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Trucks Still on Forefront of Manhattan Residents’ Minds

November 9, 2024

By Stephanie Irvine Area residents were treated to a dual community engagement event and informational workshop from Will County for…

November 8, 2024

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD – A federal judge in East St. Louis on Friday struck down Illinois’ assault weapons ban…

November 8, 2024

River View Elementary School fifth-grader Henry Franzen crouches in the Field of Flags at the school on Friday, November 8, 2024.…

November 7, 2024

By Karen Haave Voortman Steel’s expansion of its Monee facility has elicited a level of excitement not often seen in…

November 7, 2024

By Nick Reiher The Gemini Giant, one of the most iconic tourist attractions along Route 66 – and definitely within…

November 6, 2024

By Nick Reiher As people across the world watched Donald Trump gather enough electoral votes to be elected again after…

November 4, 2024

By Nick Reiher Manhattan Mayor Mike Adrieansen and the Village Board on November 4 voted 6-0 with one abstention to…

October 31, 2024

The New Lenox Fire Protection District on October 31 blessed a new fire engine that went into service that day.…

October 24, 2024

A tow enters the lock chamber moving upstream at Brandon Road Lock and Dam in Joliet. A new study finds…

October 24, 2024

By Stephanie Irvine Shelly Lewis of Manhattan said her 15-year-old son Jackson was a typical teenager, gently rebelling during COVID.…

October 21, 2024

A vibrant new mural celebrating the centennial anniversaries of both The Rialto Square Theater and Route 66 has been installed…

October 18, 2024

Capitol News Illinois CHICAGO – On a late October day in Springfield nearly five years ago, then-Illinois House Speaker Michael…