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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Peotone Township for March 16, 2026

Peotone Township Meeting | March 16, 2026 The Peotone Township Board of Trustees met for 70 minutes on Monday evening...
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Peotone Township Selects Old National Bank for Municipal Accounts

Peotone Township Meeting | March 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board awarded its municipal banking business to Old National...
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Peotone Township Board Unanimously Opposes Earth Rise Solar Farm Variances

Peotone Township Meeting | March 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board of Trustees voted to formally object to Will...
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Peotone Township Board Approves Solar Farm Resolution Following Legal Review

Peotone Township Meeting | February 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board unanimously approved a new resolution regarding solar...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Peotone Township for Jan. 20, 2026

Peotone Township Meeting | Jan. 20, 2026 The Peotone Township Board of Trustees met on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at...
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Township Reviews Solar Farm Ordinance, Swears in Assessor

Peotone Township Meeting | Jan. 20, 2026 Article Summary: The Board advanced updates to its Solar Farm Ordinance for a...
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Peotone Township Flags Zoning Compliance Issues at Caleb Chemical Site

Peotone Township Meeting | Jan. 20, 2026 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board discussed ongoing zoning non-compliance issues at the...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Peotone Township Board for December 15, 2025

Peotone Township Board Meeting | December 15, 2025 The Peotone Township Board met on Monday evening to address infrastructure updates,...
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Trucking Company Proposes Zoning Change on Wilmington Road

Peotone Township Board Meeting | December 15, 2025 Article Summary: Representatives for Sayram Corp. presented a request to rezone agricultural...
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Peotone Township Approves Funding for Rt. 50 and County Line Road Stoplight

Peotone Township Board Meeting | December 15, 2025 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board voted to cover the initial set-up...
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Peotone Township Board Approves 2025 Tax Levy Ordinances

Peotone Township Board Meeting | November 17, 2025 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board unanimously approved tax levy ordinances for...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Peotone Township Board for October 2025

Peotone Township Board Meeting | October 2025 Overall Meeting SummaryThe Peotone Township Board met on Monday, October 20, 2025, to...
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Township Prepares for Winter; Officials Discuss Route 50 Intersection

Peotone Township Board Meeting | October 2025 Article Summary: Road Commissioner John Hack reported that the township is transitioning operations...
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Peotone Township Board Approves $7,500 in Annual Community Donations

Peotone Township Board Meeting | October 2025 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Board unanimously approved its annual charitable contributions, distributing...
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Peotone Township Meeting | September 15, 2025 The Peotone Township Board held a brief, routine meeting on Monday, September 15,...
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Incorrect Phone Number on Peotone Assessment Notices Causes Confusion for Residents

Peotone Township Board Meeting | August 11, 2025 Article Summary: The Peotone Township Assessor's office is managing an error on official...
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Peotone Township Announces 2025 Scholarship Winners

Peotone Township Board Meeting | July 21, 2025 Article Summary: Peotone Township has named local students Kaylee Walker and Joshua...
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Peotone Township Property Tax Multiplier Set at 1.0765, Revision Notices to be Mailed in August

Peotone Township Board Meeting | July 21, 2025 Article Summary: Peotone Township Assessor Virginia Gates-Hamann announced the final property tax equalization...
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Peotone Township Board Addresses Worker Accident, Assessor’s Office Resignations

Article Summary: A resident raised safety concerns at the Peotone Township board meeting after his daughter was involved in an...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Peotone Township Board for June 16, 2025

The Peotone Township Board faced questions regarding a worker safety incident and two resignations within the assessor’s office at its...

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Peotone Township Board Unanimously Opposes Earth Rise Solar Farm Variances

The April 27 207U Committee of the Whole meeting lasted hours and discussed several topics including a referendum. Photo by Andrea Arens

207U Weighs Facility Plans, Fees, and Finances as Referendum Talk Emerges

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

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Manhattan Fire Board Reviews Financials, Navigates ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Law

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Will County Passes Comprehensive Adult Entertainment Ordinance

The Peotone Sportsmen's Club will lose access to water service and the ponds once ties are officially severed. Photo from the Sportsman's Club Facebook page.

Peotone Weighs Options for Village-Owned Ponds as Neighboring Sportsmen’s Club Faces Water Crisis

Special events, like the annual car show, will be required to get permits, but also carry insurance, and have sanitation requirements with a proposed special event ordinance. Photo by Andrea Arens.

Peotone Village Board Debates Comprehensive Special Events Ordinance, Targets Cost Recovery and Fairgrounds

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Manhattan Fire District Details Kankakee Tornado Response, Station and Apparatus Progress

Peotone 207U School Board meeting on April 20, 2026. Photo by Andrea Arens.

District 207U Board Tables Technology Fee, Advances Long-Term Facilities Planning

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Will County Takes Jurisdiction of Countyline Road in $1.84 Million Agreement with Kankakee County

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Will County Board Approves Controversial Solar Farms Following Court Mandate

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Peotone Public Library District for March 19, 2026

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Oldest preserve expansion pushes acreage past 24,000 milestone

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Peotone Library Board Approves Up to $15,000 for Feasibility Study

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On the road to 100 years: How the Forest Preserve District expanded

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Peotone Library Board Appoints Rebecca Markus to Fill Vacant Trustee Seat

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Executive Committee Advances Sweeping Updates to Adult Entertainment and Wireless Facilities Ordinances

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Ad-Hoc Committee: County’s Lack of Home Rule Stifles Effort to Ban Kratom and Non-Nicotine Vapes

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Indiana Man Faces Federal Indictment, Potential Death Penalty for Momence Bar Owner’s Murder

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Ad-Hoc Committee: New State Laws Force Shift in How Police Handle Student Cannabis and Tobacco Violations