The Peotone Sportsmen’s Club’s lease for the village-owned parcel of the scenic property will soon be terminated, as village officials indicated at the board meeting on February 9 they will not renew the agreement when it expires next month.
Category: Vedette New News
Posted inYour Town
Nobody hurt in Peotone barn fire
No people or animals were injured or lost in a barn fire in rural Peotone on the afternoon of February 24. The Manhattan Fire Protection District reported the structural fire occurred after a tractor stored inside caught fire.
Posted inYour Town
Peotone School District reviews school options
The Peotone School District had a busy week, having held the second and third of three public hearings on the possible closure of Peotone Intermediate Center, its regular monthly board meeting, and a lengthy presentation on possibilities for the district’s school buildings by Wight and Company.
Posted inYour Town
Peotone approves summer events, new business
The Village of Peotone’s February 23 meeting was brief, but resulted in the approval of a couple of summertime special events and a new business.
Posted inYour Town
Beecher fire issues annual report
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.
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.