Our Responses to the Trump Shooting Show How We Got There

July 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Our Responses to the Trump Shooting Show How We Got There

By Nick Reiher “How did things ever get so far? I don’t know. It was so unfortunate, so unnecessary.” Fans of “The Godfather” will recognize…

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JJC Downtown Campus on Virtual Learning Due to Storm Damage

July 14, 2024 / Comments Off on JJC Downtown Campus on Virtual Learning Due to Storm Damage

The Joliet Junior College (JJC) City Center Campus will continue to operate virtually due to ongoing repairs from damage sustained during a microburst on Sunday,…

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UPDATE: Arrest Made in Joliet Street Shooting

July 14, 2024 / Comments Off on UPDATE: Arrest Made in Joliet Street Shooting

Devin Montgomery (34, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Aggravated Battery with a Firearm, Aggravated Battery, Aggravated…

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Cicadas Make Music and Memories

July 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Cicadas Make Music and Memories

By Karen Haave I have a confession to make: I love the sound of the cicadas. So many friends have said they hate the racket…

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First Bird with WNV and Additional Cases Found in Will County

July 12, 2024 / Comments Off on First Bird with WNV and Additional Cases Found in Will County

The Will County Health Department’s Environmental Health division announced that additional batches of mosquitoes and a dead bird have tested positive for West Nile virus…

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Joliet Police Arrest Suspect in February Arson Fire

July 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Police Arrest Suspect in February Arson Fire

John Welsh (43, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for Aggravated Arson, Arson, and Criminal Damage to Property…

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Third Suspect Arrested in 2021 Homicide

July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Third Suspect Arrested in 2021 Homicide

  Aidan Marquez-Martinez (30, Bolingbrook) was arrested, processed, and transported to the Will County Adult Detention Facility for First Degree Murder and Aggravated Unlawful Use…

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Mid-summer tree issues: some look bad and aren’t; some look benign but are terrible

July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Mid-summer tree issues: some look bad and aren’t; some look benign but are terrible

We are entering those dog days of summer, and along with that comes heat, humidity and lumps and bumps on trees and shrubs. There are…

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Civil War: Spring 1865, the war winds down

July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Civil War: Spring 1865, the war winds down

By Sandy Vasko Ed Conley, a musician and former printers’ devil for the Wilmington Independent, wrote back to the newspaper on a more or less…

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Will Added to High-Risk Lead Areas

July 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Will Added to High-Risk Lead Areas

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) has announced an expanded list of high-risk ZIP codes, increasing mandatory testing for lead exposure of children who…

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