On Monday, July 22, a Peotone Officer was dispatched to meet with a complainant standing by at the Peotone Police Department. Upon arrival, the officer met with a paving company representative, who advised that sometime between 7 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., on Saturday, July 20, a generator was stolen from the corner of North and […]
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Will County, City of Joliet Hosting Free Food Giveaway in Downtown Joliet Saturday, July 27
Volunteers needed for food giveaway event focused on post-storm relief Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and City of Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy are partnering with ShareFest Will County to host a Free Food Giveaway event from 9 a.m. until noon, on Saturday, July 27, to support residents impacted by last week’s storms. The drive-up event […]
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Issert Family Farm Tour
The Will-South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District will host a tour of the Issert Family Farm, 21204 Ballou Road, in Wilmington, on Wednesday, August 14. The Issert Family Farm, operated by Steve Issert, received this year’s Conservation Farm Family Award from the district. The farmstead includes traditional row crops, as well as more than […]
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Fall Kick-Off August 30 for KCC’s Lifelong Learning Institute
The Lifelong Learning Institute at Kankakee Community College will have its fall kick-off and information session from 10 a.m. – noon, Friday, August 30, in the KCC Iroquois Room, with special guest speaker James Stafford, KCC automotive technology faculty member. He will speak about electric vehicles. Registration and course information will be available at this […]
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Farmers Markets
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 […]
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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.” […]