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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Serious Injuries Reported in Plainfield Road Accident

April 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Serious Injuries Reported in Plainfield Road Accident

On April 14, 2025, at 6:09 a.m., Officers responded to the intersection of Plainfield Road and Voyager Lane for a report of a crash with…

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Watermain Work Will Close One Lane of Broadway in Each Direction 

April 11, 2025 / Comments Off on Watermain Work Will Close One Lane of Broadway in Each Direction 

The City of Joliet Public Utilities Department will begin construction on the Broadway Street (Theodore Street – Ruby Street) Water Main project on Monday, April…

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James Elwood, a man with many hats

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on James Elwood, a man with many hats

By Sandy Vasko When I bring up the name of James Elwood at the museum, people usually say, “Oh, that’s the guy the town of…

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Farm Days Gone By

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone By

Posing in front of this spiffy car in 1947 are Arlene, Clarence, Roy and Jeanette Sangmeister, with Alfred Oehlerking.

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Romeoville: Vietnam Traveling Wall Coming In August

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Romeoville: Vietnam Traveling Wall Coming In August

By Nick Reiher The Village of Romeoville will host the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall from August 21 – August 24. Arriving by trailer, a welcome…

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Board Leader Hopes There’s Bipartisan Support for Raises

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on Board Leader Hopes There’s Bipartisan Support for Raises

By Nick Reiher Recent attempts to consider raising salaries for countywide elected officials and County Board members have fizzled or devolved into partisan battles. That…

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A Mish Mash of Election Thoughts

April 10, 2025 / Comments Off on A Mish Mash of Election Thoughts

By Nick Reiher Wife Tammy and I visited the Joliet Park District’s Inwood Recreation Center a few days before the April 1 election to cast…

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