Scores for Schools program supports 18 area school athletic programs. Riverside Healthcare’s annual Scores for Schools program donated more than $12,000 to area high schools for their 2022 fall sports seasons. “We are so proud of our local high schools for their achievements this year, and Riverside is grateful to be able to celebrate student […]
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Peotone Library News
Register for events on the website calendar, or call the library at 708-258-3436. Thank you to all who attended the Friends of the Library’s Spring Book Sale! The group’s next meeting is Tuesday, May 9, at 11 a.m., at Cornerstone Coffee. The Summer Reading Program is just around the corner. Registration for kids/teens/adults, from zero […]
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AngelEye Bridges Gap Between Home, Special Care Nursery
As a labor and delivery nurse at the Franciscan Health Family Birth Center in Olympia Fields, Heather Carter was confident of the excellent care she and her baby would receive there. What the New Lenox mom did not anticipate was that Liam would be born at 36 weeks and experience difficulty breathing, requiring a longer […]
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Join Adopt a Soldier Memorial Weekend
Walk to Honor; Walk to Remember; Join the Battle – 22 to NONE! Adopt-a-Soldier invites the community to its annual Ruck March on Sunday, May 28. The 22K Ruck March will step-off at 7:30 a.m. at Walmart in Bradley and end at the Will County Fairgrounds in Peotone around noon. For those participating, the $25 […]
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AWANA Grand Prix Held at Christ Community Church
It was a packed house at Christ Community Church, 103 W. Corning in Peotone, on Saturday, April 14, as AWANA clubbers, volunteers, family, and friends participated in the annual AWANA Grand Prix event. Clubbers and leaders competed with their handmade race cars for speed and creativity, with trophies awarded in both categories. Two vintage show […]
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Village of Peotone, Aqua Illinois Celebrate Earth Day
On April 18, the Village of Peotone plans to celebrate Earth Day with Aqua Illinois by painting water preservation messages near the city’s storm drains. The “Only Rain, Down the Drain” storm drain stenciling project is a coordinated effort to raise awareness of how the public can help reduce the release of pollution into the […]
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Building Committee Meeting Tabled Chickens Again
By Andrea Arens Jolane Walenga, Amanda Babiarz, and Katherine Mahn made their desire known again to have backyard chickens at the last Building Committee meeting on April 3 – the night before the election. Trustees Julie Sluis, Nick Strba, and Mike Jones heard the three’s commentary. Jolane Walenga has kept notes from attendance and was […]
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CSL Plasma Expands with New Kankakee Donation Center
New Center is adjacent to CSL Behring manufacturing site; helps meet growing demand for therapies derived from plasma. CSL Plasma, the plasma collection business of global biotherapeutics leader CSL Behring, announced the opening of its 320th U.S. plasma collection center in Kankakee, at 725 N. Kinzie Avenue, Building 201, adjacent to the CSL Behring manufacturing […]
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Fight Club Survivor Mother’s Day Basket Bingo!
Mark your calendars for the very popular Fight Club Survivor’s Mother’s Day Basket Bingo on Saturday, May 13, from 6 – 10 p.m., at the Grant Park Community Center, 209 W. Dixie Highway in Grant Park. Doors open at 5 p.m., with Bingo beginning at 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 per person. The fun, family-friendly, […]
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Will County Launches Interactive Map for Monitoring Road Construction
The Will County Division of Transportation (WCDOT) launched a new interactive online map to help residents stay up-to-date on county-wide construction projects. The map includes the 2023 Will County Road Construction Schedule, with multiple reconstruction, repaving, and improvement projects scheduled. “While traffic cones and delays are not always a welcome sight, our 2023 construction schedule […]