Pair Arrested on Multiple Charges

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Pair Arrested on Multiple Charges

  Jesse Tucker (29, Joliet) was arrested and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Armed Violence, Armed Habitual Criminal, Unlawful Possession of…

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Will County and ShareFest Partner for Free Drive-Thru Food Giveaway in Downtown Joliet

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Will County and ShareFest Partner for Free Drive-Thru Food Giveaway in Downtown Joliet

Volunteers load food at a July 2024 ShareFest Will County event at the Will County Office Building in Downtown Joliet.   Will County Executive Jennifer…

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Happy Trails! Forest Preserve Director Retiring after 32-Year Career

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Happy Trails! Forest Preserve Director Retiring after 32-Year Career

Executive Director Ralph Schultz of Plainfield will retire on May 16 after a 32-year career with the Forest Preserve District of Will County. Schultz, who…

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Amazing Candy, How Sweet the Smell

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Amazing Candy, How Sweet the Smell

By Nick Reiher I didn’t realize it growing up in Chicago, but H. Teller Archibald was among my earliest heroes. He made his presence known…

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Brandon Road  Carp Project  Back On

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Brandon Road  Carp Project  Back On

Gov. JB Pritzker announced that the State of Illinois received the necessary assurances from the federal government to move toward completion of the Brandon Road…

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Farm Days Gone By

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Clarence Sangmeister shows off his pitching skills in this August 1947 picture provided by Corey Brandau. That reminds us, it’s gettin’ close to the Will…

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Bacterial Wilt … Devastating disease to cukes, zukes and more

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Bacterial Wilt … Devastating disease to cukes, zukes and more

I know you have probably just put your vegetable seeds and plants in the ground, and thoughts of those fresh, home-grown, sun-ripened vegetables are already…

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Frankfort Sets Yacht Rock Party

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Frankfort Sets Yacht Rock Party

Frankfort will set sail into summer with its annual Kickoff to Summer Celebration with the theme, “All things Yacht Rock,” on Sunday, June 1, from 3…

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Wedding Bells to Ring at Elwood’s Hydrangea House

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Wedding Bells to Ring at Elwood’s Hydrangea House

By Stephanie Irvine It’s been one year since the Elwood Children’s Garden volunteers planted around the grounds of the freshly constructed Hydrangea House. And now…

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Rev. Steven R. Beggs, pioneer of Plainfield

May 22, 2025 / Comments Off on Rev. Steven R. Beggs, pioneer of Plainfield

By Sandy Vasko This week, we look to Plainfield, the first township settled in Will County. Our subject is Rev. S. R. Beggs and the…

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