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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New Lenox Multi-Use Crossroads Sports Complex a Game-Changer for the Region

April 24, 2024 / Comments Off on New Lenox Multi-Use Crossroads Sports Complex a Game-Changer for the Region

By Stephanie Irvine The Village of New Lenox held a groundbreaking ceremony April 22 for its Crossroads Sports Complex, a 100-acre development projected to bring…

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Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

April 23, 2024 / Comments Off on Prairie Band Potawatomi becomes 1st federally recognized tribe in Illinois

By HANNAH MEISELCapitol News [email protected] Nearly 200 years after Native Americans were forced out of Illinois, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation has become the first…

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Bridge installed over I&M Canal for Forest Preserve’s trail connection project

April 22, 2024 / Comments Off on Bridge installed over I&M Canal for Forest Preserve’s trail connection project

This 90-foot bridge was installed over the I&M Canal in Channahon on April 19. The bridge will connect the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s…

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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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