Coal City Courant

Coal City setting raffle rules

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:41pm

     A little known state law put the brakes on a local raffle with a big prize, so to avoid a similar situation the village of Coal City has set in motion a plan to establish its own raffle rules.
    Just hours before Morris’ Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6049 was to draw the winner of a $1.6 million prize, the game was suspended. It had come to light the veterans organization needed a permit from the city, as required by state law.

Coal City seeks nominations for Community Service Award

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:39pm

 Since 1987 the village of Coal City has recognized a member of the community for their contributions, commitment and service to the town. In those 30 years, the honor has been bestowed on leaders in business, education, government and community service.
The recipient of Coal City's Community Service Award is selected by the Village Board based on nominations from the community with emphasis given to residents who have expressed community pride by being actively involved in community projects and organizations with the goal of making Coal City a better place.

Petition filing dates set for March General Primary Election

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:38pm

Grundy County Clerk Kay Olson announced that established political party, Grundy County candidates, wishing to appear on the March 20, 2018 General Primary ballot may begin picking up petition packets from the county clerk's office, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, at 8 a.m. Candidates may also download the packets from the county clerk's website at www.grundyco.org, under Election Information, and may also request a petition packet by e-mail, by contacting the clerk's office at elections@grundyco.org.

Strategy starting to pay off for Coal City

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:37pm

     For the past 18 months or so, the village of Coal City has utilized a lobbyist to help secure state and federal funding, and it appears as though it’s starting to pay off.
    Not long after an EF-3 tornado ripped through the village, town leaders sought out the skills of a professional lobbyist to acquaint state and federal officials about the hardships the natural disaster had caused.

Library to host local authors

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:35pm

   Coal CityPublic Library District will be hosting Coal City's own Denise Swanson, New York Times Best-Selling mystery and romance author of "A Scumble River Mystery" series and the "Devereaux Dime Store Mystery" series on Saturdy, Sept. 16 at 12:15 p.m. in the meeting room.

Pine Bluff Road cape seal project scheduled

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:32pm

Grundy County Highway Department has contracted AC Pavement Striping Inc. to install a cape seal on Pine Bluff Road southeast of Morris from Pine Bluff Road to Will Road (Will County line).  
Drivers are strongly encouraged to avoid Pine Bluff Road during the construction work whenever possible. Those who must use Pine Bluff Road should expect delays due to lane closures. These lane closures will occur at various locations and times along Pine Bluff Road. Drivers are reminded to obey all traffic control devices and flaggers they may encounter.  

Moving out of the Interstate Eight

Published by admin on Tue, 08/29/2017 - 7:31pm

    The future of the Interstate Eight Conference is in question as seven of the affiliate schools are considering pulling out to form a new conference.
    Coal City High School principal Mitch Hamann informed the Unit 1 Board of Education on Monday that e-mails were sent to the 12 conference schools announcing the seven were in the  “looking stages”  of pulling out of the Interstate Eight (I-8).
    Coal City is among the seven, as are Reed-Custer, Wilmington, Herscher, Lisle, Manteno and Peotone.

FBLA prepares for a new school year

Published by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 8:12pm

    A new school year is underway and big things are ahead for members of Coal City High School’s chapter of Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA).
    Last month, the chapter’s officers attended the organization’s annual three-day summer leadership workshop in Springfield.  The workshop provided the group an opportunity to complete a program of work to guide the chapter through the school year.
    Those attending also gained valuable leadership skills through team building exercises.

Coal City looks to control truck traffic

Published by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 8:11pm

     Increasing truck traffic  has prompted the Coal City Police Department to submit a recommendation to the village board outlining community truck routes.
    “I think everyone has noticed increased truck traffic over the  years with the intermodals that have come into the area. Now with industrial development here,  truck traffic is going to be a priority and I’d rather get a jump on it and have an idea of how we are going to route these trucks and the way we are going to control that ahead of time,” said Coal City Police Chief Tom Best.

Farmers market continues to grow

Published by admin on Tue, 08/22/2017 - 8:07pm

     Coal City’s farmers market—Market Fresh on Broadway—continues to expand with new vendors.
    The next market is set for Saturday, Aug.  26, and will feature home grown and handcrafted items from 15 vendors.
    Hosted by the village of Coal City, the market is designed to provide area residents with locally grown produce and locally sourced products.