Month: December 2022

Marquette Holiday Tournament — Putnam County defeats Dwight 58 – 49 in Consolation Championship   The Trojans led by 6 at half but Putnam County outscored Dwight by 15 in the second half to sevcre the wi. Wyatt Thompson  12pts…

Charles Earl “Tuna” Palmer, 69, of Reddick, Illinois passed away Sunday, December 11, 2022 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He was born May 5, 1953 in Kankakee, Illinois, the son of Orville and Dorothy (former Lane) Palmer. He…

Mary R. Tabor, 92, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Wednesday, December 14, 2022 at Heritage Healthcare and Rehab in Dwight. Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Dwight, Illinois. A visitation…

Shelah J. Oelschlager, 47, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at her residence. Cremation rites have been accorded. Memorials and cards may be sent to the family at: 9955 S. Dwight Road, Dwight, Illinois 60420. Hager Memorial…

Floyd D. Irvin, 82, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at his home. Cremation rites have been accorded and no services are planned. Hager Memorial Home in Dwight is handling arrangements. Floyd was born in Odell, Illinois…

Edmonda M. Wilder (Kapala), 71, passed away at her home in Dwight, Illinois on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. A loving mother, grandmother and friend to many; a nurse for many years, working at St. Pat’s and Sunnyhill in Joliet, Illinois,…

Leon F. Schlabowske, age 76, of Pearl, Illinois passed away peacefully on December 4, 2022. Leon was formerly from Dwight, Illinois, where he worked as a barber for 40+ years, side by side with his late wife, Vicki. Leon dedicated…

(the following article was featured in the March 13, 2013, edition of The Paper: by Tom Tock) The Dwight Correctional Center, which is destined for closure March 31, has been mentioned a number of times as being on the National…

Lynn Cahill-Masching, a 1973 graduate of Streator High School, was one of four people inducted into the Dr. Worthy Streator Hall of Fame during its 10th induction ceremony held December 3 at Streator High School. Cahill-Masching attended SHS from 1969…

On November 23, Clarence and Alberta Simantel celebrated their 72nd wedding anniversary with a meal of their choice – Casey’s supreme pizza and root beer. Family and friends congratulated them all day and night, receiving a dozen roses from each…

Everyone needs a Beep, Beep Chicago T-shirt………     Beep, Beep – Chicago

Rich Tock, Dwight native and DTHS graduate, recently retired after a 50-year career in the golf business. Growing up in Dwight, he spent many hours at Dwight Country Club golfing as well as working. In l965, a freshman in high…

Farnsworh Group Report on Condition of Dwight Correctional Center Village of Dwight Proposed Resolution for the Request of Cooperation Regarding Acquisition of the DCC

Carol A. Fritz, 90, of Dwight, Illinois, passed away Monday, November 28, 2022 at Heritage Health and Rehab in Dwight, Illinois. A Memorial Service was held Saturday, December 3, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Hager Memorial Home with Father William Keebler…

Ronald E. “Chicken” Holzhauer, age 55, of Dwight, Illinois passed away Tuesday, November 22, 2022 at Lightways Hospice and Serious Illness Care, Joliet, Illinois. He was born May 22, 1967 in Pontiac, Illinois, the son of Raymond E. Holzhauer and…

Timothy James Drapeau, age 40, of Dwight, Illinois and formerly of Coal City, Illinois, died November 27, 2022. Born February 6, 1982 in Whittier, California, Timothy James is a son of John Drapeau of California and Vicke (Trujillo) Drapeau of…

John “Jack”  Fitzpatrick, age 84, of Dwight, Illinois passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 29, 2022 at Heritage Health Nursing Home in Dwight. He was born March 8, 1938 in Odell, Illinois to the late James L. and Evelyn A. (nee…

Elizabeth A. “Betty” Peeke, 96, of Joliet, Illinois passed away Friday, December 2, 2022 at St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet. A funeral service was held Tuesday, December 6, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. at Hager Memorial Home with Father Chris Haake officiating….

BLOOMINGTON- State Senator Jason Barickman (R-Bloomington) released the following statement announcing his retirement from the Illinois Senate. “I have chosen to retire from the Illinois Senate, effective at the end of my current term, which expires on January 10, 2023. “I have…

Costco Visit By Aaron Boma   At some point everything you have ever done was done for the first time. This goes for walking, eating, riding a bike, driving, pumping gas by yourself. Any task at one point, was the…