Forest Preserve District: ‘A Whole New World’ Rolls Out for People with Disabilities

June 6, 2024 / Comments Off on Forest Preserve District: ‘A Whole New World’ Rolls Out for People with Disabilities

Kim Kosmatka buckled her seatbelt, grabbed two handlebar levers and pulled and pushed her way into nature on a recent visit to Four Rivers Environmental…

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Salaries for Countywide and County Board Frozen for Four Years as Republican Board Members Walk Out of Special Meeting

June 4, 2024 / Comments Off on Salaries for Countywide and County Board Frozen for Four Years as Republican Board Members Walk Out of Special Meeting

By Nick Reiher Salaries for county offices up for election in November will remain the same since 2008 after Republican County Board members walked out…

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Lockport/Crest Hill Prairie Restoration Projects Suit Conservationists to a Tee

June 1, 2024 / Comments Off on Lockport/Crest Hill Prairie Restoration Projects Suit Conservationists to a Tee

By Nick Reiher An idea planted with the help of a golf ball and nurtured with federal funding, Springfield red tape cutting and thousands of…

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Wreaths Across America Museum on Wheels to Stop in Joliet

May 31, 2024 / Comments Off on Wreaths Across America Museum on Wheels to Stop in Joliet

Wreaths Across America (WAA) in Joliet is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour. The MEE started…

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Legislature OKs $53.1B State Budget

May 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Legislature OKs $53.1B State Budget

For right two of 1, jumping to 5. If need be, move the golf ad there to 11 and hold the farmers markets.   Legislature…

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Joliet Police Investigating Homicide

May 30, 2024 / Comments Off on Joliet Police Investigating Homicide

On May 29, 2024, at 11:47 p.m., Officers responded to the 2300 block of White Birch Lane for multiple reports of shots being fired in…

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Legislature OKs $53.1B State Budget

May 29, 2024 / Comments Off on Legislature OKs $53.1B State Budget

By JERRY NOWICKICapitol News [email protected] After a near-derailment and an all-nighter to wrap up the General Assembly’s spring session, supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House…

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Westbound  I-80 weekend lane closure in Joliet Major travel delays are anticipated – alternative routes are strongly encouraged

May 28, 2024 / Comments Off on Westbound  I-80 weekend lane closure in Joliet Major travel delays are anticipated – alternative routes are strongly encouraged

 The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that as part of the ongoing efforts to replace the westbound Interstate 80 bridges over Hickory Creek, Richards…

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19 More Parishes Make Diocesan Restructuring List

May 23, 2024 / Comments Off on 19 More Parishes Make Diocesan Restructuring List

By Nick Reiher Parishioners in 19 Catholic churches in Eastern and Southern Will County, Cook, Kankakee, DuPage and Grundy counties opened their bulletins at masses…

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New Lenox: Martino Student’s Big Ideas from Tiny Acorns Grew

May 23, 2024 / Comments Off on New Lenox: Martino Student’s Big Ideas from Tiny Acorns Grew

By Karen Haave A talented junior high school student has found a unique way to turn acorns into stunning artifacts and gift items. Featured at…

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