Crete News

Illinois faces a crucial decision: Do we allow a notoriously irresponsible company like the Corrections Corporation of America into our state, or do we send them a clear message that Illinois is not Arizona by passing Senate Bill 1064 ? SB 1064 would block state and local government bodies from contracting with private companies to run detention ... (more)

Dan Taylor, right, speaks during a meeting at the Crete Village Hall January 23, 2012.

SURVIVED GERMAN ONSLAUGHT: Battle of Crete veterans Bill Bristow, Roye Hammond and Malcolm Coughlan at the 71st commemoration memorial service at Mount Maunganui RSA.

Crete residents for the first time will have a chance Monday to question federal immigration officials about plans to build a 750-bed detention center in their village.

A 21-year-old Chicago man is scheduled to appear in Will County court on charges stemming from a 2010 home invasion in far south suburban Crete during which a 70-year-old man was beaten and bound by a group of men.

Park Forest native Quinton Morris will coach a master class for the Suburban Youth Symphony Orchestra on May 19 in Frankfort and then perform for a SYSO event on May 20 in Orland Park.

A motorcyclist was traveling west on County Line Road and was approaching Crawford Avenue while a pickup truck was making a left turn, Will County Sheriff spokesman Ken Kaupas said.

A proposed ordinance that would require organizers of public demonstrations in Crete to get potentially costly permits was tabled by the village board Monday night after Trustee Mark Wiater said he wanted more time to evaluate residents' input.

Will County has shut down a swingers club operating out of a six-bedroom home in the far south suburbs, saying it lacked a business permit and that the home's basement - which included a concrete "dungeon room" equipped with chains and a padded sawhorse - wasn't up to code.

Crete Elementary School teacher Denise Ostarello wipes away tears after being awarded the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching at Crete Elementary School in Crete, IL on Wednesday May 9, 2012.

Al's Hammered continued his dominance of his division as he captured the $12,000 Betzotic Stake on May 5 at Balmoral Park for trainer-owner Bob Phillips of Crete, IL.

Genevieve Pennington-Flax, 4, rides her tricycle as her mother, Kayla Pennington, walks with her down their street in Crete, Ill.

Everyone's been there. Going to the movies should be enjoyable, but sometimes another person's decision to answer their phone ruins the experience.

On Saturday, April 28, a 58-year-oldA Flossmoor A woman told police she was watching a movie at Marcus Cinema in Chicago Heights while talking on her phone when a 44-year-old Crete man, who was also watching the movie, became upset with her.