As Rev. Dindo Billote of St. Mary Catholic Church in Mokena prepared for Sunday Mass this past weekend, he recognized he and the church were in uncharted territory.
Instead of preparing to greet in person the 100 or so parishioners that...
Banks are usually a place where one goes to deposit money, sometimes in the form of accumulated loose change that has been collecting in a jar or some other receptacle over time. It is not often that people end up discovering that the...
Melissa Beechy first came across the idea of homeschooling her future children when her now-husband, Wayde, brought it up during the couple’s first date. At the time, she dismissed the concept as “totally crazy.”
But...
Nearly 150 members of the community turned out for a special Valentine’s Day dinner Thursday, Feb. 13, at EggCetera Cafe, located at 19709 Mokena St. in Mokena.
The dinner was part of the nonprofit group’s One Love...
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