Green Garden Township officials are researching incorporation as a “rural district” in an effort to stem the proliferation of solar fields nearby.
Category: Vedette New News
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.
Posted inVedette New News
KPL Offers Storm ‘Lost and Found’
KPL hosting lost and found service for photos and documents recovered after a tornado hit the area on March 10.
Posted inPeotone
Eagle Scout longs to become police officer
Eagle Scout longs to become police officer
Posted inManhattan
Manhattan Park Board Hears Plea for Skate Park
The Manhattan Park District offers a lot to residents, but one amenity it lacks is a skate park. One former resident hopes to change that.
Posted inManhattan
Manhattan pursues boundary agreements, safety plans
The Villages of Manhattan and New Lenox are working to renew their longstanding boundary agreement, which recently expired.
Posted inYour Town
Early voting site returns to Monee
Early voting privileges have officially returned to Monee. Village Clerk Michelle Powell made the announcement during the February 11 meeting of the board of trustees. The notification drew applause from the board and the audience. Monee lost its local early voting site two years ago amid claims of missteps former Village Clerk Doneshia Codjoe was […]