Manteno News

Manteno will have its wheels once again when the former Don McClain Ford dealership on the village's south side along Illinois Route 50 is finally purchased by a trio of investors headed by Ed Brooks.

John William Bilthuis Sr., 67, of Braidwood, passed away Monday, Jan. 30, 2012 in Pittsburg, PA.

Meagan Valentino, the 13-year-old Manteno Middle School eighth-grade student stricken by a blood vessel rupture within her brain Dec.

The conventional wisdom in either regard may be worthless in what a Northern Illinois University political science professor calls an “unusual” race between two incumbent congressmen.

TUESDAY, JAN. 24 Boombox Truck Police were called about a parked SUV playing loud music around 4:05 a.m. in the 9000 block of Lunar Court.

FIRST PHOTO: Clifton resident Amber Anderson looks over flowers with her future grandmother-in-law Ethelyn Granzow, also of Clifton, at the annual Bridal Expo at Northfield Square mall Sunday afternoon.

Jessica Higgs and Richard Hill , both Grant Park, Illinois, residents, participate in a protest by members of the Companion Animal Protection Society outside Happiness is Pets Sunday, Jan.

Four local women walked into Provena St. Mary's Weekend Warrior Lamaze class last spring to learn about breathing techniques, labor and delivery.

A budding baseball career, ruined by a World War II injury, was unfortunate for Robert O. Martin, and maybe the Chicago Cubs.

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On December 3, Meagan Valentino, an eighth grade student at Manteno Middle School, woke up with a horrible headache and began having seizures.

Jenna Arseneau Rease, originally of rural Manteno, planned a perfect day when she and Doug Rease, of Indianapolis, tied the knot Sept.

"Meagan is in my heart." That's the message seen all over Manteno Middle School these days.

Born July 17, 1925, in DeSelm, Mildred was a daughter of the late Louis and Ione Corlett.

Published in The Daily Journal print edition Jan. 7, 2012 Local bus companies are required to charge the elderly and people with disabilities only half of the fare, during nonpeak hours, that they would charge other riders during peak hours, according to the Federal Transit Administration.