Wednesday Feb 8 | Robert Paterson's Weblog
The new 'Back to the Landers' - You don't need $millions and thousands of acres to be a 'Farmer'
We moved out to Grant Park three years ago. The land needed some T.L.C., and so we got to work! Eric fenced the entire farm and planted pasture grasses and legumes.
State rep. plans meetings with county officials
If there is a local issue you'd like to see addressed in Springfield,A now is probably aA good time to contact your representative.
Battery A 16-year-old Peotone girl was arrested at 11:10 a.m. Thursday at Peotone High School by Peotone police for battery.
Political unity evading third airport backers
A sign showing lack of support for the airport near Peotone sits on a sign along Western Avenue outside of Beecher, IL on Thursday December 9, 2010.
The Beecher Fire Protection District reported 13 calls for the week of January 16, with a total of 51 calls this year.
Peotone: Ash borer getting costly
Community planning at Peotone is giving a sense of the potential cost of the deadly emerald ash borer, an Asiatic insect invader that is blamed for killing an estimated 25 million ash trees in the Midwest since 2002.
Push for 3rd Chicago Airport Still Aloft
Evidence of a downturn in the aviation industry is visible in every corner of Illinois, but that isn't slowing Gov.
10 Families Displaced After Mokena Condo Fire
A Saturday night fire at Wolf Point Condominiums has left 10 families uninjured but without a place to stay, the Mokena Fire Protection District reports.
Will County official takes airport fight to Quinn:...
The Frankfort Republican used the county board's first meeting of the year Thursday to send a strong message to Gov.
Will County Board Wants Control Over Peotone Airport
Members of the Will County board want governance of the proposed Abraham Lincoln Airport in Peotone to lie with them.A "They just don't get it," Will County Executive Larry Walsh told Chicago Tribune .
Critic of Airport Project Predicts Loss
Peotone, Ill. - A Colorado aviation consultant is predicting a proposed airport in the far southern Chicago suburb of Peotone could end up losing money.
Halvorson: Rep. Jackson, Cook County Shouldn't Control Peotone Airport
PEOTONE, Ill. - U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s primary challenger, Debbie Halvorson, says a Peotone airport controlled by Cook County won't fly.
Critic of Peotone airport project predicts losses
A Colorado aviation consultant is predicting a proposed airport in the far southern Chicago suburb of Peotone could end up losing money.
Born July 17, 1925, in DeSelm, Mildred was a daughter of the late Louis and Ione Corlett.