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Beecher Community Library News
Call the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration.
Happy Holidays! The library will be closed Saturday, December 29, and Monday, January 1.
The library’s Penfield Street parking lot entrance is closed until spring, but the Maxwell Street entrance is still open. Turn north on Maxwell from Indiana Avenue to get to the library.
Youth Services
A new take-and-make craft will be available in January! Pick up any time.
Drop-in Book Marks: Make a book mark to keep for yourself or share it with another library patron! Begins January 2.
Drop-in Snowflake Fun: Learn about snowflakes and help decorate a bulletin board with snowflake poems, drawings, and pictures! Begins January 2.
January 4 and 5, at 10 a.m., Beecher Bookworm Buddies: Enjoy stories, games, music, and a craft for small children, in the meeting room! Call to register.
Adult Services
December 28, January 2, and January 4, from 2-5 p.m., One-on-One Technology Help: Sit down for a half hour and receive technology help with any devices, including phones, tablets, and laptops. Receive help with apps, email, Facebook and social media, computer basics, or get any other technology questions answered. Call to register.
The afternoon book club selection is available for pick up. The group will be reading “Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World,” by Vicki Myron, on January 12, at 1 p.m.
The evening book discussion book also is available for pick up. The group will be reading “The Children’s Blizzard,” by Melanie Benjamin, on Monday, January 22, at 7 p.m.
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT
Spread the loveBy Jeff Vorva Old gym? New gym? It doesn’t seem to matter. The results are still the same. Beecher’s boys basketball team played in its old gym for a throwback game December 8 and came away with a lopsided 81-36 River Valley Conference win over Donovan. The Bobcats wore jerseys from 2012-13, and…
Beecher Community Library News
Spread the loveCall the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. The library’s Penfield Street parking lot entrance will be closed until spring, but the Maxwell Street entrance still is open. Turn north on Maxwell from Indiana Avenue to get to the library. The library will be closed on Saturday, December 23, for the…
Beecher Thinking About That Levy
Spread the loveBy Jeff Vorva The Village of Beecher Board Members agreed to take a little more time before deciding what they will do about the 2024 tax levy. Finance and Administration Committee Chairman Todd Kraus said at the November 27 meeting they could make a decision that night or table it, but it needs…
Extensive Rural Fire Kills 4 Horses
Spread the loveAt approximately 3:37 p.m. on Sunday, November 26, the Beecher Fire Protection District, along with automatic aid, responded to a structural fire at 1624 E. Eagle Lake Road. Due to reports of animals still inside the building, the alarm was escalated to the full still alarm level prior to arrival. The first suppression…
New State-of-the-Art Election Equipment Demonstration Planned
Spread the loveWill County Clerk Lauren Staley Ferry is inviting the public to a demonstration of new state-of-the-art election equipment that will be used to cast and count ballots in next year’s Primary and Presidential Elections. County Clerk Staley Ferry and her team will conduct demonstrations of the new ballot counters, ADA-compliant ballot-marking devices, and…
Beecher Police Blotter: October 25 – November 26
Spread the loveDisclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely accusations, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. October 25, Lemere Lindsey, 23, of the 150 block of Del Mar Lane, Aurora, was a passenger in a vehicle stopped at Dixie Highway and Indiana Avenue for having an expired registration.…
Beecher Community Library News
Spread the loveCall the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. The library’s Penfield Street parking lot entrance is closed until spring, but the Maxwell Street entrance still is open. Turn north on Maxwell from Indiana Avenue to get to the library. Youth Services A new December take-and-make craft is available! Pick up any…
Crete Country Christmas is Coming to Town This Weekend!
Spread the loveOrganizers have so much in store for the community at the Crete Country Christmas, December 1 – 3, and hope you’ll join them to celebrate the season. It seems there’s something for everyone – young and old, including a Grinch 5K, Breakfast with the Grinch, Santa visits, a Cocoa and Cookie Crawl, Holiday…
‘Step Back into a 1950s Christmas and Hanukkah’
Spread the lovePlus 75th Anniversary of Park Forest exhibits at the 1950s Park Forest House Museum. The 1950s Park Forest House Museum, 227 Monee Road, Park Forest, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church, invites you to “Step Back into a 1950s Christmas and Hanukkah,” which will be open from November 29, through January 3. Also available…
Beecher Community Library News
Spread the loveCall the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. During the Penfield construction project, the library’s Penfield Street parking lot entrance will be closed, but the Maxwell Street entrance is still open. Turn north on Maxwell from Indiana Avenue to get to the library. Youth Services A new December take-and-make craft will…
Beecher School Board Making Things Perfectly CLEAR
Spread the loveBy Jeff Vorva The Beecher 200U school board made things perfectly CLEAR on Nov. 13. It is taking a pro-active approach to residency scofflaws and approved to enter the CLEAR Investigation Software program to catch those students who do not live in the district. CLEAR is a product from Thompson Reuters Legal Solutions…
BJHS Announces First Quarter Honor Rolls
Spread the loveBeecher Junior High School recently announced students named it its first quarter honor rolls. Congratulations to the following students! High Honors Eighth Grade: Makenna Albert, Gianna Bonomo, Shayleigh Brunger, Brady Cain, Layla Campus, Stanley Detjen, Alexandria Groen-Hudspeth, Madelyn Grooms, Fiona Hagan-Storbeck, Kendall Heldt, Lucas Hernandez, Reagan Hewitt, Matthew Hurley, Jenna Huskisson, Carmela Irwin,…
Beecher Moves to Re-Bid
Spread the loveBy Jeff Vorva Let’s try this again. The Village of Beecher revamped its plans for a new police station and the project will be re-bid in January. The village planned on a $4 million price tag for the new digs, but when the bids all came in, officials were looking at $6 million…
Beecher Community Library News
Spread the loveCall the library at 708-946-9090 for programs that require registration. During the Penfield construction project, the library’s Penfield Street parking lot entrance will be closed, but its Maxwell Street entrance still is open. Turn north on Maxwell from Indiana Avenue to get to the library. November 28, from 6:30-8 p.m., Chess and board…
Beecher Police Blotter: November 7
Spread the loveDisclaimer: Charges against each defendant are merely an accusation, with all defendants presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law. November 7, Maurice Lowry, 30, of the 8000 block of South Pulaski Road, Chicago, was stopped at Church Road and Dixie Highway for having only one headlight, speeding, and also found…
