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Peotone Library News

February 1, 2022

Want to use the digital collection and don’t have a library card? Residents may get a digital card through the library website on the Resources page. Check out online resources, plus the Museum Adventure Passes; visit museumadventure.org for more information. Too cold to travel? Why not download e-books, videos, and magazines from the library’s app…

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Peotone Library News

January 27, 2022

Residents may register for events on the website calendar or give the library a call at 708-258-3436. Keep checking the FB page, Instagram, and online calendar for more programs and updates. Too cold to travel? Why not download e-books, videos, and magazines from the library’s app or through its website. Try a new hobby or…

Peotone Library News

January 18, 2022

Residents may register for events on the website calendar or give the library a call at 708-258-3436. Want to use the digital collection and don’t have a library card? Residents may get a digital card through the library website on the Resources page. Youth Services January 20: Middle School Book Talk, online, Thursday, at 5 p.m.…

Peotone Library News

January 11, 2022

Residents may register for events on the website calendar or give the library a call at 708-258-3436. Keep checking the FB page, Instagram, and online calendar for more programs and updates. Youth Services January 13: YA Book Talk, Thursday, at 5 p.m. January 18, Bookworm Buddies StoryTime, Tuesday, at 10:30 a.m., for ages three-to-five years.…

Peotone Library News

January 10, 2022

Residents may register for events on the website calendar or give the library a call at 708-258-3436. Keep checking the FB page, Instagram, and online calendar for more programs and updates. Want to use the digital collection and don’t have a library card? Residents may get a digital card through the library website on the…

Lincoln Young, eight, son of Trustee Justin Young, poses with the balloon alien he was excited to get. –Photo by Stephanie Irvine.
Huge Turnout for Manhattan’s Touch-a-Truck Event
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Manhattan’s Village Administrator Resigns
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Liquor on Sunday Mornings, but Limited
Manteno High School Students lined the entrance of the high school on Monday morning to show their appreciation for the teachers at the beginning of Teacher Appreciation Week. Many were holding signs and teacher faces and encouraged people to honk as they drove by. Photo by Dan Gerber.
Manteno Appreciates Its Teachers
Former Illinois State Police trooper who pleaded guilty in relation to deadly crash postpones hearing
Peotone Police Blotter: May 4-8
Third graders stop by with a check for Helping Hands. Photo courtesy Helping Hands Food Pantry.
PES Competition Once Again Raises Big Money For Helping Hands
Everyone had a fun time - did we say fun - at the recent Spring Showcase in Manteno. –Photo by Dan Gerber
Manteno Holds Successful Inaugural Spring Showcase
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L.E.A.D. Day in Monee May 18
One last picture of the dilapidated building before the owner demolished it on May 1 . –Photo by Ed Nelson.
Another Peotone Building Bites the Dust
Beecher softball out on top. –Photo by Jim Piacentini.
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Monee EMA Presidential Service Award Honorees. Photo courtesy the Village of Monee.
Monee Honors EMA Members for President’s Volunteer Service Awards
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Solar Farm Closer to Beecher
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Crete Chief Warns of Gypsy Scammers
The Dunkin Grand Opening was celebrated on April 26. A donation check of $500 was given to Victory Reins and lots of other giveaways. Photo by Ed Nelson.
Banquet Liquor Hour Extensions and Fence Variance Denied at Village Board Meeting
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Pickleball Boosts the Budget in Manteno
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Park District Referendum Failure Leads to Idea of a Community Group
Brad (left), Karen (middle), and Dylan (right) Bothwell pose for a picture in their greenhouse. Photo by Stephanie Irvine.
Farmer’s Market Begins at Manhattan’s Bothwell Farms
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT
District Attorney John Motylinski explains how the GEMT program works with ambulance rates. Photo by Stephanie Irvine.
MFPD Fire Station Updates on Schedule
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Traffic Study and Planning Dominate Village Discussion