Joliet Junior College

A nearly $2 million grant to Joliet Junior College, including $850,000 dedicated to scholarships, will allow the school to open a new Honors College program in 2025.

The Joliet Symphony Orchestra will present “Pictures” on Saturday, Nov. 23, and Sunday, Nov. 24, at the University of St. Francis. Joliet Junior College instrumental and vocal ensembles will perform on several dates in December.

Representatives from the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce, Lockport Chamber of Commerce and American Business Association shared their best advice.

Receives Charles Kennedy Equity Award from Association of Community Association of Community College Trustees

Joliet Junior College's Student Support Services, Housing and Food Insecurity Program aims to help students experiencing those issues with practical solutions.

The Will County Regional Office of Education announced guests for its upcoming Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics Fair for grade school students at Joliet Junior College on Nov. 7.

More than 30 amateur, professional and commercial cooks will serve samples of their appetizers, entrees, side dishes or desserts for attendees to judge at the event in Joliet.

A new three-year contract extension for the Joliet Junior College president was approved in a 5-2 vote Wednesday, with dissenting votes from two trustees who are suing the school in two separate lawsuits.

Seeks spot on board days ahead of vote on college president's contract

JJC president points to more students and stable tuition during State of the College Address.

Josh Stamborski, a formerJJC student trustee on the board, was brought back on as a trustee on a 3-2-1 vote Monday night. Former trustee Wunderlich puts in claim for seat.

Adam Jomant of Lockport is an operations specialist for the Will County 911 System, staff photographer for the Joliet Slammers, freelance photographer, volunteer for the Will County Emergency Management Agency, and avid hiker and storm chaser.

The JJC Board of Trustees this week could not agree on 5 different candidates for a vacant trustee position. The decision could go to the chairman of the Illinois Community College Board if the trustees can't reach agreement.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees may appoint a new member next Wednesday at a special meeting.

The Repair Cafe event will be held from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. Oct. 19 at the JJC’s Romeoville campus. Repair Cafés are a global movement of community spaces where volunteers share their skills by fixing items for free.

Joliet Junior College recognized distinguished individuals and organizations who demonstrate “exceptional service, leadership and commitment to the community" at its “Night of Stars” event.

Seek to throw out censure vote taken against Maureen Broderick in February

Constellation Nuclear announced the creation of the Chris Crane High School to Work program at the Joliet Junior College main campus.

Joliet Junior College and an exploratory committee made up of Grundy area officials have been working since last year on an expansion into Morris that would bring a new building, though a location has not yet been determined.

The Joliet Junior College City Center campus will reopen Monday after extensive roof and HVAC repairs were done in response to damage from storms on July 14.

Applications for the JJC Board of Trustees open seat must be filed by 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 6, either by email, or postmarked by that date through mail.

A.O. Marshall Elementary School teacher Maida Cornelio-Sauseda was presented with the Chicago Bears Classroom Legends award on Aug. 27.

Kelly Rohder-Tonelli, JJCs executive director of strategic engagement, will be honored at the 37th ATHENA luncheon at 11:30 a.m. Sept. 18 at the Jacob Henry Mansion Estate’s Victorian Ballroom in Joliet.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees is seeking applicants willing to serve as a trustee until the April 2025 election

HVAC system was damaged in July 14 storm.

The president of Joliet Junior College will appear as the guest speaker for the 37th annual Freedom Fund Banquet held by the Joliet branch of the NAACP.

The Herbert Trackman Planetarium in Joliet Junior College hosts free planetarium shows on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Rock and Roll museum has no reopening date. JJC campus closed at least three weeks.

The Joliet Park District on Thursday plans to reopen the front nine holes of the Inwood Golf Course and four of the baseball fields at the Inwood Athletic Complex following this week's storms.

Staff has opened a pop-up location near the downtown museum at the University of St. Francis Art Gallery, 25 E. Van Buren St.

An exterior section of the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66 was damaged in a freakish development during a storm that blew through downtown Joliet on Sunday morning.

U. S. Rep.Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, has announced a new round of federal funding she has secured for Joliet, Lockport and Naperville in the 14th District

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, who's young adult Alice series is among the most frequently challenged or banned books, shares how growing up in Joliet shaped her writing.

Michael R. VanOver, deputy chief coroner at the Will County Coroner’s Office, said in a news release on Sunday that Hargis died at 9:15 a.m. of “probable natural causes.”

Joliet police chief says JJC police typically have had two calls a year for problems that arise between 2 and 6 a.m.

The Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre in Joliet will present the whimsical world of Dr. Seuss in "Seussical," a musical comedy for all ages.

Jana Brodeur said she started working at TCBY Shorewood during her senior year at Joliet West High School.

Uxmar Torres, 28, of Joliet, is a Joliet Junior College employee and organizer of Bicentennial Park’s first poetry open mic night on April 5.

Michael Mutterer came to Silver Cross in April 2020 as vice president of patient care services and chief nursing officer and was promoted to senior vice president in 2023. has served as interim president and CEO since Oct. 15, 2023, after the death of then-president Ruth Colby.

Kevin Eberhard will retire from the Joliet Park District at the end of May.

Northern Illinois Food Bank will hold "A Free PopUp Grocery Distribution" on Saturday at Joliet Junior College.

Chicago Street Farmers Market will feature local vendors, fresh vegetables and artisans on Saturday, its opening day of the 2024 season.

Three local musicians said Jerry Lewis, who retired as chairman of Fine Arts at Joliet Junior College in 2003 and died earlier this spring, was the reason they even pursued a career in music.

The JJC Foundation awarded $1,000,522 in donor-funded scholarships to students in the 2023-24 school year.

The Joliet Police Department has announced details for its 21st annual Dunkin Donuts Cop on a Rooftop fundraiser for Special Olympics.

Friends of the Joliet Public Library will host its Spring Book Sale Friday through Sunday at the Black Road Branch. The sale will feature thousands of books, as well as music, movies, audiobooks, computer games and puzzles.

The Will County Regional Office of Education hosted a ribbon cutting for a new kitchen facility at Lincoln School in Joliet which will provide meals and educational opportunities for students at the school.

Joliet Junior College held its first official Repair Cafe on Saturday at its Romeoville campus Saturday after testing a pilot event at its main campus in October.

Will County offers ways you can celebrate Earth Month by participating in sustainability and positive environmental practices through community events.

Joliet Junior College will be hosting its first official Repair Cafe event on Saturday as part of its month-long recognition of Earth Day.