Girls Basketball – Senior Night Kayleigh Anderson is the daughter of Stacey and Michael Anderson and is a four-year member of the basketball team. Kayleigh’s favorite memories in being a part of the basketball program include team bonding at Jenna’s house…which ended with “cut the cameras.” After high school, Kayleigh plans to attend Illinois State […]
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New Contest for Young Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction
By Melanie Holmes New for 2023 is Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s (CLHOF) Randall Albers Young Writers Award, which is open to students in grades nine-12, who live in Chicago or one of its five collar counties – including Will County. CLHOF will accept original prose entries in either fiction or nonfiction (up to 2,500 […]
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Bobcats Take Down Reed-Custer
By Dennis Bowling With the IHSA post season regional tournament just around the corner, the seeding portion will be coming up very soon. Look for the Beecher Bobcats to get a very respectable seed on February 7. Beecher is heading into the post-season play with plenty of momentum, as the Bobcats beat host Reed-Custer, 71-62, […]
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Lady Devils Finish With a First Place Mark
By Dennis Bowling Peotone Coach Steve Strough is the best in the Illinois Central Eight Conference. For the past two years, the Blue Devils have accomplished a remarkable feat and have not lost a single solitary contest. They also managed to finish their season in an impressive way on February 6. The Blue Devils senior […]
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Families Invited to Kids’ Fair on Presidents’ Day
Plainfield event features interactive activities and local services. Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant invites families to attend a Kids’ Fair on Monday, February 20, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Troy Middle School, 5800 W. Theodore Street, Plainfield. The free event features interactive and educational activities by local organizations, businesses, and government agencies. “This event […]
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PHS Announces First Semester Honor Rolls
Peotone High School recently announced students named to its first semester honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! Superior Honor Roll: 4.0 and above Seniors: Yosef Abdeh, Margaret Begley, Kyle Gaidamavice, Julia Giese, William Graffeo, Cameron Greenquist, Mattea Griffin, Aiden Hamm, Kristen Heintz, Isabella Johnson, Madyson Kibelkis, Eris Lanclos, Nicholas LaPapa IV, Connor McCleverty, Sydnee […]
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Manteno Magic Show Choir to Celebrate 40th Season of Competition
By: Madeleine Willis In 1983, Manteno Magic Show Choir began a legacy of inspiring an audience through hard work, determination, and commitment. As the group takes the stage to compete in their 40th season, they will “Follow the Light” and put on a show that is energetic and fun. Michael Snyder began the show choir […]
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Annual Show Choir Competition, ‘The Main Event,’ Hosted by Manteno Show Choirs this Weekend
By: Madeleine Willis The Manteno Main Event is an annual Show Choir Competition hosted at Manteno High School. This year Main Event will be held on February 10-11. The Main Event is put on by the Manteno Show Choirs, students and families, the show choir boosters, Manteno Community School District faculty and staff, community members, […]
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Devils Take Timothy Christian
By Dennis Bowling Peotone junior Madison Schroeder just loves to play basketball. On the court, she’s always able to drive to the basket, deliver many crisp passes to her teammates, or lead the fast break, and she did all of that very well on February 4. Schroeder, a 5-foot-10 guard, had a great game, along […]