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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for March 16, 2026

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | March 16, 2026 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees held its regular...
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Manhattan Fire Board Reviews Financials, Navigates ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Law

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | March 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District reviewed its early 2026 financial...
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Manhattan Fire District Details Kankakee Tornado Response, Station and Apparatus Progress

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | March 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees received comprehensive...
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Manhattan Fire District Fills Full-Time Vacancy, Welcomes Part-Time Members and Interns

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | February 17, 2026 Article Summary: Following a recent disability hearing, the Manhattan Fire Protection...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for February 17, 2026

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | February 17, 2026 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees held its regular...
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Construction Progresses on New Manhattan Fire Station, August Completion Anticipated

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | February 17, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District's new fire station is...
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Manhattan Fire District Hires Three Full-Time Paramedics, Reports Progress on New Station

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Jan. 19, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board authorized the immediate...
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Traffic Crash Closes Wilmington-Peotone Road Near Manhattan

Update: At approximately 5:54 this morning, January 27/2026, there was a two-vehicle crash involving a car and a tractor trailer...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for Dec. 15, 2025

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Dec. 15, 2025 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees met on Monday,...
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Fire District Establishes Fees for Lift Assists

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Dec. 15, 2025 Article Summary: The board approved a new ordinance establishing fees for "excessive"...
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District Adopts 2021 International Fire Codes to Align with Municipalities

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Dec. 15, 2025 Article Summary: The Fire District updated its fire codes to the 2021...
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Manhattan Fire Trustees Extend Chief Contracts Through 2029

Chief Steve Malone Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Dec. 15, 2025 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire...
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Manhattan Woman Killed, Students Uninjured in Head-On School Bus Crash

Article Summary: A 24-year-old Manhattan woman died Thursday morning after her vehicle crossed the center line and collided head-on with...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for Nov. 17, 2025

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Nov. 17, 2025 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees met on Monday,...
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Construction Advances on New Manhattan Fire Station; Ambulance Repairs Scheduled

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Nov. 17, 2025 Article Summary: Fire Chief Steve Malone updated the board on the...
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Manhattan Fire Trustees Approve 2026 Budget and Tax Levy; Workers’ Comp Costs Jump 20%

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | Nov. 17, 2025 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees adopted...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for October 2025

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | October 2025 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees on Monday, October 20,...
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Manhattan Fire District Grapples with Surging Insurance Costs in Draft Budget

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | October 2025 Article Summary:The Manhattan Fire Protection District is facing significant increases in insurance...
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Manhattan Fire District Approves Final Bid for New Station Landscaping

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | October 2025 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees has awarded...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for September 15, 2025

Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | September 15, 2025 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees took a major...

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Traffic Crash Closes Wilmington-Peotone Road Near Manhattan

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for Dec. 15, 2025

Maura Rigoni of Robinson Engineering addresses the crowd at the Peotone Historic Overlay District Open House on January 21st-photo by Andrea Arens.

Peotone Hosts Open House, Planning Commission Discussion on Proposed Historic Overlay District

Resident John Maxedon addresses the 207U board on January 21st.

School Board Approves $4.9 Million in Working Cash Bonds Amid Public Criticism

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Fire District Establishes Fees for Lift Assists

Music teacher Larry DeWeese addressed the board on January 21st.

Community Urges Board to Reconsider Teacher Cuts

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District Adopts 2021 International Fire Codes to Align with Municipalities

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Sanctuary Status Threatens Emergency Management Funding, Draft Report Warns

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Manhattan Fire Trustees Extend Chief Contracts Through 2029

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Frankfort Township Road Commissioner Warns County Panel Against Low-Speed Vehicles

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Draft County Federal Agenda Opposes Sharing Medicaid Patient Data with ICE

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Village of Peotone Board for January 12, 2026

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Freezing Temperatures Complicate Beecher Garage Fire Battle

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County Board Debates Legislative Agendas; State Agenda Passes, Federal Agenda Sent Back

The fire at Woldhuis Sunrise Greenhouse had the mutual aid of 19 other agencies-photo courtesy Woldhuis.

Blaze Destroys Building and Food Truck at Woldhuis Sunrise Nursery

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Manhattan Woman Killed, Students Uninjured in Head-On School Bus Crash

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Freight Clusters Drive Push for Overhaul of Wilmington-Peotone Road; County Advances Broader 2050 Plan

Peotone Village Administrator Nick Palmer details the specifics of the Historic Overlay District Open House-photo by Andrea Arens.

Village of Peotone to Host Overlay District Open House Jan. 21

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Village Advances West Street Reconstruction with Funding Commitment

The Clover Coffee Trolley has a new home in Iowa. Photo courtesy Clover Coffee social media.

Clover Coffee & Pilates Approved as New Peotone Business