Crete lowered its property tax levy to help struggling residents. Then state aid disappeared. 

Crete and other communities are now having to cut positions, services and purchases to make up for the loss of aid — and more cuts could be on the horizon. 

Posted 7/29/26

It was Fourth of July weekend, and Crete didn’t have enough police officers to go around. 

One officer was on duty when the call came in. When the officer arrived, they found an irate …

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