She’s Comin’ Down

October 23, 2023 / Comments Off on She’s Comin’ Down

By Nick Reiher After months of grassroots preservationists pulling out every stop to prevent the demolition of the former Will County Courthouse, county officials say…

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Last Two Weekend Closures Scheduled on I-80 in Joliet

October 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Last Two Weekend Closures Scheduled on I-80 in Joliet

  10/20/2023 UPDATE: In addition to the upcoming extended weekend closures on eastbound I-80, between Wheeler Avenue and Richards Street (details below), pavement patching and repairs…

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Community Mourns Loss of Ruth Colby, Visionary, Mentor and Friend

October 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Community Mourns Loss of Ruth Colby, Visionary, Mentor and Friend

Silver Cross Hospital announced the untimely passing of President and Chief Executive Officer Ruth Colby. Ruth passed away at a Chicago academic medical center from…

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Suspect Arrested in Plainfield Township Fatal Stabbing Police Determine Victims Are Muslim and Attack Was Provoked By Ongoing War in Middle East

October 15, 2023 / Comments Off on Suspect Arrested in Plainfield Township Fatal Stabbing Police Determine Victims Are Muslim and Attack Was Provoked By Ongoing War in Middle East

Will County Sheriff’s Police believe the suspect arrested in the stabbing death of a child and critical wounding of his mother on October 14 was…

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JOLIET TOWNSHIP DECLINES GRANT

October 13, 2023 / Comments Off on JOLIET TOWNSHIP DECLINES GRANT
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Crete-Monee District 201U Underground Railroad Lesson Is ‘History in Our Own Backyard!’

October 12, 2023 / Comments Off on Crete-Monee District 201U Underground Railroad Lesson Is ‘History in Our Own Backyard!’

By Karen Haave A new curriculum developed for Crete-Monee schools this fall features a young enslaved woman, her search for freedom and her role in…

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Why All the Fuss about the Township Grant? Here’s Why

October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Why All the Fuss about the Township Grant? Here’s Why

By Nick Reiher Following more than a week of questions and few answers, Joliet Township residents and area officials turned out in large numbers for…

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Joliet Township: Crowd Sounds Off on $8.6M Grant to Support Asylum-Seekers

October 11, 2023 / Comments Off on Joliet Township: Crowd Sounds Off on $8.6M Grant to Support Asylum-Seekers

By Nick Reiher From the very first speaker who barged up to the microphone and badgered Joliet Township Clerk Alicia Morales about wearing a mask,…

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D’Arcy to Joliet Township Board: ‘I Ask You to Withdraw This Grant!

October 10, 2023 / Comments Off on D’Arcy to Joliet Township Board: ‘I Ask You to Withdraw This Grant!
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My View: Sorry to Have Left You Hanging

October 9, 2023 / Comments Off on My View: Sorry to Have Left You Hanging

By Nick Reiher Editor Following the October 3 Joliet City Council meeting I was watching at home, I posted a brief bulletin on our Farmers…

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