Restaurants push back as 10th region placed under mitigations
Illinois restaurant owners are asking Gov. JB Pritzker to rethink the state's efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 as yet another medical region was placed under enhanced... — Updated 10/30/2020
Subject arrested and in custody following October 15 shooting
Late last week Crest Hill Police obtained an arrest warrant for 22-year old Dohndray D. Woods, of Joliet, IL. This warrant is in connection with the shooting on October 15, 2020... — Updated 10/30/2020
Free COVID-19 testing Sunday at Plainfield Central HS
The Illinois Department of Public Health will conduct FREE mobile testing for Covid-19 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at Plainfield High School — Central Campus, 24120 W. Fort Beggs Drive. Drive-through... — Updated 10/21/2020
CityXones finds your early voting place wherever you are in Cook County
CityXones, LLC, a software company that provides hyperlocal and community information has launched an easy online early voting product. It uses your real-time location, anywhere in... — Updated 10/21/2020
Crest Hill police making progress on shooting; asking witnesses to step forward
Crest Hill Police Chief Ed Clark said Thursday morning that they are "progressing very nicely with the investigation and are gathering more information." Clark is asking for the... — Updated 10/21/2020
Update on Romeoville shooting
The Romeoville Police Department continues to investigate the shooting which occurred on October 14 at approximately 6 p.m. on South Highpoint Drive. The Romeoville Police Department responded to a shooting where one adult male,... — Updated 10/15/2020
Two shot in Crest Hill's Woodlands complex
Two people were shot outside an apartment building in the Woodlands complex in Crest Hill, just after 6 p.m. Wednesday night. Originally, Crest Hill, Bolingbrook, Joliet and other... — Updated 10/30/2020
Campaigning or cooperating in Crest Hill?
Things got heated at the end of the Crest Hill city council work session Monday at city hall. Just before moving to executive session to discuss selling the current building when... — Updated 10/30/2020
$110,000 in grants awarded to local charities
Friends for Charitable Giving (FCG), a nonprofit corporation organized and operated by volunteers exclusively for charitable purposes, is pleased to announce that over the last... — Updated 10/15/2020
Edward Foundation's virtual BIG GIVE set for Oct. 22
The Edward Foundation’s annual gala will be a virtual event in 2020. The BIG GIVE will be available on phones, tablets and laptop/desktop computers on Thursday, Oct. 22 from 6:45 – 8:00 p.m. The event is the Foundation’s... — Updated 9/23/2020
- Lockport Park District announces events
- Bertino-Tarrant reminds people of driver's license extensions
- DuPage County Approves $300,000 for Flu Vaccines for Uninsured Residents
- Retired administrator Tony Manville earns awards
- Niles-Maine District Library trustee resigns
- Joliet storm update
- Romeoville's National Weather Service office protects all of Chicagoland
- Local STEM company continues giving through local partnerships
- COVID-19 Update: Positivity rate stays at 4.1 percent, state reports 20 more deaths
- State regulators grill ComEd execs over fraud admission
- Sheriffs' Association says Pritzker prisoner transfer order ineffective
- Claar officially retires as mayor of Bolingbrook after nearly 34 years
- Niles Police Sgt. Joseph Lazo hospitalized after crash in Texas
- Census Representatives will begin visiting Plainfield households next week
- District 202 high schools hold drive-through graduations
- GOP lawmakers' call for ComEd hearings rebuffed
- Pledge of cooperation eases fears after state, federal leaders clash
- District 202 proposal to start year with remote learning fails
- Romeoville to hold essential workers parade
- DuPage County Awards $1 Million to Local Nonprofits
- Pritzker 'watching numbers very, very closely,' but vague on potential to roll back reopening
- As general election approaches, House GOP again demands ethics reform legislation
- Marijuana sales create $52 million in state revenue in first six months
- Minooka holds in-person graduation
State, IHSA have different plans for winter sports
The private organization that governs high school sports in the state voted Wednesday to begin the basketball season next month - defying the new guidance for winter sports that... — Updated 10/30/2020
Crest Hill Sports Huddle goes unbeaten in pandemic
In 2020, it seems the only clear-cut winner of anything has been COVID-19, as the pandemic and subsequent lockdown by Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has wiped out everything from... — Updated 10/21/2020
Chicagoland Speedway will not host a 2021 NASCAR event
The 2021 NASCAR schedule is expected to be released Wednesday and Joliet's Chicagoland Speedway will not be part of the lineup. The NASCAR Cup Series, NASCAR Xfinity Series, Gander... — Updated 10/21/2020
D.202 student athletes give back to local restaurant owner
Thirty student athletes from Plainfield High School-Central Campus, Plainfield South High School and Plainfield North High School donated $500 to honor and thank a Plainfield... — Updated 10/13/2020
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 9/23/2020
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
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 8/20/2020
Pandemic can't stop Crest Hill native from singing
While the COVID-19 pandemic forced many people around the world to sing the blues, it has made Arbender Robinson sing just about anything else. A veteran of musical theater and... — Updated 10/13/2020
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 9/8/2020
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