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Wilmington: Police Offer Special Help for Special Needs
By Stephanie Irvine The City of Wilmington is following in the footsteps of the Bourbonnais Police Department by implementing a…
Manhattan Go for the Sweat, but No Small Stuff!
By Stephanie Irvine With many people’s New Year fitness resolutions underway, one Manhattan resident is encouraging others not to worry…
District 207U Long-Term Facility Options Include Closing Schools
By Andrea Arens Discussions around consolidation had been culminating for months and it was expected. What most weren’t expecting was…
Friends of the Joliet Public Library Helps Launch First School Library in Kinangop, Kenya
The Joliet Public Library recently partnered with Joliet resident Dr. Lukas Gacheru to share children’s books with students at Karoroha…
Joliet Police Chief ‘Fed Up’ Following Arrest of Repeat Weapons Offender
On January 22, 2026, at 9:00 a.m., members of the JolietPolice Department Special Operations Squad, Crisis Negotiation Team, Tactical Unit,…
District 207U Cuts Strike Sour Note with Residents
By Andrea Arens More than a dozen students, parents, teachers, and residents addressed the Peotone School Board January 21, urging…
Trinity Services 75th: Capsulizing a Legacy of Compassion
By Nick Reiher An email from a Beatles relative, staff predictions for the future and a Willowbrook Ballroom Holiday Party…
Emergency lane closure on westbound I-80 in Joliet
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the right lane on westbound Interstate 80 between Richards and Chicago streets…
Blaze Destroys Building and Food Truck at Woldhuis Sunrise Nursery
By Andrea Arens A massive fire tore through Woldhuis Sunrise Nursery late morning on January 15, destroying one greenhouse building,…
Monee: Provision Market Providing ‘Lifelines for Our Neighbors’
By Karen Haave There won’t be a party just yet, but Provision Market is celebrating anyway. The not-for-profit food pantry…
Earthrise Energy Plan Residents Hear State Tying County’s Hands on Solar
By Andrea Arens NEW LENOX — Will County Board member Judy Ogalla outlined the county’s evolving role in regulating solar…
Murder Charges Filed in 1988 Disappearance of Joliet Woman
Earlier today, Gilbert Bernal Sr. (age 82) of Flint, Michigan, stood before the Honorable Art Smigielski regarding First Degree Murder…