With developers in communities pitching projects from solar to data centers, warehouses, and other uses to local government, community members are speaking out, decrying the loss of farmland and urging elected officials to deny those applications.
Category: Vedette Top News
Posted inYour Town
Grant Park streetscape ready to begin
Grant Park’s March 16 board meeting was brief, but it was also the third Monday in a row the board met due to the special meeting held on March 9.
Posted inBeecher
Beecher Elementary students ‘Learn Not to Burn’
The Beecher Fire Protection District has just completed its six-month Learn Not to Burn program – a first for the district – aimed at teaching its students simple skills that could save their lives.
Posted inVedette Mayhem
Fatal party shooting adds to deadly week in Crete
Crete residents are reeling after a party shooting, a house fire, and a triple homicide took the lives of eight people in the past week in the normally quiet suburb.
Posted inSchools
Moraine Valley dominates speech and debate competition
Moraine Valley Community College Speech and Debate Team reached a historic milestone, sending Aaron Vinicio Lopez to the national oratory competition for the first time.
Posted inNew News
Polar Plungers brave cold for Special Olympics
Hundreds of first responders and their friends and family braved the weather on Saturday to help Special Olympics Illinois by taking a dip in the pond at the Manteno Sportsmen’s Club.
Posted inManhattan
Fire in rural Manhattan contained to attic
The Manhattan Fire Protection District worked quickly to extinguish a residential fire in rural Manhattan on March 9, containing it to the attic.
Posted inSchools
Saint Xavier hosts first South Suburban Conference Visual Arts Festival
Saint Xavier University hosted the South Suburban Conference’s first art showcase on March 19, bringing 70 students from 14 schools for workshops, exhibitions and awards.
Posted in2026 Elections
Governor’s race will be a rematch in 2026
Republican voters in Illinois have once again chosen former state Sen. Darren Bailey as their candidate for governor.
Posted inKankakee
‘We don’t have a house anymore’: One family’s tornado survival story
The Garcias’ survival last week came down to one decision: Kendahl’s insistence on being prepared after hearing storm warnings.