New Lenox — Play Ball! New Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex Opens to Cheers

July 1, 2025 /

By Stephanie Irvine Blazing hot sun and 90-degree temperatures didn’t stop crowds of families, youth sports teams and curious locals from attending the Wintrust Crossroads…

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First Mosquitoes with West Nile Found in Joliet

June 30, 2025 /

The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that mosquitoes collected in Joliet have tested positive for West Nile virus [WNV]. These results represent…

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Arrests Made in Connection with Shooting of 5-Year-Old

June 27, 2025 /

On June 26, 2025, Amin A. Hudson, 38, of Joliet, was arrested, booked, and taken to the Will County Adult Detention Facility (WCADF) on a…

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Jefferson Street Bridge Open, Ruby to Close July 7

June 26, 2025 /

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the Jefferson Street (U.S. 30) bridge over the Des Plaines River in downtown Joliet is scheduled to…

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Forest Preserve District announces summer volunteer opportunities

June 26, 2025 /

Sign up for a Forest Preserve District of Will County volunteer opportunity today to make a difference in your community. (Forest Preserve photo) The Forest Preserve…

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Bruce Edward Carstens, 73, Peotone

June 26, 2025 /

Bruce Carstens of Peotone was born on July 24, 1951, in Kankakee and passed, surrounded with family and friends, on Friday, June 13, at St.…

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Outstanding In Their Field

June 26, 2025 /

I am a big fan of a quote from Mark Twain.  He is credited with, “It ain’t what you don’t know that gets you into…

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SWCD Hosting July 16 Tour of Deutsche Farms

June 26, 2025 /

The Will-South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District is proud to announce that the Deutsche Family will receive the SWCD’s 2025 Conservation Farm Family Award.…

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Labor and immigration, the beginnings of unions

June 26, 2025 /

By Sandy Vasko With Memorial Day in the rear view mirror, and Fourth of July on the horizon, soon, it will be time for another…

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Farm Days Gone By

June 26, 2025 /

Francis Kestel handling the cultivating duties on his Manhattan farm on July 3, 1929.

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