A Conversation with Ryan Martin of Crete Area Historical Society: Join us in-person, on Sunday, February 26, at 2:30 p.m., in Ryan Hall at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, for an informal talk with Ryan Martin, president of the Crete Area Historical Society. Ryan will tell us how his Society, which purchased the former Main Street […]
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‘Kicking It Back’ to Hold Open House
Kicking It Back will celebrate with an open house on Wednesday, March 1, from 8 to 10 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m., at its new facility at 522 Gould Street in Beecher. Kicking It Back, Inc., is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of young people and senior citizens through mentoring, […]
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Harbor House Love Is…?
A youth spoken word showcase February 18. Harbor House, in partnership with the Illinois Coalition for Community Services, Kankakee Public Library, the Kankakee County State’s Attorney’s Office, and the City Life Streets to Work Program are happy to announce “Love Is…?” – a youth spoken word showcase, on Saturday, February 18, from 4-6 p.m., at […]
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GSU: The Knowledge Exchange
The Potpourri Lecture Series, through the Park Forest Library, offers stimulating and thought-provoking as well as entertaining programming. This Thursday, February 16, at 10:30 a.m., the presentation will be “Reflecting on 40 Years of Employment at Village of Park Forest,” with Chuck Sabey. The Zoom link is found at https://www.pfpl.org/events/virtual-potpourri-lectures-5 Please call the library at […]
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Trailer Code Unresolved
By Andrea Arens Peotone residents were used to parking their trailers wherever they wanted on their property until an ordinance written in 1992 and amended in 2006 recently started being enforced. Some complaints resulted in code violations being issued, and that spurred a discussion about the 31-year-old ordinance being revisited. The Building Committee met on […]
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Alleged Threat at Peotone High School
Peotone’s Police Chief took to social media late in the afternoon on Thursday, February 8. He said the alleged threat was brought to the attention of authorities late Wednesday evening and an investigation was conducted immediately involving Peotone Police, the Will County Sheriff’s Department, and the Peotone School District Administration. Through the investigation, it was […]
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Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Redesignated as Acute Stroke Ready Hospital
Franciscan Health Olympia Fields has been re-designated as an Acute Stroke Ready hospital by the Illinois Department of Public Health, the hospital announced recently. “We serve a somewhat aging community and with that comes an increased risk of stroke,” said Vernell Johnson III, MD, chief medical officer and vice president of medical affairs at Franciscan […]
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Chicago Heights Building Completely Destroyed by Fire
The fire started shortly before 6 a.m. at the Morgan Li furniture factory, 1101 Washington, in Chicago Heights. All employees of the family-owned and run business, were safe. The owner stated, “We will do everything we can do to rebuild what was lost and continue to support our people and the entire Chicago Heights community.” […]
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Register Now for Forest Preserve Successful Beekeeping Workshops
If you’ve always dreamed of beekeeping but didn’t know where to start, the Forest Preserve District of Will County is offering an Introduction to Successful Beekeeping Workshop this winter. The weekly beekeeping course will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesdays, February 21 through March 28, at Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township. […]