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Joliet Council Approves Downtown City Square Plan
An area across from the historic Joliet Rialto Square Theater will be getting a total makeover following the approval of…
Asian Carp Agreement Focuses Strategies at Brandon Road Lock and Dam
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rock Island District, and the states of Illinois and Michigan signed a project partnership…
Just in Time — Manhattan Museum Reopens for 10th Anniversary Celebration
By Stephanie Irvine After an extended closure, the Manhattan Township Historical Society’s Museum will again welcome visitors beginning on July…
‘If the Tractor Could Talk …’ — Vintage Ride Drives Home Will County’s Agricultural History
By Stephanie Irvine Brad Eike grew up on a dairy farm and has a deep appreciation for the agricultural community,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
LIDICE LIVES!
In June 1942, Hitler, who believed residents from Lidice, Czechoslovakia, aided in the assassination of a friend, a high-ranking officer,…