The Manhattan Village board made some key approvals with regard to finance policies and major infrastructure improvements at their July 1st meeting.
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WCDOT proposed expansion met without smiles
The Will County Department of Transportation has proposed two options for roadway expansion eastward through Monee.But Monee residents aren’t pleased.
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Beecher mulling the 1%
Beecher village officials are giving serious thought about enacting a 1% grocery tax in 2026, but it won’t have any impact on residents.
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Runaway Horses Elude Rescuers for a Week
When a herd of eight young horses escaped in rural Peotone and galloped down I-57 over Easter weekend.
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Manhattan Municipal Election Heats Up
Candidates have addressed their distaste at the last two Manhattan Village Board meetings; bringing mudslinging back to local elections.
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Peotone Village Board Adding Trash Cans to the List
Peotone Village Board added trash cans as an expenditure to the streetscape final bill total, along with building department training.
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Village Makes Approvals for New Fire Station
Manhattan approved the building of a brand new fire station included in a 20 acre public safety campus.
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Water Main Break an Icy Topic at Peotone Village Board
Moments before the January 13 Peotone Village Board meeting, a water main on West Main Street broke. Water mains break in frigid temps all the time, but this water main was under the newly finished streetscape. The repair required a nearly 6 x 20-foot rectangular hole in the three-month old asphalt in front of Daum […]
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St. Joe’s Sprinklers Center of Political Feud
The St. Joseph School sprinklers, a hot topic discussed at the last board meeting, came up again, this time at the behest of Paula Gibbs, a member of the public. The topic dominated the last board meeting and spilled over in the days that followed, with social media sparring between trustee candidate Tom Biscan, who […]
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Kankakee Authorities Plead for Help
The New Year’s Day mass shooting in Kankakee that killed two people dominated the Monday, January 6, Kankakee City Council meeting. Police Chief Chris Kidwell told aldermen his department lacks the information needed to make any arrests. He and Mayor Chris Curtis pleaded for any eyewitnesses to the shooting to come forward and assist in […]