For several months, the citizens of Homer Township and Homer Glen have been fighting to maintain their quality of life. When you drive between Bell and Lemont Roads on 143rd Street, you get a feeling of rural America – horse farms, large properties, beautiful trees lining the road. There is a sense of calm and […]
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Worried About the Teacher Shortage? Invest in Your Leaders
By Erika Hunt and Lisa Hood Regional Office of Education #17 The “State of Our Educator Pipeline 2023” report by Advance Illinois underscores the challenges in Illinois’ education system and the urgent need to address the teacher shortage comprehensively. While recruiting more teachers is important, addressing teacher attrition, responsible for 90 percent of the demand, […]
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Letter to Editor: Manteno Advocates Take Legal Action Against Gotion, Manteno
Dear Editor, Concerned Citizens of Manteno, the non-profit group representing Manteno residents battling to protect their community and stop the Gotion Plant, together with a local Manteno resident, took legal action in Kankakee County Circuit Court against Gotion and the Village of Manteno recently. The group filed suit to stop Gotion from pumping highly toxic […]
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Letter to Ed.: Freeman
Dear Editor: Recently, Will County Board Members Mica Freeman released a statement on the hate crime that resulted in the death of a six-year-old boy and the hospitalization of his mother… My district (Plainfield Township) experienced a devastating tragedy this weekend. A six-year-old was killed, and his mother was left severely injured at the hands […]
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Letter to the Editor: Gotion is a Bad Deal
Dear Editor: I am writing as a concerned citizen of Manteno. There are several reasons I am not in support of a lithium-ion battery factory being built within the confines of the Village of Manteno. The following are some of my concerns, in no specific order. IT’S NOT A GOOD BUSINESS DEAL The federal government, […]
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Letter to Ed.: Veterans Day
Dear Editor: The members of American Legion Auxiliary Peotone Unit 392 would like to express our sincere appreciation for the men and women who served in the United States Armed Forces. Thank you for serving this great country. Thank you for protecting us. Thank you for the security we have here at home. We know […]
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Letter to Ed.: Smith
Dear Editor: In his letter to President Biden, Governor Pritzker complained about the “refugees” being bussed to Chicago from Texas and how federal aid hasn’t kept up. Pritzker rightly points out that the situation is “untenable.” Immigrants are sleeping in police stations, airports, and temporary shelters, making Chicago bureaucrats scramble to provide food, clothing, and […]
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Letter to Ed: Chisausky
Dear Editor: I just watched the Peotone School Board meeting from August 21 and am horrified by what I saw. Multiple English teachers spoke about a situation at the school where books they have been teaching are now being challenged as inappropriate. Three of my children attended Peotone schools, and I always was pleased with […]
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Letter to the Editor: Summer Reading
Dear Editor: In response to the decision by the Peotone 207-U School Board to cancel the summer reading program for non-AP classes, I urge the board to reconsider. As a 30 year retired veteran of both school and public library work, I personally have witnessed the damage done to education by not requiring students to […]
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Opinion: Why Taylor Swift is Worth the Hype and Even all the Chaos
By: Madeleine Willis On June 2, I had the privilege of attending Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour,” in Chicago. This was the first of three nights Swift would be performing at Soldier Field. Swift’s tour began in Glendale, Arizona, on March 17. You can probably remember the iconic beginning of Swift’s tour because the Mayor […]