Injured Trooper Brian Frank Awarded Illinois Law Enforcement Medal of Honor

October 16, 2024 / Comments Off on Injured Trooper Brian Frank Awarded Illinois Law Enforcement Medal of Honor

Gov. JB Pritzker and Brendan F. Kelly, Illinois State Police Director and Illinois Law Enforcement Medal of Honor Committee Chair, presented the Illinois Law Enforcement…

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Arrest Made in Wenberg Street Homicide

October 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Arrest Made in Wenberg Street Homicide

Kendrick Pullen (21, Chicago) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Three Counts of First Degree Murder and One…

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Illinois 53 Resurfacing in Wilmington begins Oct. 14

October 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois 53 Resurfacing in Wilmington begins Oct. 14

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that a resurfacing of Illinois 53 (Baltimore Street) from Water Street (Illinois 102) to Wilmington-Peotone Road/Kankakee River…

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Richards Street Will Be One Lane, Access to I-80 Closed for One Year

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Richards Street Will Be One Lane, Access to I-80 Closed for One Year

As part of the ongoing reconstruction and modernization of Interstate 80, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that an improvement project on Richards Street,…

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The Flight of a Lifetime

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on The Flight of a Lifetime

As roll-call was taken on September 25 for Honor Flight Chicago #118, among the names was Lockport’s very own Bob Thompson who honorably served in…

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It’s Almost Knapp Time

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on It’s Almost Knapp Time

By Nick Reiher The reconstruction of the Weber Road/Knapp Drive intersection is open, with just some striping needed, said Jeff Ronaldson, Will County’s Director of…

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Illinoisans Reminded Early Detection Is Key to Fighting Breast Cancer

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinoisans Reminded Early Detection Is Key to Fighting Breast Cancer

During National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Public Health are reminding Illinoisans that early detection is the most…

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When Will County Was Wild

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on When Will County Was Wild

By Sandy Vasko I do mean that in a literal way. Northern Illinois was a wilderness long after Illinois became a state in 1818. The…

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Farm Days Gone by

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Farm Days Gone by

Wind power is nothing new on farms, as this farmhand on the Seggebruch farm Crete shows us the 16-foot diameter mill. We hope all that…

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‘Lost and Found’ Exhibit Opens Oct. 15 at Four Rivers

October 10, 2024 / Comments Off on ‘Lost and Found’ Exhibit Opens Oct. 15 at Four Rivers

A traveling exhibit that focuses on old growth forests and savannas will open Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Four Rivers Environmental…

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