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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: March 22, 1974 “Will County Voters Fought Losing Battle Against RTA” “Although Will County voters turned thumbs down on the Regional Transit Authority in Tuesday’s election, as did all the other ‘collar counties,’ the RTA appears to have squeaked through to passage by way of a three-to-two majority vote…

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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: March 15, 1974 “Let More Bids for Hall Improvement” “Convening in the Firemen’s Hall, because the meeting room was torn up with carpentry work, the Peotone Village Board Tuesday night awarded three more contracts on bids in connection with village hall remodeling. The bid of $1,738 for lumber and…

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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: March 7, 1974 “School Board Seeks Village Aid on Pre-Annexation Pact” “Ms. Betty Johnson, member of the Board of Education of District 200-U, attended the Beecher Village Board meeting Monday night to present a resolution passed by the school board concerning a recommendation for pre-annexation agreements with developers. “The…

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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: February 28, 1974 From the police department… Not really a title you would wish to hold… “Beecher Schools Have Lowest Base Salary in County” “A recent Illinois teacher’s salary study conducted by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction has revealed Beecher School District 200-U and Wilmington District…

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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: February 22, 1974 “School Board Debates Early Graduation Policy” “The subject of policy regarding early graduation from high school was discussed at length by the Peotone School Board Monday night, but no conclusions were reached. In a report to the school board, Supt. Jack Pierce said that during the…

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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: February 15, 1974 Jumped ahead a week, as this pic was in next week’s edition… “Community to Honor Dr. Jessen Wednesday” “Dr. Lloyd Jessen will be honored by the Peotone Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, February 20, for his 25 years of outstanding medical service to the community, at…

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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: February 7, 1974 “Knuth’s Kountry Korner Destroyed by Fire Tuesday” “Approximately 45 firemen from Steger and Steger Estates waged a losing battle against the flames that destroyed one of Beecher’s landmarks – Knuth’s Kountry Korner, Tuesday afternoon. “The alarm sounded at approximately 1 p.m., when one of the clerks…

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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: January 31, 1974 Here were some of the headlines as the community approached February 1974… “County Buys Building for More Office Space,” “Nominating Petitions Ready for School Board Election,” “Overrides Committee: County Board Acts to Replace Pomeroy,” and “Village Board Mulls Revised Building Code.” Wonder how this course at…

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By Arline Adamsick The Crete Record: January 24, 1974 “Dairy Farms Refuses 201-U Terms for Milk Price Hike” “The terms under which the Crete-Monee 201-U School Board is willing to pay a higher price for milk were refused by the supplier, Les Batterman of Dairy Farms, Inc., it was announced at the regular school board…

Without looking at the picture's caption, do you recognize anyone? –File photo.

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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: January 17, 1974 I guess the “fat lady had not yet sung,” as apparently the junior college issue for Beecher was still very much alive… “PSC to Push for Beecher Annexation” “By Roger Schoenwald” “At the Prairie State College Board of Trustees meeting last week, a resolution by Board…

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By Arline Adamsick The Beecher Herald: January 10, 1974 “Propose Sewage Disposal Plant for Development” “Village board members spent considerable time Monday night listening to Herman Triezenberg explain in detail the proposals of Triemco Development Corporation, of South Holland, concerning sewer and water facilities for the proposed development of 430 acres east of Beecher. “Density…

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Dear Readers: Looking Back is a bit different this week, and it’s largely because Russell Papers, 50 years ago, were published 51 weeks each year – the week between Christmas and New Year’s was the one week the paper did not make the newsstands. Many years ago as a child, I always looked forward to…

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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: December 20, 1973 It was time to “Look Back” during Christmas of 1973, as the paper featured the front page of the first Christmas edition of the paper, which was not named “The Manteno News,” but rather “The Manteno Independent.” From that first edition comes the following: “Greetings: And…

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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: December 13, 1973 The front page of the Manteno News in 1973 had many joyous announcements, including the decorating of the village Christmas tree, Manteno High School’s Homecoming preparations, Santa coming to visit twice on two consecutive Saturdays, plus a very special visit from an elderly visitor… “We’re just…

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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: December 7, 1973 More about the energy crisis 50 years ago… “Gas Outlook Dim; Area Supplies Dwindle” “‘Supplies down, but prices up,’ pretty much sums up the gasoline story in eastern Will County as elsewhere in northern Illinois. No stations have gone out of business yet, but almost all…

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By Arline Adamsick The Peotone Vedette: November 30, 1973 It’s the beginning of the high school basketball season, and the headline 50 years ago indicated the Blue Devils lost their season opener to the Bobcats, too. So much for déjà vu, with the Blue Devils losing both times. Back in 1973, it was a 65-71…

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By Arline Adamsick The Manteno News: November 21, 1073 “Village Board Receives Report from Consulting Engineer” “Consulting Engineer John McCabe of Warren-Van Praag Engineers met with the Manteno Village Board on Monday evening and explained the study recently completed on regional planning with the state hospital. The report, without recommendations, was an engineering feasibility study…

Peotone’s Madi Schroeder achieved some pretty exciting accomplishments even though the season is over. Photo by Jim Piacentini.
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Bobcat Adyn McGinley #24 led the scoring for the night. Photo by Jim Piacentini.
Bobcats Make Elite 8; Super-Sectional Action March 4
Bobcats made program history with the win at sectional over Fieldcrest. Photo by Jim Piacentini.
Beecher Wins Sectional, Moves on to Elite 8
Blue Devils Girls Basketball Sectional Champions 2024. Photos by Jim Piacentini.
Devils Take a Tough, Physical Loss at Super-Sectional
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Officer Zairius West was promoted to Sergeant at the February 19 board meeting. –Photo courtesy of Manteno Police Department.
Manteno Park Improvement Approved by Village Board
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Peotone School Board Approves Summer Projects
The Bobcats posed with their Regional Title Plaque after another win in their books. Photo by Jim Piacentini.
Two Regionals Won On the Same Night; Beecher Sitting at 32-0
The Peotone downtown streetscape plan was approved at the February 12 board meeting. Photo courtesy the Village of Peotone.
Peotone Streetscape Bid Approved for $3.47M
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Crete Tables Golf Carts
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It Might Cost Beecher, but Mayor Meyer Would Rather Keep Their Water
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Monee Village Board Not Happy About Aqua Proposed Rate Hikes
 Manteno’s Carter Watkins capped off a huge five-day stretch for the school by winning the state wrestling title at 175 in Class 1A. Manteno High School photo
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Manteno District 6 County Board Member Resigns
Brandy Renshaw enjoys working on the farm alongside her father, Steve Williams. –Photo courtesy of Brandy Renshaw.
Illinois Farmer Appears in New TV Show Spotlighting Women in Ag
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Chief Would Prefer No Carts for Crete
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Manteno Village Board Revises Public Participation
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Early Voting Begins on March 4 at New Locations
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VEDETTE SPORTS REPORT
Matt Boucher and daughter, Harlie, will be featured in a “We are the 96%” commercial during the Super Bowl on Sunday, Feb. 11. The Bouchers of Livingston County are one of the many farm families participating in the campaign, organized by the Illinois Farm Families Coalition. (Photo by Illinois Farm Families)
Illinois Farmers Featured in Super Bowl Commercial