Peotone vehicle stickers now are on sale and renewal forms were mailed to residents. The annual sticker is $30, but is discounted for seniors. All passenger vehicles, pick-up trucks, cycles, motorhomes, and neighborhood vehicles (golf carts), regularly parked or housed in the village, are required to have vehicle stickers. Vehicles must be registered by February […]
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Kankakee County Sheriff‘s Rescue Dog
Residents assisted Sergeant R. Belcher in Cabery on New Year’s Day, when Sgt. Belcher was dispatched to Cabery, in the morning, regarding a dog that had fallen through the ice on a nearby pond. Neighbors observed the K9 in the freezing water and called it in. Sgt. Belcher worked with several area residents to rescue […]
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Illinois Democrats push to further expand abortion, gender care access
By HANNAH MEISEL For Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned nearly 50 years of precedent providing for legal abortion, Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly have their eye on once again expanding access to reproductive health care as the state solidifies its position as a “haven” for […]
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Blue Returns to Run for Trustee
By Karen Haave All five incumbent Monee Village Trustees have filed nominating paperwork for the upcoming 2023 Consolidated Primary Election. In an unexpected move, former Trustee Janet Blue has tossed her hat into the ring, filing for one of the two-year unexpired terms that will be decided. Blue left the board after the April, 2021, […]
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Beecher High School Gym Sustains Water Damage
By Jeff Vorva Beecher High School had a wet Christmas and damage has been done to the two gymnasiums and the cafeteria. Beecher 200U Superintendent Jack Gaham said the school still will be open when students are scheduled to return on January 10 and, with the exception of physical education classes and sports events and […]
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Bradley Awards Contract For Lil’s Park Improvement
By Stephen Nelson At the Bradley Village Board meeting on Tuesday, December 27, trustees awarded a contract for Lil’s Park parking lot expansion to Hamann Wagner Excavating in the amount of $77,295. The expansion is part of a package of improvements to the park that will include a splash pad for summer recreation. […]
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Domestic Shooting in Monee Leaves One Dead
Monee Police are continuing their investigation of a domestic disturbance that led to the shooting death of 46-year-old Mark Maher on December 23. According to a Monee Police Department news release, officers were called to a residence on the 25700 block of S. Taft at approximately 8:30 that night. The incident was reported as “a […]
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Peotone Chief Mort Retires
By Karen Haave Bill Mort has spent his entire adult life in public service. Now, after a myriad of accomplishments and just as many sacrifices, he is retiring as Chief of Police in Peotone. He says it’s time, “Well, you know, I’m not getting any younger. I’ll be 69 in May.” He says his family […]
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Blue Devils Fall to St. Anne at Kankakee Holiday Tournament
By Dennis Bowling Peotone senior Miles Heflin’s, who is one of the top players in this area, late in the game “Hail Mary” shot just missed the basket by a matter of inches. The Blue Devils just fell short of beating St. Anne on December 29. Heflin, a 6-foot-4 power forward, scored a team-high 29 […]