Front Page
546 stories
Houbolt Toll Bridge Open for Business
By Nick Reiher An hour or so after Joliet and county officials cut the ribbon on the long-awaited Houbolt Road…
NorthPoint Surprised by Joliet’s Quick Annexation Vote, Opponents Vow to Continue Fighting
By Nick Reiher If you’ve always dreamed of putting up the picket fence around a home between two massive warehouse…
Crete Township Roundabout Suggested for Exchange/Burville
By Karen Haave Traffic safety and operations issues at Exchange Street at Burville Road were at the forefront of a…
New Pavilion Coming to Fireman’s Park
By Karen Haave The old pavilion at Fireman’s Park is a familiar spot for residents and visitors who have attended…
Green Garden: Residents Seek Answers on Town Hall Tax
By Karen Haave Green Garden Township officials have been taxing residents there “for many years” for funds to build a…
Keeping Eyes on the Skies
By Karen Haave Aspiring weather spotters got a crash course in meteorology at Lincoln-Way West High School recently, just ahead…
County Edging Closer to Courthouse Demolition
By Nick Reiher Not very often have Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and County Board Chair Judy Ogalla found themselves…
Frankfort: KidsWork Museum on the Move
By Karen Haave Frankfort’s popular KidsWork Children’s Museum is moving to the New Lenox Village Commons, and local residents…
Preservationists Finding Cracks in Courthouse Debate
By Nick Reiher After seeing what he perceived was misinformation shared in a local newspaper, a former assistant state’s attorney…
Manhattan: ‘Fire Buddies’ Answer the Call for Families with Seriously Ill Kids
By Karen Haave While living in Chicago’s Mount Greenwood community, Tim and Megan Burns’ 3-year-old son, Brendan, was diagnosed with…
Bill Aims to See if South Suburban Airport Will Fly
By Nick Reiher In April 2017, Randy Blankenhorn, then Illinois Transportation Secretary, told a group of Will County business leaders…