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Crete officials talk tower, train costs

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com March 10, 2015 Crete Trustee Steve Johnson called on village board members Monday to support removing the municipal water tower in Crete Park to make room for a potential water filtration facility. Johnson, the board’s liaison to the village water department, said the cost of removing the defunct tower would only […]

Fund created to help families in teen car crash

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Jan. 4, 2015  June 7 UPDATE: Debra Laurie Surman reportshad Anthony had a 106 temperature and they did a spinal. They suspect meningitis.   UPDATE: Jason Burgess is scheduled to be released from the hospital Wednesday, according to his aunt. Debra Laurie Surman reports, “He’ll be getting long term PT at home. […]

Crete 2014: The year in 3 minutes

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Dec. 30, 2014 A lot happened in and around Crete this year, with Eastern Will County News catching most of the highs and lows. Feel free to let us know what we missed. JANUARY * Crete Emergency Management Agency volunteers head off an Autistic 15-year-old Crete youth before he makes it […]

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Nov. 4, 2014 The 140-foot-tall water tower will continue standing at Crete Park a bit longer. Trustees recently tabled consideration of a Saline, Mich.-based company’s proposal to dismantle and recycle the six-legged tower that once held 150,000 gallons of water. The delay will give village officials more time to gather information […]

CMHS performs R&H’s Cinderella this week only

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com July 21, 2014 Part of Crete-Monee High School will be transformed into a magic kingdom where dreams come true this week during Crete-Monee 201U’s 2014 Summer Drama Enrichment Program presentation of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” Set for 7 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, “Cinderella” offers a contemporary take on the classic tale […]

Crete-Monee 201-U Superintendent Cunningham aims ‘to build trust, work together’

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com July 18, 2014 Crete-Monee School District’s new superintendent said Tuesday he’s “looking forward to the opportunity to build trust and work together.” Speaking during the regular monthly board of education meeting, Nathaniel Cunningham said his family is moving to Monee and his youngest child is enrolling as a freshman at Crete-Monee […]

On tap: ILHS Kids’ Sale, C-MHS ‘fight night’

The Illinois Lutheran High School Boosters organization has scheduled its Ultimate Kids’ Sale from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday in the gym and multi-purpose room at the high school, 1610 Main St. “Gently used” items offered for sale include spring/summer kids’ clothing, toys, books, video and board games and game systems. Entrance to the […]

$83,599 Crete Lions Park landscape bid OK’d

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Feb. 22, 2014 The Crete Park District board Wednesday accepted a Plainfield landscaping company’s $83,599 bid to construct the Crete Lions Park near the intersection of Richton Road and Berkshire Place. Fuerte, which means “strong” in Spanish, submitted the lowest of five bids on the project. The work includes site demolition […]

Asst. Supt: No post-fight board policy

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Feb. 20, 2014 A School District 201U official said Monday the Crete-Monee High School administration had no board policy to guide it when it cancelled after-school tutoring, sports practices and other activities on Feb. 3 and 4 in the wake of a series of inter-student fights that resulted in the arrest […]

Miscellany: Village awaits Richton Road refund

by Dennis Sullivan editor@ewcnews.com Feb. 14, 2014 Crete village officials are looking forward to receiving a $125,404 refund from the State of Illinois, signaling the financial end of the $7.2 million Richton Road repair project. Mayor Mike Einhorn told trustees at Monday’s village board meeting he had “signed 60 documents” required for the payment to […]