Free Press Advocate

Boil order continues in Wilmington

Published by admin on Fri, 03/16/2018 - 3:11pm

    Contractors and the city public works department finished repairing a broken water main on Wilmington’s north side around 2:30 p.m. Friday, but residents who now have water at the tap remain under a boil order.
    Residents are advised to boil their water for at least five minutes prior to consumption until the order has been lifted.

Water rate rises in Lakewood Shores

Published by admin on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 5:28pm

    The cost of water in Lakewood Shores has gone up, because the subdivision was having trouble paying its bill from the city of Wilmington, which supplies its water.

Wilmington still safe, with little serious crime

Published by admin on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 5:24pm

    All in all, Wilmington remains a safe community. A look at the police department’s 2017 Uniform Crime Report indicates no trends between years and no sharp increases in any crime category.
    “We have no major crime trends here, and that’s a good thing,” commented Police Chief Phil Arnold.

Kankakee Street closure delayed

Published by admin on Tue, 03/13/2018 - 5:20pm

    The superintendent of public works was told September, but the city administrator was told August,  or, maybe a little sooner. Illinois Constructors Corporation (ICC) has pushed back the reconstruction of the Kankakee Street railroad crossing, and as a result, the road did not close on March 12 as planned.

Truck catches fire inside repair center

Published by admin on Thu, 03/08/2018 - 11:17am

A Channahon truck repair and body shop is uninhabitable after a semi truck parked inside caught fire and caused more that $2 million in damage.
The Channahon Fire Protection District was dispatched for a structure fire in the area of Riverside Drive and Frontage Road West in Channahon on March 6, at approximately 8 p.m. Upon the arrival at the 18 Wheeler Truck Center, the firefighters reported they were on the scene of a multi-story commercial building with heavy smoke showing.

Issert writes using gifts of observation, memories

Published by admin on Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:57pm

    Anybody can write a book, says Denise Issert. Some will write well, others will not. She’s been preparing her whole life to write; she studied and practiced, observed and appreciated the world around her, and now is an accomplished author.
    Issert had a wonderful childhood, a wonderful life. She grew up on a farm in Peotone with one horse, one dog and four brothers and — although it shames the brother who has been her sparring partner for life— is the descendant of Confederate soldiers.

A maybe for liquor store license change

Published by admin on Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:54pm

    The council’s License and Ordinance Committee was asked again, but this time didn’t flat-out refuse, to consider a change in the city code that would permit liquor stores to serve alcohol so that they could bring in video gaming. However, the committee did express support for creating a license that would allow The Launching Pad to one day do so.

Price set for old police station

Published by admin on Tue, 03/06/2018 - 7:52pm

    Wilmington Township chipped in its interest in the city’s old police station last fall, and Mayor Roy Strong announced recently that the township met his asking price.

One dead in crash at Kangley's Curve

Published by admin on Sun, 03/04/2018 - 8:25pm

A helicopter flew fast and low over the north side of Wilmington Saturday night, transporting a man who was involved in a crash on Route 53 at Kangley's Curve to the hospital.

The Wilmington Police Department was called to Route 53 at 216th Street, where the state highway turns to the east at what residents know as Kangley's Curve, just after 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 3. Responding officers found that a vehicle left the roadway and rolled over, ejecting the driver, Emery Pearson, 23, of Peotone.

Plan for new fire station to be reviewed

Published by admin on Tue, 02/27/2018 - 7:25pm

    Residents will have the opportunity to hear the plans for a new $3 million station for the Wilmington Fire Protection District at two public hearings in March.
    The fire district designed the “First Response Building” with architect Healy Bender, but the developer of RidgePort, not the taxpayers, will foot the bill for construction.