Closures on I-80 this weekend

May 16, 2025 / Comments Off on Closures on I-80 this weekend

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that bridge deck repairs and pavement patching on Interstate 80, between Wheeler Avenue and Richards Street, in Joliet,…

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County Dial-a-Ride Adds Three Townships

May 15, 2025 / Comments Off on County Dial-a-Ride Adds Three Townships

The Access Will County Dial-a-Ride service has expanded to include Channahon, Manhattan, and Plainfield townships. Seniors or people with disabilities in these three townships can…

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Watering for the garden and garden visitors

May 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Watering for the garden and garden visitors

Water. They call it the new oil in that it is becoming a scarcer and scarcer resource. But we all need it. Heck, we are…

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Hidden Oaks Nature Center Re-Opens

May 15, 2025 / Comments Off on Hidden Oaks Nature Center Re-Opens

Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook reopened Saturday, May 3, on a sun-kissed day filled with good vibes and plenty of forest fun. More than…

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Jefferson Street Bridge Closed for Emergency Repairs

May 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Jefferson Street Bridge Closed for Emergency Repairs

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that the Jefferson Street (U.S. 30) bridge over the Des Plaines River, in Joliet, is closed for emergency…

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Governor’s office cuts revenue projection by $500M in latest downward estimate

May 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Governor’s office cuts revenue projection by $500M in latest downward estimate

Capitol News Illinois SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker’s office is now projecting state revenues to come in about a half-billion dollars below the baseline projections…

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Joliet Public Library’s Star Wars™ Day Returning June 7

May 14, 2025 / Comments Off on Joliet Public Library’s Star Wars™ Day Returning June 7

The galaxy’s biggest local Star Wars™ celebration is back and will be hosted at Duly Health and Care Field, home of the Joliet Slammers, located…

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Pritzker Secures Federal Support to Continue Brandon Road Interbasin Project

May 9, 2025 / Comments Off on Pritzker Secures Federal Support to Continue Brandon Road Interbasin Project

Gov. JB Pritzker announced that the State of Illinois received the necessary assurances from the federal government to move toward completion of the Brandon Road…

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Longtime Chicago friend describes first American pope as ‘very dedicated’

May 8, 2025 / Comments Off on Longtime Chicago friend describes first American pope as ‘very dedicated’

Capitol News Illinois As the red velvet curtains at the Vatican parted, a priest realized that his college pal from the South Side of Chicago…

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Peotone, a much busier time … And no Tavern!

May 8, 2025 / Comments Off on Peotone, a much busier time … And no Tavern!

By Sandy Vasko Today, we are headed south to the Village of Peotone. Peotone Township wasn’t settled until 1849, some 13 years after Will County…

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