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.

The Grundy County Health Department is holding four food service sanitation certification courses in 2026, the first of which is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15.

Morris Hospital’s first baby of 2026 arrived two hours into the New Year.

The City of Morris is hosting a blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Jan. 9 in the community room at city hall, 700 N. Division St.

Jack Guldenbecker, the Community Development Officer for the Village of Minooka, brings readers up to speed on what happened in Minooka in 2025.

Even a decade ago, Northern Grundy County could've been described as a quiet, rural place, and while that still describes most of the county, that description is no longer mutually exclusive.

The community is invited to the 2nd Annual H.E.R. Expo on January 23rd, 2026, from 5-9 PM at Jennifer’s Garden, 555 Gore Rd., Morris.

Morris Hospital has named Radiological Technologist Allison Ainsley its Fire Starter of the Month for December.

A lot happened in Grundy County in 2025, but the county’s year was defined by growth and the many changes that come with it.