Fire damages Frankfort restaurant LA POSADA
A morning blaze gutted the LA POSADA family restaurant in Frankfort after doors were locked and rear windows barred. Firefighters from two pumpers and multiple mutual aid departments battled the fire, with the front wall collapsed and only a rear section remaining. No damage estimate yet.
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Homer Township
Manhattan
Matteson
Mokena
Monee
New Lenox
Peotone
Richton Park
John Williams
John
Renny
Williams
la Posada Cafe Ole
Star Publications
Jerry Marmozewicz
David Dorsett
Winners of Mokena Fourth of July festival events
The Mokena Fourth of July festival crowned numerous winners across contests. Patti Fetzner won Teen Queen. parade honors named Mokena Junior High, Mokena VFW, Linda Bergman, Buttersmith Alley Clown Group, Honey Bucket, Randy Stoor, Frankfort Car Club, Elwood Fire Dept., Mokena Fire Dept., Mokena Park District, Mokena Historical Society, and Mokena PTA among top prize recipients. Watermelon eating, pre eating, egg toss, and other ages produced multiple winners.
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Mokena
Patti Fetzner
Mary Truffa
Mokena Junior High
Mokena Vfw
Linda Bergman
Buttersmith Alley Clown Group
Hazel Crest
Honey Bucket
Randy Stoor
New Lenox
Frankfort Car Club
Elwood Fire Department
Mokena Fire Department
Mokena Park District
Mokena Historical Society
Mokena Pta
Jason Peppmuller
Michael Villa
Christine Elger
Stephanie Palinkas
Gretchen Dillberg
Joellen DeSanto
Dawn Fernandes
Jeff Weber
Joe Sawinski
Scott Thorson
Joel Rogde
Tammy Cantelo
Cristina DeSanto
Tony Kuntz
Whitey Ford
Mokena Fest Problems Rise At July Celebration
Mokena police report more trouble at this year's Fourth of July events than ever before with increased drinking harassment and rowdiness. An arrest at a Thursday street dance involved Kevin Wollenzien, 25, for battery and a gasoline theft case led to Douglas Friant, 31, who escaped from the jail while in custody after attempting to use the bathroom window during processing.
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Harold Fitch
Kevin Wollenzien
LaPorte Road
Douglas E. Friant
First Street
Friant
Fitch
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