Tick Tock: What you need to know about ticks in Northern Illinois

May 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Tick Tock: What you need to know about ticks in Northern Illinois

Instead of all the hoopla about the totally innocuous periodical cicada emergence, I wish the media would focus on something really important: Ticks. I have…

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UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck by City Vehicle Dies

May 22, 2024 / Comments Off on UPDATE: Pedestrian Struck by City Vehicle Dies

UPDATE (Joliet, Illinois – May 24, 2024)  The Joliet Police Department has learned that the 75-year-old male pedestrian injured during this crash was pronounced deceased…

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Will County Board Members Under the Gun to Consider Salaries

May 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Will County Board Members Under the Gun to Consider Salaries

By Nick Reiher Under a June 5 deadline to determine salaries for county officials up for election in November, Will County Board members met May…

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Joliet Officials Say Purchase of Historic Building in Downtown City Will Save $30,000 Annually

May 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Officials Say Purchase of Historic Building in Downtown City Will Save $30,000 Annually

The Joliet City Council on May 21 approved the execution of a real estate purchase of a historic downtown building to house some current and…

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Civil War: November 1864, it’s not over yet

May 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Civil War: November 1864, it’s not over yet

By Sandy Vasko Winter was starting to show its face, but the folks in Will County were smiling.  A precious few of their men were…

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County Expanding TB Testing Services

May 21, 2024 / Comments Off on County Expanding TB Testing Services

The Will County Health Department and Will County’s Sunny Hill Tuberculosis Clinic have announced a new collaboration to expand Tuberculosis (TB) testing availability to Will…

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Joliet Hires New Economic Development Director, Communications Executive Also Chosen

May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Hires New Economic Development Director, Communications Executive Also Chosen

Joliet announced the hiring of a new Economic Development Director to lead the city’s efforts to become a regional leader in bringing new companies and…

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Rabid Bats Found in Will, Cook counties

May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Rabid Bats Found in Will, Cook counties

With the weather warming up, the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) is warning the public to beware of wild animals that may carry rabies,…

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I-80/River Road Bridge Work Will Affect Traffic

May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on I-80/River Road Bridge Work Will Affect Traffic

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of ongoing efforts to replace the bridge carrying River Road over Interstate 80, in Shorewood, overnight…

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Joliet Man Arrested for Repeatedly Kicking His Dog

May 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Man Arrested for Repeatedly Kicking His Dog

Giovanny Aguilar (36, Joliet) was arrested, processed, and released on a Notice to Appear for Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Resisting a Peace Officer. On…

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