Germ warfare is not over … Who will win?

April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Germ warfare is not over … Who will win?

By Sandy Vasko The war is not over, and may never be. I am talking about the war between mankind and the little beasties like…

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Want to Rescue Wild Animals? Hands Off!

April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Want to Rescue Wild Animals? Hands Off!

Spring brings many things — warmer temperatures (or not), greener grass, daffodils blooming, and wildlife getting in the “family way.” Usually, my columns focus on…

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Crete EMA On the Scene When You Need Them 

April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Crete EMA On the Scene When You Need Them 

By Karen Haave “Crete Emergency Management Agency” doesn’t adequately describe what that organization does. When it was founded in 1988, it was called the Emergency…

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Farm Days Gone By

April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Dick Attaway shares this photo of his Dad, Chet, and his Uncle Paul in front of what’s left of the Attaway corn crib after the…

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Will County Forest Preserve Programs

April 17, 2025 / Comments Off on Will County Forest Preserve Programs

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 21. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org.…

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Bystander Saves Man in Submerged Car

April 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Bystander Saves Man in Submerged Car

At approximately 9:58 a.m. on April 16, 2025, the Plainfield Fire Protection District, in coordination with the Naperville Fire Department, responded to a report of…

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Joliet to Lower Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Local Military Hero

April 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Joliet to Lower Flags to Half-Staff to Honor Local Military Hero

Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy has requested that flags throughout the city be lowered to half-staff starting at sunrise on Friday, April 18, and for the…

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State Updates Vaccination Data for 2024-2025 School Year

April 14, 2025 / Comments Off on State Updates Vaccination Data for 2024-2025 School Year

SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has released its updated Illinois School Vaccination Coverage Dashboard. The updated dashboard includes data from the…

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Full closure on I-55 at I-80 over two consecutive nights

April 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Full closure on I-55 at I-80 over two consecutive nights

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of ongoing efforts to rebuild the Interstate 80 bridges over Interstate 55, in Joliet, Channahon and…

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Know Your Tornadoes from Tomatoes

April 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Know Your Tornadoes from Tomatoes

By Stephanie Irvine Families from all over Will County attended the interactive “Science of Storms” presentation hosted by the Will County Emergency Management Agency, with…

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