Coal City

Deemed dangerous, structures may come down

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 6:45pm

     In the months that followed a strike by an EF-3 tornado the village of Coal City focused on cleaning up the town and removing damaged properties from the landscape, and nearly three years later the effort continues.
    On a recommendation from the village administrator, trustees agreed to move forward with enforcement action on two residential properties.

Vehicle acquisition draws ire of trustee

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 6:38pm

    The acquisition of vehicles for the Coal City Police Department drew the ire of a village trustee and an apology from the town’s chief of police.
    Coal City’s long-term capital improvement plan calls for squad car purchases in the next two budget cycles—one vehicle in 2019 and two in 2020. But as calendar year 2017 drew to a close, Police Chief Tom Best learned two area businesses were interested in supporting the department by providing it with a free vehicle.

It won’t be a breeze getting through Coal City Regional

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:40pm

    Saturday’s wrestling regional at Coal City will feature some of the best wrestlers in the state.
    In total, the tournament will include 17 state ranked individuals from 10 different teams, each vying to place among the top three finalists in order to advance to an even tougher Sectional in Olympia.
    Schools who will be there include Coal City, Reed-Custer, Wilmington,  Clifton Central, Dwight, Prairie Central, Grant Park, Herscher, Bishop McNamara and Peotone.

Strong youth turnout for annual Dodgeball Tournament

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:38pm

    Another year, another successful dodgeball tournament on the books for the Coal City baseball program.
    The program held their 14th annual Dodgeball Tournament this past weekend, raising money for the high school and middle school baseball teams.
    While there weren’t as many teams as the year before, the tournament still had over 40 teams.

Coalers claim fifth in I-8 Conference Tournament

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:36pm

    The Coal City varsity boys basketball team never faltered in their 55-44 win for fifth place over Plano Thursday night.
    “We did really well the last two games of the tournament, beating a very good Seneca team, and now a very good Plano team,” said Coaler coach Keith Kiper.
    “Overall, tournament wise, we had a little bit of a let down against Westmont, but we finished strong and cleaned it up.”
    The two teams battled through the first quarter to remain tied at 15-15 each. But from the second quarter on, the game belonged to the Coalers.

Lady Coalers stutter against Kankakee

Published by admin on Tue, 01/30/2018 - 5:35pm

    Coal City’s varsity girls basketball team suffered a loss to Kankakee Monday night, as they ran out of gas in the second half.
    The Lady Coalers hung close with the visiting team through the first half, trailing by just one point, 25-24.
    Kankakee came out roaring in the second half though, as they outpaced Coal City, 35-22 in the third and fourth quarters. In the end, the Lady Coalers suffered the 14-point loss, 60-46.

Coal City TIF starting to take shape

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:54pm

    It took the village  of Coal City seven years to establish a tax increment financing (TIF) district, and its taken about an equal number of years for it to see growth.
    TIF was introduced as a means for stimulating economic development within the village, a way to establish and increase employment opportunities, expand and diversify the local tax base, manage growth and increase overall value and quality of life for the community.

Coaler wrestlers earn third I-8 tourney title in a row, claim five champions

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:13pm

    Coal City completed a three-peat as the wrestling program secured their third I-8 Conference Tournament title in a row at Sandwich on Saturday.
    The Coalers finished with 195.5 team points, 86 points ahead of second place Reed-Custer, while Manteno took third with 105.5 points.
    Coal City placed 11 wrestlers in the 14 weight classes (down one placer from last year), but matched last year’s performance with five champions. The Coalers also had two in second place, two thirds, one fourth and one fifth.

Lady Coalers to play for fifth in I-8 Tournament

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:11pm

    The Coal City’s varsity girls basketball team did just enough to pull off a 27-22 win against Lisle in the I-8 Tournament Monday night.
    The Lady Coalers scored just two points in the first and third quarters, but still managed to win thanks to a 17-point second quarter.
    It also helped that Coal City played stellar defense, holding the Lions to just 11 points through three of the four quarters.

Coalers split two during I-8 Conference Tournament

Published by admin on Tue, 01/23/2018 - 6:03pm

    Coal City’s varsity boys basketball team wound up suffering a loss to Westmont on Saturday, during their second-round game of the Interstate Eight Conference Tournament.
    The Coalers faced the second-seeded Sentinels, and put up a valiant fight, before suffering a 16-point loss, 64-48.
    Coal City held the game close through the first half, as they trailed by just one point at the end of the first, and still held within five points by half-time, 29-24.