Disclaimer: Charges against defendants are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. On December 29, Brandon Jackson, 21, of the 200 block of E. Taylor Street, Grant Park, was stopped at 449 Corning Road for a licensing violation and found to have no valid driver’s license. In […]
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Monee Police Blotter: December 27 – 31
December 27, at approximately 8:30 a.m., officers on routine patrol discovered a pile of discarded mail. The mail mostly was unopened and found to be for various Monee addresses, including Egyptian Trail, Chestnut, and Rt. 50. It appears someone is stealing the mail, looking through it for valuable items, and then dumping it in the […]
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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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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 […]