Front Page
537 stories
Will County Loses 6 Solar Farm Lawsuits, Must Be Approved by April 17
By Nick Reiher Will County’s hopes of having more control over solar farm proposals were dealt a heavy blow Wednesday,…
County, Joliet Officials Again Considering Sharing Space
By Nick Reiher Officials from Will County and the City of Joliet are once again discussing the possibility of sharing…
Earthrise Energy — County Committee Rejects Pride of Prairie, Recommends Plum Valley
By Andrea Arens JOLIET — A divided Will County Land Use and Development Committee took sharply different positions on two…
Clow Family Descendants: A dream of Life and Land Across the Sea Came True
Sarah Clow’s last wish before she died in Scotland in 1832 was for her husband, Robert, to move to a…
Will County P&Z Rejects Massive Earthrise Solar Proposal After Contentious Two-Night Hearing, Land Use Committee Hearing April 2
“No Solar Farms” signs were held up at Will County Planning and Zoning Commission hearings on Earthrise Energy’s nearly 6,100-acre…
Lane Closures on Jefferson at the Bridge Set Until April 3
As part of the City of Joliet’s emergency sanitary sewer repairs, West Jefferson Street between North Hickory Street and the…
Officials Want Change Now at Dangerous County Line Road and Route 1 Intersection
By Stephanie Irvine Lawmakers, public safety officials, and local government representatives want immediate improvements at Route 1/Dixie Highway and County…
Crete — Man, 71, Three Grandchildren Perish in Fire
By Karen Haave The Crete-Monee School community is mourning the loss of three young students who perished in a late-night…
Murder Charges Filed in Crete Township Triple Murder
Strouble Sheriff Mike Kelley is pleased to announce that on 03/24/2026, detectives with the Will County Sheriff’s Office obtained an…
City of Joliet Approves Conditional Annexation for Proposed Data Center
The City of Joliet has approved the conditional annexation of approximately 795 acres for the proposed Joliet Technology Center, a…
Joliet City Council Decision on Controversial 795-acre Data Center Called on Account of Election Day
Six hours of testimony and several comments after was enough to force the Joliet City Council to delay its vote…
Pritzker Announces Hyundai Translead to Bring 2,500 Jobs to Will County
Gov. JB Pritzker and Hyundai Translead announced on March 16 that the company will establish new trailer manufacturing facilities on…