Volunteers Help Keep Elwood Children’s Garden Growing

April 20, 2024 / Comments Off on Volunteers Help Keep Elwood Children’s Garden Growing

By Stephanie Irvine Though the weather was a little brisk, there was abundant sunshine on April 20 during the Village of Elwood’s special community planting…

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Farmers clamored for the Right to Repair for years – Getting traction in John Deere’s home state

April 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Farmers clamored for the Right to Repair for years – Getting traction in John Deere’s home state

By Jennifer Bamberg, Investigate Midwest, Investigate MidwestOriginally published April 10, 2024 During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week…

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Perez’s Ticket Design Selected for 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Event

April 15, 2024 / Comments Off on Perez’s Ticket Design Selected for 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Event

Joliet Central High School senior Omar Perez’s NASCAR Ticket Design was recently selected by MacMasks.com Chief Designer Don McClelland for a 2024 NASCAR CUP SERIES…

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Homer Township: Residents Concerned About Street Parking Near New Cemetery

April 11, 2024 / Comments Off on Homer Township: Residents Concerned About Street Parking Near New Cemetery

By Nick Reiher Residents living near a newly established Muslim cemetery have contacted Will County officials about parking on the street near their homes during…

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Peotone: ‘It Will Be Beautiful’ — Downtown Streetscape plan a welcome update

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Peotone: ‘It Will Be Beautiful’ — Downtown Streetscape plan a welcome update

By Karen Haave A $3.5 million beautification project slated for Peotone’s downtown historic district is expected to get underway sometime this month, culminating four years…

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Lane Closures on 59 in Shorewood Underway

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Lane Closures on 59 in Shorewood Underway

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that repairs to the bridge carrying Illinois 59 over the DuPage River in Shorewood will begin, weather permitting,…

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Full closure on I-80 at Briggs Street Begins April 9

April 8, 2024 / Comments Off on Full closure on I-80 at Briggs Street Begins April 9

CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that an ongoing project to replace the bridge carrying Briggs Street over Interstate 80, in Joliet,…

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Manhattan — Village Banners Will Honor Veterans

April 3, 2024 / Comments Off on Manhattan — Village Banners Will Honor Veterans

By Stephanie Irvine Manhattan American Legion Post 935, in cooperation with the Village of Manhattan, will be honoring Manhattan Banners with the Hometown Heroes banner…

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Rebuilding I-80: Set Up Beginning for Major Work This Summer

March 26, 2024 / Comments Off on Rebuilding I-80: Set Up Beginning for Major Work This Summer

While work on the Interstate 80 rebuild from Minooka to New Lenox has being mystifying commuters for more than a year, the table will be…

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Illinois House Honors Joe Belman on His 100th Birthday

March 25, 2024 / Comments Off on Illinois House Honors Joe Belman on His 100th Birthday

State Rep. Larry Walsh Jr., D-Elwood, sponsored a resolution adopted by the Illinois House of Representatives (HR0637) on March 13th, 2024, to celebrate and honor…

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