By Andrea Arens Eighth grader Selah Turner would like to participate in extracurriculars in Peotone 207-U, specifically soccer at the high school. At the October 21 school board meeting, she gave a presentation encouraging the district to allow homeschool students to participate in extracurriculars. This isn’t Selah’s first presentation either. She gave one previously and […]
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No Tricks, Just Treats at MFPD Open House
By Stephanie Irvine More than 100 residents attended the Manhattan Fire Protection District’s Peotone Station 83 open house event Friday evening, signaling community growth and perhaps some acceptance post-consolidation. MFPD planned the October 25 open house to showcase the completion of the renovation of the Peotone Fire Station and offer a chance to interact with […]
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Severe Accidents and EMS Dominate MFPD Services
By Stephanie Irvine “It’s been an eventful month,” Fire Chief Steve Malone explained after reporting the district responded to the Tri-Star Cabinets fire and several accidents, with four fatalities in the past month, at the district’s monthly meeting. Malone noted that Wilmington-Peotone, Tully Road, County Line, and Kennedy Roads have also been hot spots for […]
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Gamers and Cosplayers Unite
By Karen Haave Gamers and cosplayers, this is for you. Lodge Con returns on Saturday, November 2, and Sunday, November 3, at the Will County Fair Atrium, 710 S. West Street in Peotone. Now in its ninth year, the event last year drew some 500 participants. Six-to-seven hundred participants are expected during this year’s two-day […]
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Frankfort Financial Report Contains Positive News
By Stephen Nelson At its meeting on Monday, October 21, the Frankfort Village Board made public the financial report for the fiscal year that ended on April 30. The report, created by the village administrator and finance director, states: “The village remains in a strong financial position as evidenced by an excellent performance of some […]
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT
By Jeff Vorva Let the playoffs begin… All three area football teams are in the Illinois High School Association playoffs. Crete-Monee (6-3) qualified for the Class 6A playoffs and drew the No. 12 seed in the bottom bracket and visits Chatham Glenwood (7-2). The time and date was undetermined by the Vedette’s deadline. Crete-Monee was […]
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Crete to Support Hurricane Victims
By Karen Haave The Village of Crete is showing support for Florida residents, whose homes and lives were devastated by Hurricanes Helene and Milton earlier this month. Village Trustee Holly Milburn reported during the October 14 board meeting that Crete has sent a firefighter to help in the hurricane relief effort. She noted that the help […]
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County Board Chair Resigns Amid Special Meeting
By Stephen Nelson The Kankakee County Board convened a special meeting to discuss the removal of Chairman Andy Wheeler on Tuesday, October 22. County State’s Attorney Jim Rowe told members during the meeting: “Late Friday evening, I received an email from Andy Wheeler” indicating he was resigning from the board effective the same day (October […]
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Manhattan Police Blotter: October 19-24
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. Manhattan Police were called to the area of Chippewa Lane and Iroquois Drive at around 9:30 p.m., on October 19, regarding a noise complaint. Patrol units arrived in the area to find nearly 200 […]
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Manhattan Addresses Brookstone Springs SSA
By Stephanie Irvine At the village’s October 15 board meeting, the Village of Manhattan heard a presentation from Robert P. Vail, senior vice president and managing director of Bernardi Securities, Inc., to learn about the potential to recall some and refinance the remaining portion of the SSA Bond issued in 2015 for the Brookstone Springs […]