The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Road (inside St. Mary’s Catholic Church), Park Forest, invites the community to “Step Back into a 1950s Valentine’s Day,” from February 1 – March 8. The museum is open Wednesday and Saturday, from 1 to 3:30 p.m., and at other times by appointment. One room represents a […]
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PJHS Presents: Robin Hood
The Peotone Junior High drama club will present the classic tale of “Robin Hood.” Performances are on Saturday, February 25, at 7 p.m., and Sunday, February 26, at 2 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door at $5 for students and senior citizens or $10 for adults.
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USF Blood Drive February 15
The University of St. Francis (USF) is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, February 15, from 1 to 6 p.m., in the Assembly Hall Gymnasium at USF’s St. Clare Campus, 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet. For an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and enter “60435” in the red “Find […]
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News from Sen. Joyce
“Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope.” These powerful words from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., which I shared locally a few weeks back to honor Dr. King’s birthday and legacy, are very fitting as we begin 2023. Last month, I told you about the devastating loss of my colleague Sen. Scott […]
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Peotone Library News
Register for events on the website calendar or call the library at 708-258-3436. Adult Winter Reading: Stop by the library and get a winter reading bookmark and read for a chance to win a gift basket through February 28, with the drawing March 1. Mark those calendars for the Friends Spring Book Sale – April […]
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Manteno Legion Hosting Prime Rib/Salmon Valentine’s Day Dinner
Mark your calendars for a special Valentine’s Day treat. On February 14, from 5 – 7 p.m., at Manteno American Legion, 117 N. Walnut, the Legion is hosting your choice of a prime rib or salmon dinner. Tickets are $30 for prime rib or $20 for salmon, with carry-outs available for an additional $2 fee. […]
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Another Eagle Soars…
By Karen Haave It’s official. BJ Olson is an Eagle Scout. Eleven years after he joined scouting as a Cub, he accepted the neckerchief only elite scouts are allowed to wear during his Court of Honor at the Peotone American Legion. The event was a time for congratulations and accolades from his scout leaders, past […]
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Crash Shut Down Traffic For Hours
On January 25, an accident at the at I-57 southbound ramp and Peotone/Wilmington Road occurred at 4:39 p.m. Peotone Police and Fire were dispatched to a semi vs. passenger car accident. Occupants from the passenger car were all transported to local hospitals, but the driver from the semi-truck was uninjured. The semi-truck went off the […]
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Where Was Kankakee County’s Mini-golf Hot Spot in the 1970s?
By Melanie Holmes Once upon a time, families gathered at drive-in theaters, local shopping centers (large clusters of stores with one or more “anchors,” such as Sears or JC Penney; Meadowview had both!), and mini-golf hot spots. On the latter, the hottest spot in Kankakee County was Pee Wee Golf Course, a.k.a., Fifty-Fore Golf Range. […]
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Sacred Tree NFP Tries to Make a Difference
There is a new 501c3, not for profit, based out of Crete – Sacred Tree NFP. Founder Natalie Wilson, an herbalist and avid gardener who loves trees, wants to educate and uplift communities to restore biodiversity that is critical to humanity’s survival, as biodiversity provides the air we breathe, medicines to heal us, and the […]