Extreme cold entering the area on Friday has caused Grundy County-area schools to announce closures and e-learning days.

All facilities are closed on virtual service days. Joliet Junior College operates 2 campuses in Joliet, one in Romeoville, a center in Morris and the agricultural education center on Laraway Road.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office’s Pro-Active Unit arrested two Iowa residents Monday who were found to have 10 pounds of suspected crystal methamphetamine, 119 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of cannabis, and $3,675 in their car.

Flu activity is up across Illinois, and that includes Grundy County, where Morris Hospital said it saw 167 cases from Dec. 21-27, over double from 72 the week before that.

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 near Interstate 80 in Joliet has led to the closure of lanes but no injuries.

Firefighters arrived on-scene to find a privately-owned gyro chopper had crash-landed.

The Will County Coroner's Office announced that Aron Jaime, a firefighter and EMT with the Morris Fire Protection District, died after a vehicle crash on Saturday

The Morris Police Department said Thursday that officers have arrested Teveon Wallace, 29, of Joliet, after he fled police during a traffic stop.

A Milwaukee man was killed in a snowmobile crash Saturday at Nettle Creek in Morris, the county coroner’s office said.