The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved a $318 million budget for the current fiscal year, with one trustee abstaining and another voting against it out of financial concerns.

This week, communities across northern Illinois will take part in “Good Trouble Lives On,” a national day of peaceful protest marking the fifth anniversary of civil‑rights icon Rep. John Lewis’s death

United Way of Grundy County is turning 80 in 2026 and is seeking individuals passionate about the United Way’s mission to join our Planning Committee.

There have been many events and programs around Coal City the last year that come from Coaler DRIVE, including the upcoming Back to School Bash from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 at Campbell Park, 580 S. Broadway St.

The Illinois Department of Transportation has announced overnight lane and ramp closures on I-80 at Houbolt Road for Monday and Tuesday.

At the new destination for breakfast, lunch and dinner, familiar staff members are part of the wholly reimagined space that housed longtime restaurant R-Place at TravelCenters of America in Morris.

An annual fundraiser for March of Dimes is accepting donations for its Thursday, July 31 through Saturday, Aug. 2 rummage sale.

Hundreds of miles and four days later, almost 100 bicyclists found ways to grieve, support each other and remember police officers killed while on duty in Illinois in 2024. Cycle Across Illinois benefiting the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors concludes Sunday.

Open Roads ABATE riders started the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run at the Grundy County Fairgrounds and rode to Marseilles.