“In the beginning of everything we were doing, we frequently asked the opinions of other students and teachers to make sure we were approaching things in the right way,” Ava Bezaire, senior, said. “However, now we have established a community of other individuals, groups, and movements from all...

Senior Luke Petrovic was Minooka’s best golfer at the Rock Island regional, shooting a 73, including a hole-in-one on hole three, en route to his individual win on Oct. 6. “I had a hole-in-one in practice earlier this season,” Petrovic said. “But it was cool to get one in competition and help...

The Minooka boys varsity golf barely squeezed by with a win over West Aurora. The ending score was 177-178 with Minooka winning by 1. The competition took place Sept. 17 at 4 p.m. at Heritage Bluffs in Channahon.  “Against West Aurora we did not play well, and we were extremely fortunate to...

With restaurants and businesses open in the Minooka area, there comes the question if it is truly safe to eat out. According to the Illinois Restaurant Association, restaurants have to have 25 percent of their capacity filled as the maximum. There are other guidelines such as making sure that the...

“From January 1 to December 31, 2017, there were 193 identified cases of human trafficking in Illinois reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline," according to the 2018 Illinois Human Trafficking Report. "Of those 193 cases, there were a total of 552 trafficked persons and survivors involved.”...