Coal City Courant

Residents urged to let faucet drip to keep water flowing

Published by admin on Mon, 01/28/2019 - 4:18pm

    Residents can avoid their water service from freezing by allowing one of the sinks within their home to maintain a slow, steady trickle of water, according to information provided by the village of Coal City.
    The information comes ahead of a forecast that calls for below zero temperatures and wind chills that will range from minus 20 on Tuesday to as low as minus 55 through Thursday morning.

Coal City moving forward with Fifth Avenue reconstruction

Published by admin on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 6:36pm

    The village of Coal City has a plan to improve traffic flow at Fifth Avenue and Division Street and  directed its engineer to move forward with a final design.
    Engineer Ryan Hansen, of Chamlin & Associates, recently provided the Village Board with a rough drawing of the intended improvements that include widening Fifth Avenue to the north at a distance of approximately 300 feet.

D Construction submits winning bid for Broadway

Published by admin on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 6:34pm

    It will still be a couple of weeks before it’s official, but the South Broadway reconstruction project has a contractor.
    At a state bid letting in Springfield last week, the Illinois Department of Transportation opened bids for a number of projects across the state. The winning bid for Coal City’s project was submitted by D Construction.

Charged with theft, former Miners treasurer posts bond

Published by admin on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 6:33pm

     The attorney for a woman accused of taking more than $18,000 from the Coal City Miners Youth Football organization has posted bond.
    Following a detailed investigation by the Coal City Police Department, a Grundy County Grand Jury handed down an indictment in November, 2018 formally charging 37-year-old Bridget Hodina, of Cape Coral, FL with theft of more than $10,000 but less than $100,000. It’s alleged that she took funds belonging to the organization during the   nine months she served as its treasurer.

CVS seeks continued use of its drive-up

Published by admin on Tue, 01/22/2019 - 6:31pm

     Patrons of CVS Pharmacy often utilize the drive-up window to procure their prescriptions, but it has recently come to light the service window was never officially approved by the village of Coal City.
    Located on the north side of the pharmacy at 245 S. Broadway, the service window has been in operation for 20-plus years, but town officials say it was never officially approved by the Village Board as a conditional use consistent with zoning assigned to the property.

Coal City declares property as surplus

Published by admin on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 7:43pm

     A strip of land once belonging to the village of Eileen will soon be up for sale.
    After years of maintaining the land that runs between the Burlington Northern and Union Pacific rail lines, the village of Coal City has determined it’s in the town’s best interest to declare the site as surplus and offer it to the best bidder.
    The dimensions of the site, along with a proper legal description, have not yet been formulated by the village for the acreage that is located north of Route 113 with Railroad Street to the west and Second Street to the east.

Coal City seeks ways to combat drug use

Published by admin on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 7:42pm

   One drug overdose is bad, four even worse, but the worst is when people die and that’s what happened here at the end of 2018. In under 48 hours two people, a 26-year-old male and a 60-year-old female, succumbed to lethal doses of heroin.
    The news prompted questions to which Coal City’s police chief outlined the  prevalence of drug use in the community with the Village Board. What he told them is, “we are not immune.”

Diamond extends enterprise zone to include $1 billion facility

Published by admin on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 7:40pm

     The village of Diamond will extend the boundary of its enterprise zone to encompass a $1 billion electric generating facility.
    Competitive Power Ventures is set to construct a 1.250 megawatt natural gas fueled generating facility along Collins Road in Goose Lake Township and has asked Diamond to include the site within its zone. In doing so, the company would be eligible for certain economic development incentives offered by the state of Illinois.

Juniors, seniors eligible for Grundy County Summer Internships

Published by admin on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 7:38pm

The Grundy County Summer Internship is in its seventh year and is better than ever.  This summer, the program has over 40 paid opportunities for local juniors and seniors to gain valuable work experience at some of Grundy County's best employers.  Deadline to apply is Feb. 20.

Coal City Police welcome new officer

Published by admin on Tue, 01/15/2019 - 7:36pm

     On a day designated to honor the service and sacrifice of the nation’s law enforcement community, the Coal City Police Department  came out to support one of its own.
    The department’s sergeants and patrol officers filled the village hall’s board room Jan. 9 to watch as the town’s newest patrol officer, Nicholas Mazzone, was sworn into duty. Jan. 9 was National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.
    “How appropriate it is to be swearing in a new officer on this day. Congratulations and welcome to the department,” Mayor Terry Halliday said.