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Monee News
Tensions Flare as Board Members Clash Over Budget Process and Protocol
Will County Board Meeting | December 4, 2025 Article Summary: A special meeting intended to fix a budget error turned contentious as board members traded accusations regarding transparency, meeting conduct,...
Will County Board Approves $2.7 Million Reserve Draw to Finalize 0% Tax Levy
Will County Board Meeting | December 4, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board unanimously voted to transfer approximately $2.78 million from cash reserves to balance the fiscal year 2026...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Crete-Monee School District 201-U for November 2025
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education met on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, for a meeting that balanced celebration with serious...
Offer Accepted for Sale of Monee Education Center
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Crete-Monee School District has successfully secured a buyer for the Monee Education Center (MEC) after reopening the bidding process....
Monee Buried Under 12.6 Inches of Snow; Sub-Zero Temperatures Approaching Friday
Article Summary: A major winter storm system deposited more than a foot of snow on the Village of Monee over the weekend, with the most intense accumulation occurring Saturday evening....
Board Moves to Create Policy Ensuring Sustainability of Early Learning Center
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: Following a presentation on the success of the Early Learning Center (ELC), Board President Maurice Brown directed the creation of...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Village of Monee Board for November 19, 2025
Village of Monee Board Meeting | November 19, 2025 Meeting Summary: The Monee Village Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, November 19, 2025, for a session highlighted by major investments...
Education
Offer Accepted for Sale of Monee Education Center
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Crete-Monee School District has successfully secured a buyer for the Monee Education Center (MEC) after reopening the bidding process....
Board Moves to Create Policy Ensuring Sustainability of Early Learning Center
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: Following a presentation on the success of the Early Learning Center (ELC), Board President Maurice Brown directed the creation of...
District Proposes “Balloon Levy” to Capture Expiring TIF Revenue
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Board of Education discussed the 2025 Tax Levy, opting to request a higher amount than expected to ensure the...
Talala Elementary Designated “Comprehensive” as District Reviews Academic Performance
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education received the 2024-2025 Fall Academic Report, which highlighted a 92.2% graduation rate...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Crete-Monee School District 201-U for October 21, 2025
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | October 21, 2025 The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education met on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, at the Early Learning Center to address...
Board Authorizes Legal Intervention in Property Tax Proceedings
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | October 21, 2025 Article Summary: The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education passed a resolution authorizing its legal counsel to intervene in property...
District Approves Over $2.1 Million in Construction Payments; Monitors Middle School Project
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | October 21, 2025 Article Summary: The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education approved significant payments for ongoing construction projects at the high school...
Crete-Monee Board Moves to Re-Bid Monee Education Center Following Interest
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | October 21, 2025 Article Summary: The Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education has agreed to reopen the bidding process for the sale of...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Crete-Monee School District 201-U for September 2025
Crete-Monee School District 201-U Meeting | September 2025 Overall Meeting SummaryThe Crete-Monee School District 201-U Board of Education met on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, to conduct essential business including the...
Will County Board Meetings
County RNG Facility Shows Strong Performance Despite Solar Challenges
Will County's Renewable Natural Gas facility is exceeding production targets while officials explore options to reduce substantial electricity costs that currently impact profitability. Project manager Greg Komperda told Finance Committee...
PZC Briefs: Solar Farm in Crete, Post-Fire Permit for Troy Business, and More
The Will County Planning and Zoning Commission handled several other cases during its July 1 meeting, including a new solar farm, a temporary permit for a fire-damaged business, and routine...
In Brief: Capital & IT News
Here are other highlights from the Will County Capital Improvements & IT Committee meeting on Tuesday. Successful Fire Drill at County BuildingThe Will County Office Building held its first full...
Will County Finance Committee July 1 Meeting Briefs
Bond Refinancing Advances: Finance Committee approved an ordinance authorizing up to $200.8 million in bond refinancing that could save taxpayers more than $716,000. The measure moves to the full County...
Will County Public Works Committee Juliy 1 Meeting Briefs
ROAD CONTRACTS APPROVED Austin Tyler Construction Contract: The committee approved a $691,544 contract with Austin Tyler Construction for resurfacing River Road from East Frontage Road to Prairie Creek Bridge and...
Will County Board Halts Transportation Plan After Contentious 143rd Street Debate
The Will County Board voted Wednesday to send its five-year, multi-million dollar transportation improvement plan back to committee, effectively pausing all projects after a lengthy and heated debate over the...
Will County Board Upholds Zoning Denials, Rejecting Developer Appeals
The Will County Board on Wednesday backed its Planning and Zoning Commission (PZC), denying two separate appeals from property owners who sought to overturn the commission’s recommendations against their projects....
National News
U.S. Supreme Court upholds Texas’ new congressional maps
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday handed Texas a win in a challenge to its new congressional redistricting maps, granting a stay of a lower...
In last four years, five northern states saw most illegal crossings
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Under the Biden administration, the greatest number of illegal border crossers at the U.S.-Canada border were reported in U.S. history, breaking records nearly every month...
Some push for FDA approval of psychedelic treatments for veterans
By Andrew RiceThe Center Square State leaders across the country are pushing for medical trials of the psychedelic drug ibogaine to treat neurological conditions. Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry spoke...
WATCH: IL congresswoman willing to withhold highway dollars over CDL issues
By Greg BishopThe Center Square A Republican congresswoman from Illinois is looking to enforce federal Commercial Drivers License requirements by withholding federal funds from states that aren’t compliant. Data provided...
35 lawmakers unveil bipartisan health care proposal, beg leadership to adopt it
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square With only 27 days until the enhanced Obamacare Premium Tax Credits expire, a group of U.S. House members is urging congressional leadership to accept a...
DOJ confirms identity of pipe bomb suspect
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square The U.S. Department of Justice offered few details in the ongoing investigation that led to the arrest of a suspect related to pipe bombs planted...
Trump admin implements swath of visa restrictions for dozens of countries
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square The Trump administration has implemented a swath of visa restrictions citing national security threats, human rights abuses and illegal immigration. After National Guard troops were...
