Manteno News

It was about six years ago when Manteno Mayor Tim Nugent approached Rob Hoffmann , executive director of the River Valley Metro Mass Transit District, about what it would take to get a bus stop in the village.

Two children and three adults were taken to a Kankakee hospital for minor injuries following a rollover crash on Interstate 57 on Friday morning.

Mrs. Margaret C. Kraft, 89, of Manteno, Ill. and formerly of Gardner, Ill., passed away Wednesday, May 22, 2013, at Miller Healthcare Center in Kankakee, Ill.

Library Closed Manteno Public Library will close at 2 p.m. on Thursday, May 23, and remain closed through Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, for staff training and carpet cleaning.

Ride4Life Come join Ride4Life fun at Manteno Sportsmen's Club, 851 N. Main Street in Manteno, on June 1, beginning with ride registration from 10 a.m. to noon.

Total to date: 279 EMS calls and 136 fire calls. May 6: 8:32 a.m., EMS call for a 75-year-old woman who fell, no transport; 12:10 p.m., brush fire at Harlem and North Peotone Road; 12:45 p.m., change of quarters ambulance to Manteno; 12:46 p.m., general alarm, multiple calls; 8:14 p.m., EMS call for a 36-year-old man choking, no transport.

Terry's Ford, a local Peotone, IL Ford dealer, is collaborating with U.S. Club Soccer, iSoccer, and the Manteno Youth Soccer Association to create the Ford Escape Soccer Skills Challenge.

Total to date: 208 EMS calls and 126 fire calls. April 29: 11:04 a.m., fire alarm at 115 N. Second Street; 9:54 p.m., change of quarters ambulance to Manteno; 10:45 p.m., EMS call for an 85-year-old man with a diabetic problem, transported to Silver Cross.

Heather Petkunas of Momence scoops ice cream for students in her son Jonas's first grade class at St.

Brinna Walker of Manteno is the recipient of the Academic Scholarship for Freshmen at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale for the fall 2013 semester.

Art in the Park New at BTPD! Area residents are invited to Bourbonnais Township Park District's Art in the Park - a traditional fine arts festival with a twist! The event will be held on Saturday, June 8, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., at Perry Farm Park, 450 N. Kennedy Drive in Bourbonnais, with family-friendly prices - three activities for $5 or $2 per ... (more)

Art Show Come to Manteno Public Library to enjoy artwork by Manteno's very talented young artists! MPL will display artwork from Manteno Middle School between May 16 and May 22.

A call on May 8 at 9:41 p.m. reported a structure fire, 29657 S. Joliet Rd. and requested assistance from Beecher, Manteno, Monee, Manhattan, University Park, Richton Park, Crete, Riverside Ambulance and Grant Park.

Manteno Legion Color Guard is comprised of Daniel Gerber , Vern LaGesse , Joe Gaca , Bill Cushman and Paul Fitak .

A recent Insurance Services Office, Inc. evaluation for the Fire Protection Classification of the Manteno Community Fire Protection District has resulted in a community classification of 3/8B. The class 3 applies to properties within five road miles of a fire station and within 1,000 feet of a fire hydrant.

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It used to be a wide-open game. From the time it came to this country in 1929 until the mid-1990s, if you wanted in on the action, all you had to do was bring your money and sit down at the table The government didn't even try to control it, and city-slickers and rural folks alike were crowding in for a taste.

The Activities Committee at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Morris invites the community to a Mother-Daughter Banquet and Style Show on Saturday, May 11, at 1 p.m. Join church members to honor your mother, grandmother, aunt, daughter, or special friend.

After eight successful years with Manteno School District, Dawn Russert retires with plans to travel and spend time with family.

On April 29 the Peotone junior varsity softball team traveled to Manteno for a 10-0 victory.