By Dennis Bowling Beecher Coach Adam Keen knows freshman Ava Pattenaude has a very bright future with the Bobcats. Without a doubt, she is mature beyond her years and did an exceptional job on January 24, including in the waning moments of the game against Iroquois West. With little time left in the game, Beecher […]
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Devils Simply Devoured the Tigers
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Jenna Hunter, prior to the game with Illinois Central Eight Conference foe Herscher, was able to gather her thoughts. Hunter, who was mentally focused, simply devoured the Tigers on January 23. A 5’-11” power forward, Hunter scored a season high 26 points and hauled down 14 rebounds, to help Peotone […]
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Bourbonnais To Try Again For Sales Tax Increase
By Stephen Nelson At their January 17 meeting, the Bourbonnais Village Board approved a resolution that will allow a referendum to be placed on the April 4 Municipal Election ballot that, if passed, would allow Bourbonnais to collect a one percent increase in the sales tax. Mayor Paul Schore said the major benefit of the […]
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Beecher Seeking Second Regional Title in School History
By Jeff Vorva Since Christmas, life around the Beecher boys basketball team has been anything but normal. When the freezing weather helped cause a pipe to burst and flooded the high school’s main gym, the floor was ruined and unusable, and the Bobcats had to adapt with practices and home games off campus. That set […]
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Frankfort Objects to Trucking Terminal
By Stephen Nelson The Village of Frankfort’s Plan Commission has directed the village board to formally object to a Will County Land Use Department approval for a trucking terminal to be operated on a 10 acre site on the east side of LaGrange Road near Stuenkel Road. The plan commission reviewed the county’s zoning amendment […]
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Routine Board Meeting Produces Interesting Tidbits
By Andrea Arens A routine monthly Peotone School Board meeting produced nothing earth shattering but a bunch of interesting tidbits the community might want to know. Business manager Adrian Fulgencio said the Consumer Price Index came in at 6.5 percent, which will allow the district to levy up to 5 percent. Elementary school principal Carol […]
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Time To Renew Golf Cart Registrations In Manteno
By Stephen Nelson At the January 17 Manteno Village Board Meeting, which lasted 13 minutes from beginning to end, Mayor Tim Nugent announced that it’s time to renew registrations for golf carts that use village streets. The mayor said, “everyone who registered last year will be getting a renewal form in the mail.” Anyone interested […]
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Devils Trounce the Panthers
By Dennis Bowling The usually composed Manteno Panthers had the tall order of trying to slay the giant Class 2A power Peotone, but the Panthers became unraveled. They made 25 first half turnovers, which led to their demise on January 19. The Blue Devils junior Madison Schroeder, a 5’-11” guard and two-sport standout, registered a […]
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Peotone Gets Revenge, Takes Win from Prairie Central
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Jenna Hunter and junior Madison Schroeder each have very good memories. They especially remember clearly last February, when Prairie Central beat the Blue Devils, 49-43, in the Class 2A Reed-Custer Regional title game. In this encounter, Hunter and Schroeder each came out with fire in their eyes and were able […]
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Kankakee Ends Vehicle Stickers
By Stephen Nelson The Kankakee City Council at their Tuesday, January 17, meeting voted to repeal the vehicle sticker tax. Mayor Chris Curtis had suggested the unpopular tax might be able to end if voters approved maintaining the city’s home rule taxing authority on the November ballot, which they did. “The administration started looking at […]