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Stateville Plan Combines Male, Female Facilities, Logan Ultimately to Close
By Nick Reiher State officials have released their plans for a $1 billion project on the former Stateville Correctional Center…
Citing Growing Impacts on Energy Affordability and Water Resources, Pritzker Pauses Data Center Incentives
Gov. JB Pritzker announced he is temporarily pausing tax incentives for new data centers in the state. (Capitol News Illinois…
No Injuries in New Lenox Township Fire
Photo courtesy of New Lenox Fire Protection District The New Lenox Fire Protection District responded to a commercial structure fire…
Local School Officials Not Hung Up on Statewide Cell Phone Ban
By Karen Haave Gov. JB Pritzker says he intends to sign legislation imposing a statewide ban on cell phones and…
Joliet Jewish Congregation Welcomes Rabbi Brian Serie as New Spiritual Leader
The Joliet Jewish Congregation is proud to announce the appointment of Rabbi Brian Serie as its new spiritual leader. Rabbi…
County Adds Additional Naloxone Distribution Boxes
The Will County Health Department continues its efforts to reduce opioid overdose deaths, making access to the life-saving, overdose-reversing drug…
SWCD Conservation Education Announces Scholarship Winners
The Will-South Cook SWCD is pleased to announce the winners of the 2026 Conservation Education Scholarship Awards. These students will…
Farm Days Gone By
Keep your nose away! Who can still use one of these? Most farmers were also blacksmiths out of necessity. This…
Capitol News Illinois Illinois Grows Millions of Bushels of Soybeans. Why Aren’t We Eating Them?
By Tara Sun Medill Illinois News Bureau CHICAGO — Inside a factory on Chicago’s North Side, the smell of simmering…
Peotone Ceremony Honors Fallen Service Members
By Andrea Arens Residents gathered at the Peotone Cemetery on Memorial Day as American Legion Post 392 hosted the community’s…
Public Views Planned Wilmington-Peotone Road Upgrades
By Andrea Arens Residents had an opportunity on May 20 to learn more about a proposed roadway improvement project along…
Fire in Unincorporated Plainfield Renders Structure Uninhabitable, No Injuries Reported
Photo courtesy of the Plainfield Fire Protection District Plainfield — On May 31, 2026, at approximately 7:55 a.m., the Plainfield…