By Andrea Arens You never think violence can happen in a small town until it does. Last week, there was a gun threat at Peotone High School, and it wasn’t the first. Technology can help protect, though. New AI (artificial intelligence) gun detection software can recognize a gun within seconds and send alerts to phones […]
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Posted inWill County
County Rejects Truck Terminal South of Frankfort
By Stephen Nelson Responding to formal legal opposition in the form of a unanimously passed resolution by the Frankfort Village Board, the Will County Board at its February 16 meeting rejected a request by property owner Uriel Cantero to establish a truck terminal on LaGrange Road south of Frankfort near Laraway Road. The board voted […]
Posted inBeecher
Wet or Dry Was $60K Question at Beecher Village Board
By Jeff Vorva Wet or dry? That was the $60,000 question. The Beecher Village Board decided to spend $60,000 to build a water basin and fountain on the property of the new police building, which will be built at Church Road near Dixie Highway. Board members went back and forth on the merits of the […]
Posted inPeotone
Peotone Board Hears Wine Bar Proposal
By Andrea Arens Laurin Stauffenberg presented a business proposal to the Peotone Village Board for the concept of The Lush Vine Wine Bar. The building isn’t purchase yet so there’s quite a bit to accomplish before it could appear downtown but the proposal sounded promising to the Village Board. The Lush Vine would included wines, […]
Posted inBeecher, Vedette Schools
Beecher School Board Holds Rather ‘Interesting’ Meeting
By Jeff Vorva Dancing and singing were a part of the Beecher District 200-U Board meeting on February 13. But they were not the subjects that produced joy and fun. This was not a merry meeting. Quite the opposite. The meeting got started with a bang, when board member and board secretary Janet Paulmeier resigned […]
Posted inMonee
Monee Historial Society Elects New Board
By Karen Haave The Monee Historical Society Board of Directors has elected officers to serve during the 2023-2024 term. Secretary Phyllis V. Huffman and Treasurer Nancy Langenfeld join President Christina Holston and Vice President William (Billy) Morgan, whose terms expire in 2024. Founded in 2015, the Monee Historical Society (MHS) is an offshoot of the […]
Posted inPeotone, Prep Sports Manteno Vedette, Vedette Prep Sports, Vedette Schools
Lady Devils Take Regional Championship
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Mady Kibelkis, who is among the top three in academic standing in her class, is in her element on the basketball court, playing a game she truly loves. On February 17, Kibelkis showed that love, by turning in a truly legendary performance. Kibelkis, a 5-foot-8 shooting guard, registered a remarkable […]
Posted inPrep Sports Manteno Vedette, Vedette Prep Sports, Vedette Schools
Devils Boys Basketball Pulls Out Exciting Win Over Herscher
By Dennis Bowling Herscher’s Tigers had their heart set on beating their former now current Peotone Coach Ron Oloffson, but Blue Devil seniors Miles Heflin and Wil Graffeo each put their best foot forward, in the final home game of their careers, and that made Oloffson very happy on February 18. Heflin, a 6-foot-4 forward, […]
Posted inBradley
Financial Report Shows Big Surplus In Bradley
By Stephen Nelson Bradley Finance Director Robert Romo released the village’s annual financial report for fiscal year 2022 following the yearly audit by Lauterbach and Amen LLP of Naperville at the Monday, February 13, board of trustees meeting. The report shows Bradley ended the fiscal year on April 30, 2022, with a surplus of $4.1 […]
