JOLIET – Early this morning, Illinois State Police (ISP) Director Brendan F. Kelly announced the death of Trooper Clay M. Carns. Around 9:42 p.m. on…
Read MoreThe Village of Peotone will vote to officially end its vehicle sticker program at their board meeting on Jan. 27, 2025. This decision comes after…
Read MoreDale Kestel received the Friend of the Young Farmers Award at this year’s Illinois Farm Bureau annual meeting for all his support at the local…
Read MoreBy Tammie Sloup FarmWeek U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) is proposing federal protections for the monarch butterfly. The service Thursday, Dec. 12, proposed to…
Read MoreWill County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and the Will County Center for Economic Development have announced a partnership with The Dollywood Foundation to bring Dolly Parton’s…
Read MoreWe thank the Peotone FFA for helping with the pedal pull, and our official photographer, Hanna Clousing.
Read MoreBy Sandy Vasko I have been researching New Year’s traditions around the world and have found some mighty strange ones. In Denmark, for instance, they…
Read MoreI don’t know about you, but I am not much of a New Year’s resolution-type person. I grew up with a mom whose mantra was…
Read MoreDick Tyler shares this photo of the 4th Grade class at Elwood Grade School, led by teacher Pearl Wilfong. These kids are 73 and 74…
Read MoreMy favorite Christmas tree ornament made it onto the tree again this year. I took a new photo of it this year, and as you can…
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