Current schedule for local Farmers Markets: Beecher – Saturday, August 10, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 540 Oak Park Avenue; Peotone – Market in the Park, Tuesday, August 6, from 4-8 p.m., Peotone Park; Crete – Mondays, from 4-8 p.m., at Main and Exchange, held in conjunction with Classic Car Cruise Night; Manteno […]
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Peotone Library News
The Adult Summer Reading Program continues through August. Thank you to our sponsors for this year’s Summer Reading Program: Peotone American Legion, Chambers and Sons Plumbing, March Family Dental Care, First Community Bank and Trust, Game On! Bar and Grill, Illinois Eye Associates, Mead Contracting, Monee Chamber of Commerce, Monee Township, Pearl Dodge, Peotone Animal […]
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Scholarship Honors Fallen, Injured Officers
On July 22, organizers of the “I Got Your Six 5K” made a $65,000 donation toward KCC scholarships in memory of Bradley Police Sgt. Marlene Rittmanic and honoring the resilience of Bradley Police Sgt. Tyler Bailey. The donation funds the Rittmanic-Bailey Law Enforcement Scholarship at Kankakee Community College. For the 2024 – ’25 school year, […]
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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, August 7 and 21, from 1 to 5:30 p.m., at the Community Presbyterian Mission Building […]
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70th Reunion of PHS Class of 1954
By Karen Haave Eight members of the Peotone High School Class of 1954 marked their 70th reunion this summer, a celebration filled with memories and tinged with wistfulness. The class has met for 32 reunions over the years, in restaurants, state parks, Joliet Frontier League baseball games, Twilight Cruises, a Passion Play, and quiet suppers […]
Posted inManhattan, Manteno, Peotone
Derecho Tears up Southland
By Andrea Arens The U.S. National Weather Service Chicago indicated that as many as 25 tornadoes touched down in the Chicagoland area between July 14 and 15 due to the derecho. The National Weather Service defines a derecho as a “widespread, long-lived windstorm that is associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms.” […]
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Will County Launches Self-Reporting Storm Damage Survey
The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) has launched a damage assessment survey for residents and businesses who were impacted by the severe weather on July 15. The survey will support the ongoing efforts of damage assessment teams, who are visually inspecting damage to personal property, businesses, and public infrastructure throughout the county. “This has […]
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Farmers’ Markets
This week at the Local Farmers Markets: Beecher – Saturday, July 27 and August 10, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m., Peace Lutheran Church, 540 Oak Park Avenue; Peotone – Market in the Park, Tuesday, August 6, from 4-8 p.m., Peotone Park; Crete – Mondays, from 4-8 p.m., at Main and Exchange, held in conjunction with Classic […]
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Peotone Police Blotter: July 11-18
On July 11, at 9 p.m., Peotone Police were requested to meet with a complainant standing by at the police department in reference to a harassment complaint. The officer responded and met with the complainant, who advised they were being harassed via email and other electronic accounts by an ex. After hearing the complainant’s concerns, […]
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Illinois Students Crowned National Champions, Top Finishers in Workforce Development Career Competition
Illinois has a new set of national champions, with young people who have turned their SkillsUSA Illinois experience into the best preparation for success in heavy equipment operation, architectural drafting, cyber security and more in career and technical education and workforce development. A record 100 students from SkillsUSA Illinois finished in the top 10 at […]