I-80 Lane, Ramp Closures June 27, July 2

June 26, 2024 / Comments Off on I-80 Lane, Ramp Closures June 27, July 2

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that as part of ongoing efforts to rebuild Interstate 80 from Ridge Road, in Minooka, to U.S. 30, in…

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As Illinois session ends, lawmakers’ attempt to reinstate wetland protections fails

June 19, 2024 / Comments Off on As Illinois session ends, lawmakers’ attempt to reinstate wetland protections fails

by JENNIFER BAMBERGInvestigate [email protected] In 2006, 19-year-old Jessica Whinston inherited 20 acres of land that her grandparents once farmed in Quincy, Illinois. The land had…

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County Executive Vetoes Board’s Hire of Schillerstrom

June 18, 2024 / Comments Off on County Executive Vetoes Board’s Hire of Schillerstrom

Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant on June 18 vetoed the County Board’s hire of Robert Schillerstrom as a consultant for development of a new landfill.…

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K-9 Harlie Provided by Glasgow Sworn in at New Lenox Police Department Ceremony

June 18, 2024 / Comments Off on K-9 Harlie Provided by Glasgow Sworn in at New Lenox Police Department Ceremony

State’s Attorney James Glasgow and New Lenox Police Chief Louis Alessandrini joined New Lenox Mayor Tim Baldermann at the New Lenox Police Department for the…

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Forest Preserve District — Board OKs Up to $50M in Bonds for Improvements

June 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Forest Preserve District — Board OKs Up to $50M in Bonds for Improvements

By Nick Reiher The Will County Forest Preserve District Board voted 16-2 at its June 13 meeting to secure the option of selling up to…

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Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details

June 12, 2024 / Comments Off on Communities, commission push Pritzker admin for more prison plan details

By DILPREET RAJUCapitol News [email protected] Jimmy Soto spent more than 42 years wrongfully imprisoned in Illinois Department of Corrections facilities. In 2020, he was moved…

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Amazing and Beautiful’: WW2 Vet’s Remains Finally Home After 80 Years

June 10, 2024 / Comments Off on Amazing and Beautiful’: WW2 Vet’s Remains Finally Home After 80 Years

By Stephanie Irvine United States Army Air Force 2nd Lieutenant Robert L. E. Porter was brought home to his eternal resting place at Abraham Lincoln…

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LIDICE LIVES!

June 9, 2024 / Comments Off on LIDICE LIVES!

In June 1942, Hitler, who believed residents from Lidice, Czechoslovakia, aided in the assassination of a friend, a high-ranking officer, ordered the small town just…

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Joliet — Scott Street Patching Begins Monday, June 10

June 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet — Scott Street Patching Begins Monday, June 10

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced that a patching and resurfacing of Scott Street (Illinois 53/U.S. 6) from south of Chicago Street to Ruby Street…

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Residents of all ages turned out for Manhattan Township’s inaugural “I Honor” Hometown Heroes banner ceremony on May 26.

Manhattan — ‘He’s Right There’ — Veterans Honored With Banner Ceremony

June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Manhattan — ‘He’s Right There’ — Veterans Honored With Banner Ceremony

By Stephanie Irvine A last-minute venue change due to inclement weather didn’t stop a crowd from packing the Manhattan Township building for the “I Honor”…

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