Joliet storm update
Waste Management/Private Property Debris Pick Up Guidelines Waste Management is experiencing some delays in service due to blocked roads from damaged trees as well as downed power lines. Please remain patient. The City will... — Updated 8/11/2020 Full story
COVID-19 Update: Positivity rate stays at 4.1 percent, state reports 20 more deaths
The state on Tuesday announced another 20 COVID-19-related deaths and 1,549 new confirmed cases of the virus. That brings the total number of COVID-19 related deaths in Illinois to 7,657 out of 196,948 confirmed cases since the... — Updated 8/11/2020 Full story
Romeoville's National Weather Service office protects all of Chicagoland
Nestled between the campus of Lewis University and the Lewis University Airport is a giant white dome that looks somewhat like a soccer ball. This dome houses a doppler radar,... — Updated 8/11/2020
Local STEM company continues giving through local partnerships
This month, After the Peanut was able to donate more than 250 pencil pouches loaded with school supplies to Fairmont School District 89 because of their partnership with Illinicare... — Updated 8/11/2020
State regulators grill ComEd execs over fraud admission
Top executives of utility giant Commonwealth Edison faced tough questions from state regulators Wednesday as they publicly apologized for the lobbying scandal that is forcing the... — Updated 8/11/2020 Full story
Sheriffs' Association says Pritzker prisoner transfer order ineffective
While Gov. JB Pritzker issued a new executive order this week allowing for transfers into state prisons at the discretion of the Illinois Department of Corrections director, an... — Updated 7/30/2020 Full story
Claar officially retires as mayor of Bolingbrook after nearly 34 years
"This is it," Bolingbrook Mayor Roger C. Claar said to the large crowd gathered to see him off at his final board meeting after serving the village for nearly 34 years - 33 years,... — Updated 7/29/2020 Full story
Niles Police Sgt. Joseph Lazo hospitalized after crash in Texas
The Niles Police Department was devastated last week when three men affiliated with the department were struck when an alleged drunk driver going in the opposite direction swerved... — Updated 8/11/2020 Full story
Census Representatives will begin visiting Plainfield households next week
The U.S. Census Bureau announced that it will begin following up with Plainfield households that have not yet responded to the 2020 Census next week. When visiting homes, census workers will ask basic questions including how many... — Updated 7/23/2020 Full story
Bolingbrook's Borland tweets letter from Ohio State athletes as rebuttal to #BigTenUnited
Ohio State University captain and Bolingbrook graduate Tuf Borland Tweeted a letter Aug. 7 attributed to the the one put out by a group called #BIGTENUNITED just one day earlier. In the original statement, #BIGTENUNITED wrote,... — Updated 8/11/2020
Downers Grove's Burdi makes MLB debut with White Sox
In the sixth inning of a game that saw the Chicago White Sox losing 6-0, Downers Grove native Zack Burdi lived a childhood dream. The former Downers Grove South Mustang, Burdi made... — Updated 8/10/2020 Full story
New youth sports guidelines drastically limit allowable competition
The state on Wednesday released new guidelines for youth and recreational sports that will drastically limit allowable activities based on the risk of spreading the novel... — Updated 8/11/2020 Full story
IHSA revises 2020-21 sports schedule
The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) Board of Directors met for a special meeting on July 29, 2020, where the Board announced its intended plans for the 2020-21 school... — Updated 7/30/2020 Full story
Downers Grove Park District BBQ Bolt Run/Walk offers end-of-summer fun on Aug. 29
The Downers Grove Park District will host the BBQ Bolt Run/Walk at 8AM on Saturday, Aug. 29. Starting and finishing at McCollum Park in Downers Grove, the BBQ Bolt will provide an... — Updated 8/5/2020 Full story
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