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Green Garden Township Assessor steps down
Longtime Green Garden Township Assessor Jane Bushong resigned her position, effective Sept. 17.
Golf Vista residents ask again for village assistance
Golf Vista Estates residents continue their quest for village intervention for disputes with the manufactured home park management.
Peotone High School celebrates Homecoming
Peotone High School celebrated its Homecoming over the weekend with a parade featuring student groups, Grand Marshal Tammy Hoffman and, of course, the…
Flock cameras coming to Monee-Manhattan Road
Monee officials have approved an Intergovernmental Agreement with Will County that allows the village to install Automated License Plate Readers along Monee-Manhattan Road.
2025 Municipal Elections
Mayor Bogs Sweeps into a Second Term
If municipal election outcomes are any indication of resident satisfaction, Monee voters are very happy with their village right now.
Gesky Defeated By LaMore in Manteno Mayor Race
Final tallies of ballots by the Kankakee County Clerk’s Office show Annette LaMore will be the new mayor in Manteno.
Adrieansen’s Team Wins in Landslide Victory in Manhattan
Campaign season has ended in Manhattan, likely a welcome sight for many after a long, contentious battle between two slates.
New Mayor Elected in Peotone
With a bigger turnout than the previous two consolidated elections, just over 20 percent of the 4,100 population of Peotone.
Your town. Our Beat.
Peotone.
Judy A. Carlson, 71
Judy A. Carlson, 71, of Peotone, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, September 11, 2026, at her home. Born April 18,…
Peotone honors first responders
Peotone police firefighters were treated to a First Responders and Military Cookout on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001,…
Peotone speeds storm cleanup with neighbor help
Storm cleanup in Peotone took less than a month instead of several months, thanks to help from neighboring municipalities and…
Manteno.
Conflict still reigns in Manteno
When Mayor Annette LaMore said she intended to veto any actions taken at the special meeting held without her Sept. 16, she meant…
KPL Author Series presents Gail Lukasik
Join us at the Kankakee Public Library on September 26, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., for an exclusive interview with author…
Another clerk calls it quits amid Manteno chaos
A special 7 a.m. meeting in Manteno on Sept. 16 revealed the village was again without a clerk — and drew ire…
Manhattan.
Manhattan pursues grant for Route 52 pedestrian improvements
Manhattan residents have wanted safer pedestrian access along Route 52 — and the village board is pursuing a grant to…
St. Laurence High breaks ground for huge new fieldhouse
St. Laurence High School breaks ground on a 34,000-square foot fieldhouse to be ready for the 2027-28 academic year
Manhattan adds two new officers to police department
The Village of Manhattan swore in two new police officers at its August 18 meeting, increasing the police force in…
Crete.
Officials share memories of 9/11
The terrorist destruction of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, created for many of us what psychologists call a…
Latest round of storms has pushed residents to brink
More storms. More rain. More anguish. And now a tornado.
Will County residents have just about had enough.
Storm rips roof off of animal hospital as second tornado hits Orland Park: Update
A powerful storm damaged an Orland Park animal hospital Tuesday, forcing more than 40 dogs and staff to take shelter.
Mayhem.
Police Blotter
BEECHER On Sept. 11, Tina Marshall, 55, of Joliet, was stopped for an equipment violation. Further investigation determined Marshall was improperly…
Police Blotter
Disclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.…
Police Blotter
Disclaimer: The charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of…
Your Sports. All Heart.
Vedette football roundup: Nick Cronin, Peotone blank Reed-Custer
Nick Cronin ran for three touchdowns and caught a pass for a fourth score as Peotone shut out Reed-Custer 40-0.
Vedette sports report: Crete grad Lucas Spence has three-HR game for Astros
Crete-Monee grad and former Beecher Muskie Lucas Spence hit the first three home runs of his MLB career for the Houston Astros against…
Vedette football roundup: Manteno falls to Wilmington; Crete, Peotone win
Logan Bufford ran for two touchdowns in Manteno’s loss to Class 2A top-ranked Wilmington.
Vedette sports report: Cancer survivor Luis Maldonado back on the soccer pitch
After missing the 2025 soccer season while battling stomach cancer, Grant Park’s Luis Maldonado has made an inspirational return to the pitch.
Vedette football roundup: Peotone, Crete-Monee, Manteno all win
Peotone bounced back from a loss to Wilmington by rushing for more than 400 yards in a win against Lisle.
We/Us
Manteno cops hit roof for Special Olympics
The wind gust seemed to almost blow off the roof sometimes, but the Manteno Police Department survived another year of Cops…
‘We don’t have a house anymore’: One family’s tornado survival story
The Garcias’ survival last week came down to one decision: Kendahl’s insistence on being prepared after hearing storm warnings.
Body found in rubble of home hit by Kankakee tornado
A body was discovered Thursday in the rubble of a home destroyed by the EF3 tornado that struck Aroma Park March…
