Local Crete Withdraws from Consideration as Site for New Federal Immigration Detention Center by Rosemary Piser on June 12, 2012 Rosemary Piser Author More in Local: Park Forest’s Sandra Zoellner Retires After 21 Years of Service June 17, 2026 Save the date for The Prairie Party at theNate June 17, 2026 Governors State Has New Soccer Complex and New Men’s Coach June 17, 2026 CRETE—(ENEWSPF)–June 12, 2012. The Crete Village Board on Monday unanimously voted to withdraw the community from consideration for a federal immigration detention center. The vote followed months of organized opposition to the proposed site.