By Karen Haave A new program underway in Monee will make it easier for the police department to locate senior citizens and those with cognitive challenges when they go missing. AngelSense is a Global Positioning System especially designed for those who may be autistic or suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, Down Syndrome, or other cognitive diseases. […]
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Posted inPrep Sports Manteno Vedette, Vedette Prep Sports, Vedette Schools
Missed Shots, Turnovers Lead to Loss to Coal City
By Dennis Bowling On paper, Peotone Coach Ron Oloffson and the Blue Devils should have been able to beat struggling Coal City (7-12), but the Coalers’ defense shut down the Blue Devil senior standout Miles Heflin and contained the very promising sophomore Brandon Weiss on January 17. For the night, the outstanding Heflin did not […]
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Kankakee County Board Opposes Protect Illinois Communities Act
By Stephen Nelson At their January 10 meeting, the Kankakee County Board adopted a resolution to the General Assembly opposing the Protect Illinois Communities Act (HB5855). The point may be moot, since the legislation already had passed in the state House and Senate and a reconciled form of the measure is expected to be passed […]
Posted inOpinion Vedette, Peotone
Letter to the Editor: Mayor Peter March
Dear Editor and All Village Residents: As we move into 2023, I feel it is important for all to see what their village government has accomplished for them in the past year. There was a great deal done with our limited budget and small staff. Here is an accounting of some of our accomplishments in […]
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Trailer Code Ordinance to be Reviewed by Peotone Village Board
By Andrea Arens At the Peotone Village Board Meeting, a social media storm over the village posting a code reminder that trailers are not allowed to be parked in driveways led to one attendee showing up to address it. Justin Chapman received a violation for a parked trailer in his driveway. He addressed the board […]
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Blue Devils Now a Perfect 18-0
By Dennis Bowling Peotone Coach Steve Strough has built an area power around highly touted senior Jenna Hunter, who was in an unstoppable mode on January 9. Hunter, a 5’-10” forward, is one of the top players in this area and registered a team-high 19 points, had 10 rebounds, including six clutch points in the […]
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Peotone Man Charged with 19 Counts of Child Pornography
By Stephen Nelson A Peotone man was arrested by Bourbonnais Police on Monday, January 9, and faces 19 counts of child pornography. If convicted, 35-year-old Michael L. Mathis faces anywhere from six-to-30 years in prison for each count. Fifteen of the 19 counts are for dissemination which are class X felonies, which are considered to […]
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Beecher’s Police Station A Long Way Off
By Jeff Vorva The new police station in Beecher is still a long way off before being built. However, there were some preliminary items discussed at the January 9 village board meeting about the new project. The board approved that Kewanee National Bank would purchase the village’s bonds at a 5.45 percent rate for the […]
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Turnovers Bring a Loss to the Panthers
By Dennis Bowling Manteno Coach Bethany Stritar has a very competitive team. Sometimes, the Panthers will have an off night, and that occurred against Reed-Custer on January 12. Manteno got off to a slow start, missed many shots, and made a disappointing 27 turnovers in the contest. The true bright spot for Manteno was senior […]
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Peotone Has a New Chief
By Karen Haave Peotone has a new police chief, and residents there might want to know a couple interesting things about him. First, if you ask him, Chief David DeMik will give you his personal cell phone number. That comes with a droll warning, though, that if you call him at 2 o’clock in the […]