2023 Governor's Hometown Award Finalist – Plainfield Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

Plainfield Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) was nominated for The Governor's Hometown Award by Commander Zach Zigterman in the project category of "Disaster Services/Public... — Updated 8/27/2023

2023 Governor's Hometown Award Finalist – Plant the Gem

Plant the Gem was nominated for The Governor's Hometown Award by Stephanie Wright in the project category of "Environmental Stewardship." They were chosen as one (1) of four (4)... — Updated 8/27/2023

2023 Governor's Hometown Award Finalist – Community Risk Reduction (CRR)

Community Risk Reduction (CRR) was nominated for The Governor's Hometown Award by Kristi McNichol in the project category of "Violence Prevention, Intervention, or Interruption."... — Updated 8/27/2023

2023 Governor's Hometown Award Winner – Village of Pleasant Hill (Summer Food Program)

The winner of The Governor's Hometown Award was chosen by a panel of six (6) judges who were given 45-minute presentations by each of the finalists. After much consideration by the... — Updated 8/27/2023

LCC Kare 9 Military Ministry Nigel brings calming influence to St. Coletta's of Illinois Visits students at Kennedy School

Tinley Park, IL – Kennedy School welcomed a special guest recently – Kare 9 Nigel, an 80-pound comfort dog from Lutheran Church Charities (LCC). "Sit down and give him some... — Updated 8/27/2023

Fountaindale Library Seeking Trustee

Fountaindale Public Library District is seeking residents interested in filling the remainder of a term on the Board of Trustees until the next election in April 2025. The vacancy... — Updated 8/27/2023

Will County deputy receives FOP award for action that averted potential harm to school children

Will County Sheriff's Deputy David Frederick has received an award from the Illinois Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) State Lodge for his quick thinking and actions that averted... — Updated 8/14/2023

Village of Woodridge & Woodridge Public Library Team Up for Woodridge Warhol Food Drive Benefiting the West Suburban Community Pantry

The Village of Woodridge, Woodridge Public Library, and the West Suburban Community Pantry are teaming up to bring a community food drive to the citizens of Woodridge. The food... — Updated 8/14/2023

Glendale Heights Village President Charged with Disorderly Conduct

August 4, 2023 - DuPage County State's Attorney Bob Berlin and Glendale Heights Chief of Police George Pappas announced today that a DuPage County Grand Jury has indicted the... — Updated 8/7/2023

Manley's Legislation Creating "Grandparents Raising Grandchildren" Support Program Signed into Law

ROMEOVILLE, Ill. – As part of her efforts to ensure that older adults have the resources they need, state Rep. Natalie Manley, D-Joliet, passed legislation creating the... — Updated 8/3/2023

Incoming Plainfield North HS Freshman Wins 14U MLB Junior Home Run Derby

Incoming Plainfield North High School freshman Logan Huegel has won the 14U MLB Junior Home Run Derby in Los Angeles. With 14 home runs in the final round - and 29 total - Huegel... — Updated 8/31/2022

Father and Son Coach Teams to Near Perfect Season

The Marshall name has been a constant in the local sports scene for more than four decades, as Joe Marshall has coached a Pony Division team in Crest Hill for 43 years and he and... — Updated 8/31/2022

Former international basketball player returns to coach at Aux Sable MS

Plainfield – Alex Foster's basketball career has taken him around the world, but he is excited to return home to coach the eighth-grade girls' basketball team where his own... — Updated 8/31/2022

Plainfield South HS male and female wrestlers make history

Plainfield – Plainfield South High School wrestlers senior Lexi Janiak and freshman Keira Enright will make history this weekend when they wrestle in the inaugural Illinois High... — Updated 8/31/2022

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Lockport's Czako has the world at his feet

Living the dream - When it comes to high school sports, Lockport Township's Gabe Czako certainly is. The senior had the experience of a lifetime this fall. He's been an intricate... — Updated 8/31/2022

Joliet Jr. College men win national championship

MILLEDGEVILLE, GA - Collegiate national championships are hard to win, but on Saturday a Joliet Junior College cross country team did it for the second consecutive year at the... — Updated 8/31/2022

Wildcats capture homecoming victory over Plainfield East

While Aaron Larkins, Jr. was the obvious star in Plainfield Central's 17-6 Southwest Prairie Conference East Division victory over Plainfield East on Saturday in the Wildcats'... — Updated 11/14/2021

Niles West's Loyd earns Olympic Gold

With a 90-75 win over Japan, the United States women's Olympic basketball won its seventh consecutive Gold medal. The biggest story of the game was guards Sue Bird and Diana... — Updated 9/13/2021

East's Louck tabbed as Player of the Year

For some high school sophomores, just making the varsity team is the highlight of the season. For Plainfield East’s Brady Louck, he did more than just make the team, he made... — Updated 9/13/2021

Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon ARREST

Niles, IL – On 11/17/2022 at approximately 8:48 A.M., NPD officers responded to a report of a man with a gun on Dempster Street in front of Notre Dame College Prep (7655 W.... — Updated 11/26/2022

Downers Grove Man Sentenced to 17 Years for Three Burglaries

DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that yesterday afternoon, Judge John Kinsella sentenced Jay Mendoza, 40 (d.o.b. 3/19/1982) of the 7600 block of Bein Bridge, Downers Grove, to seventeen years in the... — Updated 9/19/2022

Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 to Host Joliet's Rock & Roll Weekend

It's going to be the most rockin' weekend of the year when the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 hosts their 3rd Annual Hall of Fame Weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday,... — Updated 9/13/2023

Hummingbird Fest lands at Plum Creek Nature Center on Aug. 19

Tiny hummingbirds will be celebrated in a big way during the annual Hummingbird Fest at the Forest Preserve District of Will County's Plum Creek Nature Center. The free, all-ages... — Updated 8/7/2023

Paddle to the music on July 15 at Monee Reservoir's Surf-N-Turf concert

Listen to the music on land – or better yet – from a kayak or canoe during a Surf-N-Turf concert at Monee Reservoir on Saturday, July 15. The band The Stingers will entertain... — Updated 7/8/2023

Zonta Club of Joliet Host 2023 LUNAFEST March 30

The Zonta Club of the Joliet Area invites the community to attend their LUNAFEST film festival on March 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. at the Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa Street in... — Updated 2/20/2023

Josh Gates Coming to Rialto square

Josh Gates will be at Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, October 21 at 7PM. Tickets go on sale Friday, February 10 at 10AM. Adventurer, television personality, and author Josh... — Updated 8/27/2023

Village of Romeoville Announces Josh Turner to Perform at the Romeoville Toyota Pavilion in June

The Village of Romeoville is excited to announce that multi award-winning and nominated country superstar, Josh Turner, will be performing at the Romeoville Toyota Pavilion at Deer... — Updated 8/3/2023

Comedian Nikki Glaser to play Joliet

In July of 2022, Nikki Glaser headlined her own HBO special, 'Good Clean Filth', which has been nominated for a Critics Choice Award for Best Comedy Special, she has been one of... — Updated 4/20/2023

Morris Theatre Guild's Odd Couple Opens This Weekend

Sometimes a brief "time-out" is just what is needed to escape the political ads and problems of today. Morris Theatre Guild presents such an opportunity with its current production... — Updated 10/17/2022

Reservations still open for this year's Oswego Cemetery Walk, set for Thursday, Oct. 6

Reservations are still being taken for the popular Oswego Cemetery Walk, set for Thursday, Oct. 6, from 5-9 p.m. at the Oswego Township Cemetery, South Main Street, Oswego. This... — Updated 9/28/2022

The Old Joliet Haunted Prison Returns for the 2022 Season

Thirteenth Floor Entertainment Group, producers of world-class live events and location-based entertainment experiences, returns with The Old Joliet Haunted Prison for the 2022... — Updated 9/19/2022

HELEN VICTORIA (KING) FARNHAM

Helen K. Farnham of Massillon, Ohio, passed away peacefully December 14, 2021. Helen was born in 1922 to Grant and Lena [Clow] King in Joliet, Illinois and grew up on a farm in... — Updated 6/7/2022

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"Gifts for Guardians" Program Seeks Donations of Gifts for Children to Provide Their Parents, Guardians During Holidays

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"The Music of World War I" webinar set for Nov. 12

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1 in 3 African American blood donors a match for people with sickle cell disease

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16-Year Old Local Boxer Honored by City of Joliet

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2023 Governor's Hometown Award Finalist – Community Risk Reduction (CRR)

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2023 Governor's Hometown Award Finalist – Plainfield Emergency Management Agency (PEMA)

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2023 Governor's Hometown Award Finalist – Plant the Gem

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2023 Governor's Hometown Award Winner – Village of Pleasant Hill (Summer Food Program)

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A 'Grate' Life: Joliet sign fabricator dies at 97

POLICE

Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon ARREST

SPORTS

Angels hit the ball hard, but come up short in state final tilt

NEWS

Author of "The Traveling Mermaids of Starved Rock" to be Part of Utica Fall Festival

SPORTS

Bengals shock Class 4A; hold off Lake Park for state baseball championship

NEWS

Best driver in Illinois Headed to National Competition - Lockport resident will demonstrate driving prowess in Indianapolis

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Blue Seas Med Spa raises $5,000 for Edward Foundation's Breast Program Fund

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Casten, Assistant Speaker Clark Host Press Conference at Planned Parenthood on Republican's Proposed Abortion Ban

LIFESTYLES

Celebrate 20th anniversary of Forest Preserve's Woods Walk hiking challenge

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Chicago Zoological Society Announces 2022 Photo Contest Winners

LIFESTYLES

Comedian Nikki Glaser to play Joliet

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Cook County Receives Statewide Recycling Award

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COOK COUNTY SHERIFF TOM DART LAUNCHES VOLUNTEER PARTNERSHIP WITH PAWS CHICAGO

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D. 202 will cut ribbon for Wallin Oaks Elementary Aug 3

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DCM Wonder Clubs Extend Through the School Year

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Des Plaines Man Charged with Dissemination and Possession of Child Pornography

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Dirksen Junior High Students Win at State Wrestling Meet

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District 202 Students Donate to Bags of Hope

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District 58 Board of Education earns 2022 School Board Governance Recognition

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District 99 Students Receive Grant from the Illinois Press Foundation

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Dive In, Get Dirty, and Make a Mess at DuPage Children's Museum

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Downers Grove Residents Run as Slate for District 99 Board of Education

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Driver's Seat up for Grabs!!!

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DuPage County Health Department announces Pool Safely Day on July 15 to promote water safety

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Early Childhood Center named for Dr. James A. Mitchem Jr.

SPORTS

East's Louck tabbed as Player of the Year

NEWS

Edward Hosts Share Wings of Hope Angel Garden Blessing

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Edward-Elmhurst Health: Elmhurst woman discovers BRCA gene, takes health into her own hands

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Elmhurst Hospital maintains straight-A record in Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade

SPORTS

Father and Son Coach Teams to Near Perfect Season

NEWS

Forest preserve permits go on sale Jan. 3

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Forest Preserve's Eagle Watch swoops in to Four Rivers on Jan. 14

SPORTS

Former international basketball player returns to coach at Aux Sable MS

NEWS

Fountaindale Library Seeking Trustee

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Fountaindale Public Library Launches a Brand-New Look

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FOUNTAINDALE PUBLIC LIBRARY LAUNCHES NEW MISSION, VISION AND STRATEGIC PLAN

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Four District 86 Students Win First Place Awards in Joliet Fire Department Contest

LIFESTYLES

Four Rivers doubles the fun Sept. 24 with Pelican Watch and exhibit grand opening

NEWS

Geneva native serves aboard Navy's newest warship

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Glendale Heights Village President Charged with Disorderly Conduct

SPORTS

Going for Gold: Niles West's Loyd is an Olympian

NEWS

Gold Star 500 Ride For The Fallen To Have Polish Participation

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Gym named after former school board member

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Hammel Woods Dam removal project complete, site reopens for public use

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Holiday-themed Painting Class with Jyllian Ossola at the Starved Rock Country Welcome Center

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Hug Officially Announces 2023 Council Candidacy

LIFESTYLES

Hummingbird Fest lands at Plum Creek Nature Center on Aug. 19

NEWS

Illinois American Water and American Water Charitable Foundation Announce $25,000 in STEAM Grants

NEWS

Illinois National Guard Members, Polish Parnters, Participate in 500-Mile Bicycle Ride T0 'Always Remember' Our Fallen

LIFESTYLES

Illinois Rock & Roll Museum on Route 66 to Host Joliet's Rock & Roll Weekend

NEWS

Illinois STAR Announces Start of 2023 Enrollment After Strong 2022 Season

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INAUGURAL "WINTER WONDERLAND": NILES FAMILY SERVICES BRIGHTENED THE SEASON IN NEW WAYS IN 2022

SPORTS

Incoming Plainfield North HS Freshman Wins 14U MLB Junior Home Run Derby

SPORTS

Indians enter playoffs with below .500 record, exit as one of four medalists

SPORTS

JCA soccer not angel-like as it buries St. Ignatius in Class 2A Semifinal

SPORTS

JCA wins semifinal 5-0, advances to IHSA Class 2A state finals

NEWS

Joliet Central High School Holds 10th Annual Veterans Ceremony Nov. 10

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Joliet Central High School Inducts 31 Students into Illinois Music Honors Society

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Joliet Central Spanish Teacher Rocio Flores Selected to Participate in American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages Conference in Boston

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Joliet Central's Sergio Zavala Places Second at Illinois Design Educator's Association State Competition

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Joliet District 86 School Board Members Recognized

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Joliet District 86 School Hosts Wax Museums

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Joliet District 86 Teachers Named Great Teachers

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Joliet Public Schools District 86 Announces New School Board Member

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Joliet public schools district 86 celebrates national principals month

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Joliet Public Schools District 86 Students Invited to Illinois Music Education Association Junior High Music Festival

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Joliet School District 86 students explore nature

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Joliet School is Named One of the Best In the Nation For the Second Time

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Joliet VA Clinic to host mobile food pantry on August 7

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Joliet Voters Approve $99.5 Million Joliet Public Schools District 86 Referendum

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Joliet West Band, Choir and Orchestra Students Selected to ILMEA District I Ensembles

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Joliet West Golfer McKenna Anderson Advances to IHSA State Tournament

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Joliet West Group Interpretation Places Fifth at IHSA State Finals

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Joliet West Marching Tigers Finish 3rd at Plainfield South Marching Invitational

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Joliet West Marching Tigers Place 2nd at Pontiac Competition

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Joliet West Speech Team Wins Three Tournaments in a Row – Achieves New Record

LIFESTYLES

Josh Gates Coming to Rialto square

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JTHS 204 Pink Heals Fundraiser

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Kendall County 4-H member wins National 4-H Youth in Action Award

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Legendary Actor Chevy Chase, Raising Cane's Founder 'Light Up' Raising Cane's Restaurant in Chicago Suburb

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Levaris gets a worthy birthday salute

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Lewis University holds ceremony to remember 9/11

LIFESTYLES

llumination: Tree Lights at The Morton Arboretum celebrates 10th year

NEWS

Local collector sells rare item on A&E show

NEWS

Local Communities gain SNAP-Ed Educator, strengthens Extension commitment to food access & healthy living

SPORTS

Lockport's Czako has the world at his feet

SPORTS

Louck pitches, hits Plainfield East past top-seeded Brother Rice and into the Class 4A final four

NEWS

Man Charged with First-Degree Murder and Aggravated Criminal Sexual Assault for Northbrook Homicide

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Masks mandated at schools, day cares, long-term care facilities

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Mayor Noak Appointed to 2023 National League of Cities Committees

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Midland States Bank Named as Illinois' Best Small Bank

SPORTS

Minooka, JCA headed to Peoria

NEWS

Mistwood Golf Club Producing Food and Honey in Their Own Backyard

LIFESTYLES

Morris Theatre Guild's Odd Couple Opens This Weekend

NEWS

Nearly 100 People Received a Free Computer at Niles-Maine District Library Event

NEWS

New Senior Housing Concept Gets Proposed in Romeoville

NEWS

Nicor Gas employees commit more than 600 service hours during company's Volunteer Week

NEWS

Niles PD, Cassidy Tire Team Up to Help Protect Residents

SPORTS

Niles West's Loyd earns Olympic Gold

NEWS

Niles-Maine District Library Staff Came Together to Participate in Annual Community Thanksgiving Donation

NEWS

North High School to Induct Three New Members Into Athletic Hall of Fame

NEWS

Obama breaks ground on presidential center

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Options Fair 2022 to be held October 17, 2022

NEWS

Oswego museum announces busy July program schedule

NEWS

Oswego museum planning high school music, athletic reunions in October

LIFESTYLES

Paddle to the music on July 15 at Monee Reservoir's Surf-N-Turf concert

NEWS

Plainfield East HS graduate wins National Merit Scholarship

SPORTS

Plainfield South HS male and female wrestlers make history

NEWS

Plainfield South HS students win national art awards

NEWS

Pollinator pair win monthly Forest Preserve photo contest

NEWS

Pritzker makes abortion rights central issue

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Pritzker Signs Reproductive Rights Expansion

LIFESTYLES

Providence Catholic High School Inducts Augustinian Youth Ministry Members

NEWS

Providence Catholic Music Students Earn 45 Superior Awards and Three Perfect Scores

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Providence Catholic Sophomore Wins 2023 August Wilson New Voices Regional Competition

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Refurbished Electronics Put To Good Use At St. Coletta's of Illinois

LIFESTYLES

Reservations still open for this year's Oswego Cemetery Walk, set for Thursday, Oct. 6

NEWS

Ribbon-Cutting Celebrates Improved Access at Hidden Lake

NEWS

Romeoville Officially Opens New Look Lake Strini

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Romeoville Passes Balanced Budget for FY 23/24

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Romeoville Receives Distinguished Budget Presentation Award

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Romeoville Reveals New Ornament Tradition

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Romeoville, Lockport, Forest Preserve, and CITGO Break Ground on Trail Connection

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Rotary Club of Downers Grove to Host Annual Halloween Window Painting Event

LIFESTYLES

Sculpture Invasion 2022 / CSI Biennial invades Oakton College

NEWS

Senator Cappel partners with area officials to host Veterans Rights Seminar

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Senator Mark Kirk Endorses Bob Schillerstrom For President Of Dupage Forest Preserve

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Sheriff Dart Calls on State to Properly Fund FOID Revocation Enforcement

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Sheriff Dart Warns Public of Ruse Burglaries, Provides Photos of Offenders

NEWS

Sheriff's Office Provides Anti-Carjacking Information at Chicago Auto Show

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Sheriff's Police Seek Information on Identifying Juvenile Involved in Homewood Acres Vandalism

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SOLDIERS GRADUATE OCS, EARN COMMISSION AS U.S. ARMY OFFICERS

LIFESTYLES

Some of Plainfield's earliest residents attend Tamarack Settlement Park sign unveiling

NEWS

Students tell stories of learning in a pandemic

NEWS

Success in a season that almost wasn't

LIFESTYLES

The Old Joliet Haunted Prison Returns for the 2022 Season

NEWS

The Timbers of Shorewood honors Jennifer Loughran, a 'volunteer extraordinaire'

NEWS

Third annual Suicide Prevention Walk set for September 24th

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Troy 30-C appoints new school board member

NEWS

Troy 30-C choir instructor Kelsey Robb receives statewide honor

NEWS

Troy Heritage Trail Students Read to Comfort Dogs

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Troy Special Olympics Track and Field Team brings home gold Three gold medals qualify teammates for state competition in June

LIFESTYLES

Village of Romeoville Announces Josh Turner to Perform at the Romeoville Toyota Pavilion in June

NEWS

Village of Woodridge & Woodridge Public Library Team Up for Woodridge Warhol Food Drive Benefiting the West Suburban Community Pantry

NEWS

Visually impaired runner joins cross country team

NEWS

Volunteer work inspires career path

SPORTS

Wildcats capture homecoming victory over Plainfield East

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Will County deputy receives FOP award for action that averted potential harm to school children

NEWS

World War II Airman Returns Home to Illinois After 80 Years

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Worth Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Child Pornography

NEWS

Young Artists Show Off Their Work At Museum Gallery Opening

LIFESTYLES

Zonta Club of Joliet Host 2023 LUNAFEST March 30

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