vedette New News, Manteno Vedette We/Us, Momence, Peotone, Vedette New News, Vedette We/Us
Riverside Expands Pediatric Specialists Team
Dr. San Gabriel is seeing patients at Riverside’s new pediatric office in Bradley. Riverside Healthcare welcomes board-certified pediatrician Dr. Rosvida San Gabriel, who has nearly 25 years of experience as a pediatrician. Prior to joining Riverside, she served the Streator community as a pediatrician at Streator Children’s Clinic. After completing her Doctor of Medicine at […]
Posted inBeecher, Crete, Frankfort, Green Garden, Manhattan, Monee, New Lenox, Peotone, Steger, Will County
‘Solar Switch’ Group Buy Program Returns to Will County
Will County residents and small business owners are invited to learn about the benefits of solar energy and participate in a group buy program to reduce installation costs. The Resource Recovery and Energy Division of the Will County Land Use Department, once again, is partnering with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) and the Citizens […]
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‘Success By 6’ Family Support Bus Partnership Brings Free Developmental Screenings
Success By 6, an initiative of United Way and the Community Foundation of Kankakee River Valley, has launched an innovative partnership program aimed at bringing free developmental screenings to children ages five and under in Kankakee and Iroquois Counties. Through a collaboration with Bourbonnais School District 53, parent education and support programs from Jump Start […]
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Peotone Library News
Register for events on the website calendar or call the library at 708-258-3436. The library will be closed on Friday, August 11, for staff training day. The Adult Summer Reading program is on-going through August 31. Youth Services August 10: YA Book Talk, online, Thursday, at 5 p.m. August 14: Afternoon Family Movie, Monday, at […]
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College News
Melina Reiter, of Monee, has been accepted for enrollment for the summer trimester in the Doctor of Chiropractic degree program at Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Main Campus in Davenport, Iowa. Graduations Bradley University congratulates the 900-plus students who earned degrees in May, including the following local students. From Beecher: Rebecca Reece, BSIE in Industrial Engineering […]
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Crete Library News
Thursday, August 10 Mobile Workforce Center, from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m., adults: Receive help with resume development, cover letters, job listings, and job applications. Drop in. Anime Club, from 3 – 4:30 p.m., grades sixth/12th: Join the group for a screening of “My Hero Academia.” Snacks and bottled water will be provided. Drop in. Trivia […]
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Monee Police Blotter: July 24 – 29
July 24, at approximately 12:15 a.m., a traffic crash in the 5600 block of W. Court Street, led to a DUI arrest of a Monee man. After striking a parked car, Brandon Cunningham, 47, was processed and transported. He declined any medical attention. July 25, at approximately 6:30 a.m., MPD received information from the Kankakee […]
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Upcoming Programs at Kankakee Library
Kankakee Public Library, 201 E. Merchant Street, recently announced programs for August. Lawyers in the Library: In partnership with the Kankakee Public Library, Prairie State Legal Services invites the community to meet with a lawyer in the library on the second Thursday of every month from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Representatives from Prairie State […]
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District 201-U Support Day August 12
Crete-Monee School District 201-U will hold its family Support Day, with a drive-thru school supply give-a-way on Saturday, August 12, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., or while supplies last, at the CM 201-U Early Learning Center, 1500 S. Sangamon Street in Crete. Beginning this year, all students, from PreK – 12th grade, will be required […]