Helping Hands Food Pantry, the local pantry serving 650 people per month in need of assistance, still is seeking the community’s help in providing approximately 90 holiday meals during Christmas. This organization, composed of volunteers from various churches and the community, provides basic essentials twice each month to approximately 80-90 households. For every $1 the […]
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Helping Hands Food Pantry
Helping Hands Food Pantry will be open to all area residents (including senior citizens and adults both with or without children who reside within the boundaries of the Peotone School District and are in need of food assistance) on Wednesdays, December 6 and 20, from 1 to 5:30 p.m., at the Community Presbyterian Mission Building […]
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Looking Back
By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: November 21, 1073 “Village Board Receives Report from Consulting Engineer” “Consulting Engineer John McCabe of Warren-Van Praag Engineers met with the Manteno Village Board on Monday evening and explained the study recently completed on regional planning with the state hospital. The report, without recommendations, was an engineering feasibility study […]
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Forest Preserve Programs Feature Holiday Crafts, a Virtual Hike, and More
Here are Forest Preserve District of Will County program offerings for the week of December 4, with online registration available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Volunteer Morning, from 9 a.m.-noon, Tuesday, December 5, Sugar Creek Preserve, Joliet: Get some fresh air and exercise, while helping to make a difference in your community. Activities include […]
Posted inBourbonnais, Bradley, Grant Park, Kankakee, Manteno, Manteno Vedette New News, Manteno Vedette We/Us, Momence, Peotone, Vedette New News, Vedette We/Us
Becker’s Names Riverside Cancer Institute Great Oncology Program
For its dedication to providing outstanding oncology care to the community, the Riverside Cancer Institute has been recognized as a “Great Oncology Program” by Becker’s Hospital Review, a leading source of healthcare news and information. Becker’s releases its list of hospitals and health systems with leading oncology programs annually. “It is an honor to be […]
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50,000 Pounds of Pork Donated to Regional Foodbanks
As part of the “Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois” campaign, the Illinois Pork Producers Association (IPPA) donated 50,000 pounds of ground pork to nine regional food banks in 2023. Recently, IPPA President Chad Leman was joined by Illinois Corn Growers Association Board Member Shane Gray and staff members from the Illinois Pork […]
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Will County Health Department, IDPH Remind Residents to Prevent Holiday Foodborne Illnesses
With Thanksgiving just days away, the Will County Health Department and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) remind Will County residents to take precautions this holiday season to protect everyone from foodborne Illnesses. Every year, the CDC estimates 48 million people get sick from a foodborne illness, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 pass away. […]
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Support USF’s ‘Francis Fund’ Giving Tuesday, November 28
If you ever wanted to support the pursuit of a higher education for students at the University of St. Francis (USF), you have the opportunity to do so on Tuesday, November 28, a day known globally as Giving Tuesday. Join fellow Saints worldwide as they come together to celebrate USF students and encourage giving to […]
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Peotone Police Blotter: November 11 – 15
November 11, Peotone Police responded to Circle K Shell for a theft report of two bottles of brake fluid. Upon arrival, the officer spoke with an employee who advised that an unknown person(s) left the store with merchandise without paying. The Detective Division is investigating. If you have any information, please contact the Peotone Police […]
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38 KCC Students Inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society
Thirty-eight Kankakee Community College students were inducted into Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society in October. Phi Theta Kappa is an international academic honor society for community college students. Local KCC students who recently joined are: Bourbonnais – Rocio Aquillon Navarete, Hailey Keast, Joseph Lamb, Gabriella Longtin, Emma Miller, Sydney O’Dell, Mya Ramdoo, and Daniel Sorich; […]