The free event will celebrate the diversity of the John F. Kennedy Middle School community, featuring student-organized displays that highlight cultures from around the world.

Barges under drawbridges, Joliet Central High School and St. Joseph's Catholic Church downtown all being filmed in depiction of Joliet for proposed HBO series "American Blue."

Economic problems forced the owners of Piggy’s to close the restaurant’s doors at the end of March. They started a GoFundMe page to create a food truck business.

As tornadoes hit Northern Illinois, millions are turning to livestreaming weather creators instead of traditional forecasts — raising new questions about how people stay safe

The Forest Preserve District of Will County begins heron viewing hours at the Lake Renwick Heron Rookery every 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays through Aug. 9.

Multiple sources have told Capitol News Illinois that a report detailing allegations against State Rep. Harry Benton was filed with the legislative inspector general’s office.

A Will County judge will decide May 5 on whether a Plainfield Township man is guilty of the 2018 first-degree murder of his girlfriend whom prosecutors said was brutally beaten to death in Romeoville.

The Illinois Municipal League put together a model resolution for the Plainfield Village Board to approve, urging state leaders to not take zoning authority away from municipalities.

These Will County students will travel to Ireland from June 28 to July 23.

Aisha Chavda won the Illinois Civics Bee last year. Now the seventh-grader from Timber Ridge Middle School is heading back to regionals on April 28 — this time as a defending champion.

Kendall County Highway Departmentvwill hold an informational meeting on the project at Plainfield South High School on May 20.

The projects across the 14th Congressional District, which would come under federal Community Project Funding initiative, range from protecting clean drinking water to strengthening access to quality health care in rural communities to public transit systems.

A Plainfield woman has been charged with multiple felonies after a police investigation alleges she engaged in sexual conduct with a minor in Yorkville.

The house at 12844 Scoter Court in Plainfield was sold on April 7 for $776,500, or $266 per square foot

The moratorium by Plainfield places a 180-day pause on any applications for data centers and warehouses primarily used to store computing infrastructure.

Backpack Biologists meets 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays, May 1-31, at Hidden Oaks Nature Center in Bolingbrook:

A Plainfield business reported paying $3,500 to help it be reinstated to Facebook, plus a $50 wire transfer fee to a Batavia bank. But the business never got a refund or back on Facebook, the owner says.

A saturation patrol roll call on April 18 hosted by Mothers Against Drunk Driving in Illinois and Missouri focused on getting impaired drivers off the road.

A former Joliet school teacher facing felony charges of grooming and indecent solicitation of a student violated his position of trust in the “most abhorrent fashion conceivable,” said Joliet’s police chief.

George Hooper, 42, of Plainfield Township, is on trial on a charge of the July 23, 2018 first-degree murder of his girlfriend, Jennifer Underhill, 42, of Rochelle.

A single-family home located at 15521 Dan Patch Drive in Plainfield has a new owner since April 6

Will County’s best bike trails are for casual riders or serious cyclists.

The restaurant opened in the former Crab Boil 59 space at 15507 S. Illinois Route 59 in 2023. It had previously been located in Oswego.

The single-family residence located at 11405 Glenbrook Circle in Plainfield was sold on April 1, for $692,000, or $214 per square foot.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, is sponsoring legislation to rename the post office at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield in honor of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr.

The move comes following an outcry against data centers in neighboring communities like Joliet and Yorkville. The meeting will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Plainfield Village Hall.

The Galowich YMCA in Joliet will close April 24. On Thursday, the city zoning board will consider plans for a Scuba business to move into the Houbolt Road site.

A Plainfield Township man is on trial for the 2018 first-degree murder of his girlfriend who died in a “brutal and devastatingly violent attack” in Romeoville, a prosecutor said. 

The flexible Healthy Endeavors for Kids curriculum, available in English and Spanish, requires no clinical background to deliver, making it accessible for teachers, youth leaders and community staff, Endeavor said.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office “strongly discourages” youths participating in a prank known as “senior assassin” after responding to an incident several blocks from a Joliet school.

Werk Force Brewing in Plainfield will show organizations and business professionals how to support brain health and the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Will County will kick off its series of spring recycling events on Saturday, April 18 with Recyclepalooza in Joliet.

A single-family home in Naperville that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Will County in the past week.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, was able to secure $250,000 in federal funding for the Bentley Road Pathway Connection, which is part of the DuPage River Trail

Shorewood police are asking for any additional witnesses to come forward regarding a fatal crash that led to the death of an 18-year-old resident of Joliet. They can call the police at 815-725-1460.

The Will County Regional Office of Education presented teachers and school employees with the inaugural Educators in Excellence Awards on Thursday night.

The single-family home located at 12843 Bradford Lane in Plainfield was sold on March 25, for $651,200, or $198 per square foot.

The home at 12361 South Meridian Lane in Plainfield was sold on March 26. The purchase price was $616,000. This is a two-story house.

A 29-year-old driver of a Mazda and two passengers, including an infant, were injured after a box truck collided with their vehicle near I-55, police said.

Four women were arrested in Joliet and two of them were accused of striking officers trying to break up large crowds and stop fights in parking lots near the Louis Joliet Mall.

Larry’s Diner, located at 24522 W. Lockport Street, closed its doors in May 2023 after being in business for 23 years.

Residents can place household refuse, bulk items (i.e., chairs, couches, and mattresses), and white goods (i.e., refrigerators, washers, dryers, and water heaters) at the curb on their regular pickup day.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County purchased almost 106 acres north of Bruce Road and east of Cedar Road around Messenger Woods Nature Preserve in Homer Glen.

The event will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive in Bolingbrook.

Real estate news: The single-family home located at 24616 Lincolnway Street in Plainfield was sold on March 19, for $615,000, or $242 per square foot.

A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of unlawfully possessing a gun found during a search warrant operation on Garnsey Avenue in the city’s east side.

Wags 2 Wellness, a low-cost veterinary practice, has opened a new location in Minooka after being at a Plainfleld location for more than a decade.

This will be the second roundabout on Wolfs Crossing. In 2023, the four-way intersection at Wolfs Crossing and Harvey Road was replaced with Oswego’s first roundabout.

Beginning with the fall semester, the district will transition from its current 5.0 unweighted grading scale at the high school level to a standard 4.0 unweighted grading scale.

Kendall and Will counties are under a flood advisory until 6 p.m. Tuesday