Beecher News

Beecher :: Crete :: Monee :: Chicago Heights :: South Chicago Heights :: Steger :: 2 charged in Chicago Hts firebombing Comments November 5, 2009 BY CASEY TONER Bail was set today for two Chicago men accused of tossing Molotov cocktails into a Chicago Heights clothing store.

Beecher Village President Paul Lohman requested that the board institute a hiring freeze until February 1 and department heads closely watch expenses in response to uncertain funding from the State of Illinois.

Beecher :: Crete :: Monee :: Chicago Heights :: South Chicago Heights :: Steger :: 'It was like a hollow feeling' Shooting victim finds strength in family, church Comments October 17, 2009 BY CASEY TONER Troy Bell has shrunk after nearly two months in the hospital.

"Twilight Tales in the Grove," a free family program sponsored by the Forest Preserve District of Will County, will be at 7 p.m. Oct.

It was a perfect day for a golf outing sunny skies and no chance of rain. What better day could there be to combine golf with charity? Apparently, many agreed as 86 golfers showed up for Alicia's House seventh annual Celebrity Golf Outing at Lincolnshire Country Club in Crete on Saturday, September 12.

Jim Verduin doesn't want to sell the Beecher home he built with his own hands and 30,000 bricks for an airport or any other reason.

Lifelong resident of Beecher, Vonda Hardesty, is preparing for a free concert to be held at Flossmoor Community Church at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 4. The performance will be a celebration of her playing music professionally, mainly in churches, for over 30 years.

With fall officially under way, the pumpkin patches and other autumn attractions have started to open for the season.

Police say a teen kicked out the window of a squad car after being caught with a stolen gun Wednesday.

The Dunkin' Donuts at 7935 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park offers coffee refills of the doughnut chain's travel mug for just 99 cents, compared with around $1.70 at most other locations.

Beecher :: Crete :: Monee :: Chicago Heights :: South Chicago Heights :: Steger :: Man charged in Crete burglary streak Comments September 11, 2009 SUN-TIMES NEWS GROUP Will County sheriff's police have arrested a man they say broke into several homes in and around Crete.

More than eight years after Alicia Diaz died in an accident at her home, the young girl's spirit lives on inside a South Chicago Heights food pantry.

Police Chief James Paoletti announced at the August 10 village board meeting that two of his officers had applied and been selected for the Will-Grundy County Major Crimes Task Force.

At their Monday board meeting, Beecher Village Trustees reviewed various reports.

Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a far south suburban man charged with beating a 9-year-old girl, who remains hospitalized, last month in Beecher.

The Will/Grundy Major Crimes Task Force is working to find out who severely beat a 9-year-old girl last week, The Herald News is reporting.

Will County Board member John Anderson formally announced his candidacy to run for circuit judge for the 3rd Subcircuit in Will County in the November 2010 election.

Everybody loves the big horses. That's what Dennis Reed, draft horse superintendent, said Wednesday, the first night of the two-day draft horse show at the Lake County Fair.

Residents of Beecher, including Washington Township, are asked to think about their fellow citizens who give of themselves for the good of the community.

Residents of Beecher, including Washington Township, are asked to think about their fellow citizens who give of themselves for the good of the community.