Month: December 2023

The Dwight Village Board held an emergency meeting Saturday, December 30, with the concern of passing a resolution and ordinance regarding the unloading of unscheduled buses in the Village. As the migrant dilemma begins to spread outside the City of…

Michael A. Grzincic, age 77, of Wilmington, IL, went home to be with His Lord and Saviour Friday, December 29, 2023, at the Hines VA Hospital. Michael was born on August 23, 1946, in Joliet, IL to the late Mary…

Terry J. Gravesen, age 59, of Campus, passed away on Sunday, December 24, 2023, at 9:38 a.m. at his residence in Campus. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 4, 2023, at Hager Memorial Home…

Mary Lou Sigler-Quigley, 69, heartbreakingly passed away on December 20, 2023, in Rockford, Illinois. Born on March 17, 1954, in Morris, Illinois daughter to Robert and Esther (Kleinberg) Krug. Mary started her working career as a florist, which truly showed…

James “Jimmy” D. Pritts, age 94, of Dwight, passed away on Saturday, December 23, 2023, at 11:50 a.m. at Morris Hospital. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023, at Hager Memorial Home in…

Colleen (Moyemont) Ward, 75, of Sun City, AZ  passed away peacefully on December 11, 2023 at the home of her brother Jim Moyemont, surrounded by family and friends. Colleen was born to Paul and Gretchen (Bagnell) Moyemont on August 3rd,…

Donald “Moti” P. Wheatley, age 67, of Dwight, IL, passed away at 9:25 a.m. on Monday, December 18, 2023, at Arc at Dwight. A visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Friday, December 22, 2023, at…

From the December 22, 1923 issue of the Dwight Star and Herald. (Thanks to Kim Drechsel at the Dwight Historical Society for sharing)       **Editor’s Note: If you find the story above of value, consider clicking one of…

The Dwight Village Board met Monday, December 11 at 6:30 pm in the lower level of the Public Services Complex. Trustees in attendance were Pete Meister, Marla Kinkade, Randy Irvin, Jenny Johnson, and Brian Berta. Justin Eggenberger was absent. Also…

Bottom row L to R: Kit Connor, Dori Wilson, Sophie Buck, Kassy Kodat, Njomza Asllani, Ella Legner, Lilly Duffy, Addy Sulzberger Top Row L to R: Emerson Peters, Cloe Gall, Mikayla Chambers, Izzy Bunting, Olivia Valdez, Ryan Bean, Claire Sandeno,…

Christine A. Gravesen, 61, of Campus, passed away Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 9:33 p.m. at Miller Rehab Center in Kankakee, IL. Funeral services will take place at a later date. Memorials in honor of Christine may be made to…

Front:  Gavin Bafia, Spencer Conger, Brad Castelli, Cooper Biros, Jarrek Hirsch, Landyn Oliver, Josh Conger Back:  Brock Enerson, Holden Grimes, Bennett Grant, Tishaun Hinten, Logan Conger, Cale Halpin, Nathan States, Cole Hampson, Jayden Talbot

Pedersen Descendants Visit Danish Exhibit at Dwight Historical Society   On November 18, the Historical Society welcomed the descendants of Ludvig and Julie Hansen Pedersen to view the Danish display at the museum. Both Ludvig and Julie came from Denmark…

Bruce and Gloria (Gall) Bossert of Dwight will celebrate 60 years of marriage. The couple were married December 7, 1963, at Zoar Community Church in Reddick. They are the parents of Brian (Pam) of Evanston, and Brad and Maddie, both…