By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Jenna Hunter and her Blue Devil teammates were cool, calm, and collected on Valentine’s Day. Hunter, who was ready for the challenge of playing Pontiac, recorded a remarkable performance on February 14. An outstanding forward, Hunter had one of her best outings of this season, registering a team-best 25 points […]
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Posted inPrep Sports Manteno Vedette, Vedette Prep Sports
Panthers Lose First Game of Postseason, but End on a Positive
By Dennis Bowling Manteno Coach Bethany Stritar will have to wait until next season to be successful in the second round of the post season tournament. The Panthers played an outstanding game, but they just ran out of time on February 13. Panther senior Drew Hosselton, an outstanding forward, led with 11 points and hauled […]
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Beecher Girls Lose to Seneca; End Season
By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Adam Keen built a very competitive team around senior Kendall Kasput. During the second half of this season, Kasput helped the Bobcats go 9-7 overall. They also were able to defeat Iroquois West and had a post season win over Reed-Custer, but they struggled against Seneca on February 13. It […]
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Trailer Code Unresolved
By Andrea Arens Peotone residents were used to parking their trailers wherever they wanted on their property until an ordinance written in 1992 and amended in 2006 recently started being enforced. Some complaints resulted in code violations being issued, and that spurred a discussion about the 31-year-old ordinance being revisited. The Building Committee met on […]
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Monee Residents Could See Water Bill Relief
By Karen Haave Monee residents could see some relief in their water bills soon, if a proposal from Finance Director Darryl Bulliner meets with final approval from the village board. Bulliner told the board of trustees during a Committee of the Whole meeting earlier this month that a reduction in water rates is possible, while […]
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New Housing Construction Coming to Frankfort
By Stephen Nelson Another townhouse building project will take place on the southern side of Frankfort. Flaherty Builders, Inc., proposes to construct a 32-unit townhome development on a vacant 9.7-acre site at the northwest corner of Laraway Road and 116th Avenue. At its February 6 meeting, the Frankfort Village Board voted yes to rezone the […]
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Monee Police Officers Promoted at Board Meeting
By Karen Haave Two Monee Police officers have been promoted to the rank of Sergeant. The board of trustees authorized the promotions of Patrolman Chad Blake and Detective Dan DePaolo during the regular meeting on February 8. Village Administrator Ruben Bautista told the board the promotions “would address current supervisory vacancies and recognize the hard […]
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Sign Purchase Approved by Manteno Village Board
By Stephen Nelson There was a single action item on the agenda at the Manteno Village Board meeting on February 6. Trustees approved spending $52,694.40 for the purchase of an electronic sign to be installed outside the new police headquarters building. Mayor Tim Nugent said the renovation work on the former bank building is still […]
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Results for Manteno Show Choir Competition “Main Event”
By: Madeleine Willis The Manteno Main Event results are in. The Show Choir competition was held at Manteno High School February 10-11. The results of the Middle School competition include two grand championship wins by El Paso-Gridley Junior High School. The groups won both the mixed division and unisex division. This […]
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Kankakee Grappling With Skyrocketing Fireworks Costs
By Stephen Nelson The Kankakee City Council at their Monday, February 6, meeting approved contracts with Mad Bomber Fireworks Productions to put on two displays this summer – one for the Juneteenth holiday and the other for the July 4 holiday. Mayor Chris Curtis expressed concern about continued rising costs for the events. He said […]