Helping Hands, Peotone’s non-profit food pantry, currently provides food and other basic essentials twice a month to approximately 80-90 households or approximately 650 people per month in the Peotone area in need of assistance. This year again, Helping Hands is purchasing Christmas holiday dinners. A $20 donation will provide a holiday meal for a family […]
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PHS Student Council Blood Drive December 2
Just a reminder: PHS Student Council is partnering with the American Red Cross to host a Blood Drive at Peotone High School on Monday, December 2, from 1 – 6 p.m. Participants should park in the staff lot on the west side of the building and enter through door #16. Walk-in appointments are welcome. Participants […]
Village Tree Lighting; Boy Scout Spaghetti Dinner
Don’t miss Peotone’s annual Holiday TreeLighting on Saturday, November 30, from 4:30 to 6 p.m., with the tree lighting set for 5:30 p.m. Free hot chocolate and s’mores kits will be available, along with coffee from Cornerstone Coffee House, plus additional desserts from Archy’s Sweet Treats. The Peotone High School Choir also will perform. On […]
Helping Hands Food Pantry
Helping Hands Food Pantry will be open to all area residents (including senior citizens and adults both with or without children who reside within the boundaries of the Peotone School District and are in need of food assistance) on Wednesdays, December 4 and 18, from 1 to 5:30 p.m., at the Community Presbyterian Mission Building […]
Riverside Receives Gold Award from American College of Cardiology NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry
Riverside Healthcare has received the American College of Cardiology’s NCDR Chest Pain – MI Registry Gold Performance Achievement Award for 2024. The award recognizes Riverside’s commitment and success in implementing a higher standard of care for heart attack patients. It also signifies Riverside has reached an aggressive goal of treating heart attack patients with levels […]
Riverside Re-designated as Military Friendly Employer for 2025
Healthcare system earns honor three years in a row. Riverside Healthcare announced that, for the third year running, it has earned the Military Friendly Employer designation. Military Friendly Employer Award Ratings recognition signifies an organization’s unwavering commitment to supporting the military community and fostering an inclusive workplace environment. In summary, the Military Friendly Employer Award […]
Charonn D. Woods, MD, Joins Riverside Interventional Pain Medicine Team
Woods is accepting new patients in Bourbonnais. Riverside Healthcare is pleased to announce the addition of Dr. Charonn D. Woods, an interventional pain medicine specialist, to its medical team. Interventional pain medicine providers specialize in minimally invasive procedures to treat acute or chronic pain in the neck, back, shoulders, and other major joints. Dr. Woods […]
Christ Community Church Hosting Mission Fundraiser Craft/ Bake Sale
Are you looking for a pleasant atmosphere to do some Christmas shopping? Christ Community Church, 103 W. Corning Avenue, Peotone, will host its fourth annual Craft and Bake Sale Missions Fundraiser on Saturday, November 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. A variety of vendors will be selling unique handmade items, including greeting cards, leather […]
Joliet Symphony Orchestra Presents ‘Pictures’ at USF November 23-24
The Joliet Symphony Orchestra’s 2024-2025 Season continues with “Pictures” on Saturday, November 23, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, November 24, at 4 p.m. The concerts will take place in Sexton Auditorium (Moser Performing Arts Center), on the main campus of University of St. Francis (USF), 500 Wilcox Street in Joliet. This concert of musical “postcards” […]
Join USF for Breakfast with Santa
Get ready to start the holiday season with the University of St. Francis (USF) at the annual Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, December 7, from 8:30 – 10:30 a.m., in the Sullivan Recreation Center, on the main USF campus, 500 Wilcox Street, Joliet. This annual Christmas tradition continues with a delicious breakfast, a visit […]
