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Running to remember: Fourth annual Our Fallen Hero 5K raises about $18,000 for charity

September 25, 2017 by Jason Maholy, Freelance Reporter News

Bridget Shafer was out for a run on July 4, 2014 when the idea hit her... hard.

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Police

Police reports: Police: Woman arrested for DUI, nearly double legal limit
Cheryl A. Tarnow, 46, of 14127 S. Faulkner Court in Plainfield, was arrested on Sept. 9 in the 9000 block of West 191st Street after an officer was dispatched to the location on a report of an accident involving an airbag deployment.
Mokena PD gets OK to hire more officers
Police: Woman assaults staff, gets banned
Police Reports: Police use surveillance tapes to nab suspects

Village

New business in old downtown: Board moves closer to approving Tribes Alehouse on Front Street
Things remain on track for a new Tribes Alehouse brewery location to be approved for the downtown district of Mokena after Village Board members offered support for the project’s proposed special use permit and other items on Sept. 11, during a work session.
Village approves downtown parking spots purchase: Mayor says ‘not playing around anymore’ with Metra lot spaces
Host families needed for German HS band
Wolf Road repairs on the way

School

D159 board approved budget, administrators’ salaries: PARCC test scores also discussed at regular monthly meeting
The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education unanimously approved the budget for the 2017-2018 school year, as expected, during their regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 20.
D159 receives parent input at superintendent search forum
Lincoln-Way Central hosts Road to Reality
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a firefighter

Obituaries

In Memoriam: Hentsch, Nork, more
Hentsch, 91, late of Mokena, died on Aug. 31.
In Memoriam: Hunter
In Memoriam: Ekstrom
In Memoriam: Baranak, Chase, more