A light show featuring 1,200 synchronized drones will illuminate the sky above SeatGeek Stadium on July 24 and 25, recreating scenes and characters from the Harry Potter film series.
Category: Vedette New News
Posted inBeecher
Beecher ponies up $10K for Firemen’s Park
The Village of Beecher agreed to kick in $10,000 for repairs to a baseball field at Firemen’s Park.
Posted inYour Town
Moraine Valley proves college dreams start close to home
Moraine Valley celebrates Community College Month, highlighting affordable pathways, career training and transfer opportunities while inviting the community to explore campus programs.
Posted inVedette Mayhem
Fatal party shooting adds to deadly week in Crete
Crete residents are reeling after a party shooting, a house fire, and a triple homicide took the lives of eight people in the past week in the normally quiet suburb.
Posted inCrete
ROTC students urged to not wear uniforms after college shooting
Crete-Monee students, staff, and families associated with the NJROTC have been advised not to wear uniforms or insignia associated with the military training group, either on or off campus.
Posted inGreen Garden
Green Garden looks at ways to stem solar farms
Green Garden Township officials are researching incorporation as a “rural district” in an effort to stem the proliferation of solar fields nearby.
Posted inPeotone
Peotone Intermediate School to close this year
After three public hearings, the decision is final: Peotone 207-U School District will close its Peotone Intermediate Center at the end of the school year.
Posted inBeecher
Officials demand change at dangerous County Line Road and Rt. 1 intersection
Lawmakers, public safety officials, and local government representatives want immediate improvements at Rt. 1/Dixie Highway and County Line Road to try and reduce the severity and frequency of crashes there while IDOT completes work toward its planned permanent change.
Posted inGrant Park
Grant Park Police Chief Carl Frey
The Village of Grant Park will have a new police chief come May, following the retirement of current Chief Carl Frey. Frey’s replacement has not yet been announced.
Posted in1-Draft
Grant Park mayor questions police car purchase
Grant Park’s Mayor Ben Detloff called a special meeting on March 9 to question the police committee about the purchase of a police vehicle, which was approved at the last board meeting.