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, January 5 and 19, from 1 to 5:30 p.m., at the First Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall […]
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Locals Help Mayfield, KY
On Friday, December 11, a tornado considered to be at least an F3, with wind speeds between 158 and 206 mph, originated in Arkansas and was on the ground for more than 220 miles. It struck Mayfield, Kentucky, about 9:30 p.m. and leveled most of the town of about 10,000 residents. leaving a path of […]
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Pandemic Takes Tolls on Schools
Report card reflects impact COVID has had on districts! By Bob Bong and Peter Hancock One year after COVID-19 scrambled the state’s public school system with schools alternating between in-person and remote learning because of uncertainty caused by the pandemic, the Illinois State Board of Education has released its school report card for public schools. […]