State Officials Remind Private Well Owners to Test for Potential Contaminants

April 30, 2024 / Comments Off on State Officials Remind Private Well Owners to Test for Potential Contaminants

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) and the Illinois State Water Survey (ISWS) are reminding Illinois private well-owners to properly maintain their wells and…

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Walmart Opens High-Tech Consolidation Center in Minooka, Creating 700 New Jobs

April 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Walmart Opens High-Tech Consolidation Center in Minooka, Creating 700 New Jobs

On April 30, Walmart hosted the grand opening of its newest high-tech consolidation center in Minooka. The new 492,000 square-foot facility at 201 S. McLinden…

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EMERGENCY CLOSURE ON 80 AT CENTER STREET

April 26, 2024 / Comments Off on EMERGENCY CLOSURE ON 80 AT CENTER STREET

Emergency lane closure on I-80 in Joliet CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced this evening that one lane is closed on westbound Interstate 80 at…

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Illinois State Police Warn of Phone Scam

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois State Police Warn of Phone Scam

The Illinois State Police (ISP) is warning the public of a phone scam. ​ Over the past two days, ISP has received several phone calls…

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Glasgow Announces Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 23 Years for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Glasgow Announces Convicted Sex Offender Sentenced to 23 Years for Predatory Criminal Sexual Assault of a Child

Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow has announced that Quinton Jenkins, 41, of Joliet, was sentenced yesterday to 23 years in prison for Predatory Criminal…

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Joliet Police Investigating Water Street Shooting

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Police Investigating Water Street Shooting

On April 25, 2024, at 12:47 a.m., Officers responded to the area of Water Street and Munroe Street for a report of shots fired. Upon…

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Another View — Who’s the Good Pups? Great Danes!

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Another View — Who’s the Good Pups? Great Danes!

By Karen Haave Finding yourself nose-to-nose with a Great Dane can be a bit disconcerting. No, not the tall, handsome ones like actor Viggo Mortensen,…

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The Lawn Ranger Returns … but timing is everything

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on The Lawn Ranger Returns … but timing is everything

Yesterday, when planting some onion sets with 40 K-2 students, several of them were more interested in picking dandelions than the task at hand. But…

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Outstanding In Their Field

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Outstanding In Their Field

Since the world did not end with the eclipse as some prophesized, it appears I will have to write another article and farm another season.…

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The I&M Opens: A grand celebration run aground

April 25, 2024 / Comments Off on The I&M Opens: A grand celebration run aground

  By Sandy Vasko We are in the final week of celebrating the 175th anniversary of the opening of the Illinois and Michigan Canal. However,…

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