The Beecher Fire Protection District has issued its 2025 annual report, indicating it responded to 1,165 emergency incidents throughout its 56-square-mile district.
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Posted inYour Town
Beecher won’t pay for Firemen’s Park renovation
The Village of Beecher has $227,000 to spend with money made from the sale of the old police station.
Posted inVedette Mayhem
Fiery crash in Beecher claims life of Joliet man
A Joliet man was killed Friday in a fiery accident at County Line Road and Illinois Route 1 (Dixie Highway) in rural Beecher.
Posted inGrant Park
End of the line for Grant Park community line dancing?
The free weekly community line dancing event that was started under Jamie Hawkins’ administration may be facing the end of the line, as the Grant Park board discussed whether or not it should continue for free. Its fate is still undetermined, however.
Posted inTop News
Momence bar burglary ends in murder
The family and friends of Courtney M. Drysdale now have some closure after police say they apprehended a suspect in the 30-year-old bar owner’s murder on February 2.
Posted inManhattan
New Manhattan Administrator makes her mark
Manhattan’s new Village Administrator Rosemaria DiBenedetto is making some changes at village hall as she settles in, just over two weeks into the new position.
Posted inPeotone
Peotone invests in strategic planning consultant
Peotone invests in strategic planning consultant
Posted inVedette Mayhem
Manhattan police arrest Manhattan man on 14 felony counts of unauthorized bathroom recordings
A Manhattan man is facing 14 felony counts of unauthorized video recording of adults and children following a New Year’s Eve party at his home.
Posted inVedette Mayhem
Momence bar owner killed in robbery
A Hammond, Ind., man has been arrested for the murder Monday of The Line bar owner Courtney Drysdale of Momence.