These channels will serve as the primary dispatch channels for all police departments in Grundy County beginning Dec. 1, 2025.

A storm with accumulating snow blanketing Northern Illinois started early Saturday morning and is expected to continue through the evening with peak snowfalls in the late afternoon.

While Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 outpaced the state average in recently released Illinois Report Card data from the Illinois State Board of Education, officials indicated they were not content with the results.

The Brick & Ivy Coffee Co. has opened at 27754 Bluegrass Dr., Unit H in Channahon, right on the border with Minooka.

Herscher faced Reed-Custer and Bishop McNamara played St. Anne at the Herscher Thanksgiving Tournament on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025.

Whether you are a parent or not, childcare needs in our community has to be on everyone’s radar because childcare is not just a parent issue – it is a workforce issue.

Join the Prairie Singers as they celebrate the season with a heartwarming blend of secular and sacred music that captures the spirit of Christmas.

For the 43rd consecutive year, Operation St. Nick is holding its annual radio auction from 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Dec. 7 on 103.1 WCSJ.

The Rainbow Council serves youth and volunteers in Kankakee, Will, and Grundy counties. The store will operate with extended Saturday hours until it permanently closes on Dec. 15.

Non-emergency closures will be suspended from 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 26, to 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 30, the the Illinois Department of Transportation said,

The Grundy Economic Development Commission led a group of local business leaders, politicians and educators on a tour of the Procter & Gamble Greater Chicago Fulfilment Center at 222 Airport Road in Morris on Thursday.

Festival of Trees is the major fundraiser for the Museum of the Grundy County Historical Society. Volunteering for the benefit has been a family affair for many in town.

Northern Illinois is forecast to get hit with turbulent winds Wednesday followed by accumulating snowfall this weekend that could affect Thanksgiving travel.

Eric Mikolajczyk, 35, of Ransom, and Anthony Fialko, 34, of Streator, were arrested at around 3 p.m. Wednesday on Gardner Road near Gorman Road after a traffic stop by the Grundy County Sheriff’s Office Pro-Active Unit.

State. Rep. Jed Davis (R-Yorkville) is encouraging community members to come forward and submit ideas for new legislation. Davis said the ideas could potentially be filed next year in the Illinois House of Representatives.

This is the third year United Way of Grundy County is participating in the Herald Angels campaign.

The enforcement campaign, running Nov. 21 to Dec. 2, will focus on seat belt compliance, speeding, distracted driving and impaired driving related to alcohol or drugs, including cannabis.

Devan Gagliardo, Program Director for the Community Foundation of Grundy County

Entries are due by Monday, February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Essays must not exceed one page in length, must be double-spaced, and must be written in Times New Roman, 10–12-point font.

The Grundy Economic Development Council hosted a bus tour on Thursday, starting with showing off the new facilities and discussing coming improvements to the Morris Municipal Airport.

The city of Morris and the Morris Police Department have announced the launch of the Flock Community Camera Program, which they say will aid first responders react faster and smarter and keep the public safer.

State Sen. Sue Rezin. R-Morris, traveled to Washington, D.C. to lead a two-day series of discussions with lawmakers, utility leaders, grid operators, and energy experts from across the country.

Ashley Speed began he career at Grundy Bank in May 2008.

The City of Morris joined mayors, administrators and civic leaders from the Illinois River Valley in Peoria for the Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative conference.

The 2025 Illinois firearm deer season dates are Nov. 21-23 and Dec. 4-7.

The annual Gently Used Toys Event hosted by the Grundy County Land Use Department runs from Monday, November 17, until Friday, December 12.

Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) students will soon have the opportunity to learn how to fly.

Morris Home for the Holidays returns for 2025, running events starting Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30.

Safely heat your home this season using the tips provided by the Red Cross

CASA of River Valley, an organization that advocates for children going through the court system, has opened up a new location on the second floor of Morris Building & Loan, 211 E. Jefferson St.

The University of Illinois Extension's 4-H program has a new assistant dean and director, as it named Kevin Carey to the positions at the end of October.

Lead with experience, safety, awareness, and knowledge to help ensure safer pesticide application with training from the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program.

The Coal City Unit 1 School Board have approved the annexation of the Coal City Early Childhood Center and the farmland behind the Coal City Unit 1 district office.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to allow college officials to spend $2.5 million for about 20 acres of land for a new campus in Morris.

The Extension services are sharing publicly available resources to help Illinois families access food and support local donation efforts.

Two men were charged with multiple crimes after a pair of police pursuits in Ottawa and Morris.

The Coal City Unit 1 School District yet again has filed a complaint with the Grundy County Tax Assessor's office over the valuation of GE Hitachi's Morris operation, a one-of-a-kind nuclear waste storage facility.

There are plenty of players to keep an eye on around the area this girls basketball season, but these five caught our attention most of all.

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized, putting very young, older people, and those with underlying health conditions at greatest risk.

The City of Morris is hosting an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 to show the findings of a trail and parking study.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center doesn't have much of a front lawn, just a little berm in front of the building behind Morris High School. The students and staff made the most of it, though, covering it in small American flags honoring veterans on Tuesday.

Santa Claus is coming to Grundy County for the eighth year in a row from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at First Christian Church 455 W. Southmor Road in Morris.

The cold weather and wind forced the Morris American Legion Post 294’s annual Veterans Day Observance indoors on Tuesday, as local veterans and city residents gathered to pay their respects.

The Coal City Unit 1 school board approved placing a tentative tax levy for 2026 during its November school board meeting, anticipating a 21.77% increase over last year.

State Rep. Jackie Haas announced Monday in a letter to friends and constituents of the 79th District she represents, she is being treated for cancer.

Coal City Intermediate and High Schools were both labeled exemplary on the Illinois State Report Cards earlier this month.

A list of high-priority projects have been identified across the seven buildings within Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201, based on recently released information. Combined, the cost of the disparate projects could be in the range of $33.16 million to complete.

Morris Building & Loan marked the reopening of its remodeled lobby with a gathering of bank staff, customers, and local officials.

Dwight defeated Clifton Central 43-14 in the IHSA Class 1A second round playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

When it was established in 1925, nearly all of the founders of Veterans of Foreign Wars St. Juvin Post 1336 had a common thread — they served in World War I. Fast forward a century later, and the majority of the Coal City group’s members are Vietnam War veterans.