Plainfield

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A Will County judge allowed the jail release of a Plainfield man facing charges of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child after ruling there were conditions that could mitigate his danger to the alleged victims.

Residents and local officials from Plainfield and Bolingbrook oppose quarry expansion as Will County Board delays a decision.

The 17th MLK Day of Service in Joliet attracted 700 volunteers performing 2,100 service hours in 30 different projects.

The Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting M/I Homes from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at 25542 W. Alabaster Circle in Plainfield.

Plainfield is slated to see several new businesses begin construction or officially open this year while one IL Route 59 mainstay will be closing its doors.

Starbucks joins Olive Garden, Cooper's Hawk, Costco as The Boulevard keeps building along U.S. 30 at Joliet and Plainfield.

Plainfield Township beta tested the Thriveworks program in 2023 and then increased its budget in 2024 for mental health services.

Plainfield School District 202 sending 16 students to participate in the annual Illinois Music Education Association All-State program.

Kohl’s announced Thursday that its Plainfield store is among the 27 locations to be shut down this spring.

Get back in tune this January with some Joliet-area live music, music trivia, storytelling that begins with music and more.

The Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce hosted ribbon cutting ceremonies for G.R.I.T RX Fitness and Ava James & Company.

Test your knowledge at one of these northern Illinois bar trivia nights.

A Plainfield man facing an aggravated fleeing charge is suing a Joliet police officer and the city over the 2024 chase that led to his arrest, marking it the third lawsuit filed over the incident. 

Several murder trials are expected to take place in Joliet in 2025, including one that attracted international attention and a U.S. congressional hearing.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded Friday night to a house fire in the 1600 block of Sunflower Court in Romeoville. Residents were able to get out safely.

Maple Butter Café in Plainfield has an extensive breakfast and lunch menu.

A Lockport Heights woman has filed a lawsuit against a man charged with attempting to murder her and and committing a hate crime against her.

The Joliet region has been a busy place in 2024, with a lot of business development, infrastructure projects and new housing coming in. But the region also saw some tragedy with a mass shooting and the death of a toddler from neglect and drugs.

Former Joliet resident Kathy Mihelich and Judy Erwin of Plainfield started and organized the first Witches Night Out fundraiser in 2010

The Imagination Library is a book-gifting program, “which mails free, high-quality and age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five,” according to a news release from the Will County Executive Office.

Free mental health care is available in Will County. Here’s how to access some of those resources.

The primary objective is to provide unique recreational amenities for the southwest region of the Plainfield Park District.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District received a call Sunday morning that a semi-trailer truck traveling northbound at Interstate 55 just north of Route 30 had left the highway and landed onto train tracks below.

Celebrate New Year's Eve at one of these exciting parties and events in McHenry, Kane and DuPage counties.

The construction consisted of a new, mile-long road between Ridge and Steiner roads to redirect traffic - especially commercial vehicles – away from Plainfield’s downtown corridor as well as improve travel times to the western portion of Plainfield.

Collection boxes are located at the Joliet Police Department and at three Joliet businesses during normal business hours.

Iron&Glass Minooka will be donating to Wags 2 Wishes Animal Rescue in Plainfield during December.

The community is invited to attend Lucia Fest at the Church of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Covenant in Crest Hill.

Objections have been raised against three petitions filed by candidates seeking to run for the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees.

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of Dec. 2. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org.

Steve Buresh said he’s planned some amazing cookies for December at his cookie store in Plainfield.

Will County Board members spent fewer than four minutes choosing their new leadership but close to six hours debating proposed changes to their rules and procedures.

For Plainfield resident Terri Horwath, hearing about the devastation that occurred in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, brought her back to 1990 when her community was devastated by the F5 tornado.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District will again participate in the holiday fire safety campaign “Keep the Wreath Red” to raise awareness of fire safety during the holiday season.

Asphalt paving, streetlights, and pavement marking installation have been completed on the Indian Boundary Bridge in Plainfield.

Democrats plan to elect Joe Van Duyne as county board chair.

Smoothie King opened in Crest Hill this week and plans to open in Homer Glen in 2025. The speciality beverage company has several locations open across Will County.

Live entertainment at the Joliet Public Library and the Joliet Area Historical Museum, North Pole Christmas Market at the Renaissance Center and North Pole Park at Cass and Joliet Streets, ice sculpture demos, food trucks and parade.

"Shop local" in downtown Plainfield on Saturday through an artisan fair and a passport event.

A Will County judge granted the pretrial release of a Plainfield Township man accused of pistol whipping a woman and barricading himself in an incident that drew a major police response.

Devin Nier, 42, was arrested on Friday and charged with aggravated battery, and domestic battery, after barricading himself inside a home in unincorporated Plainfield Township Friday morning.

Dario Mercato in Plainfield serves Roman-style pizza by the slice or full sheet, according to its website. Roman-style pizza is a rectangular style of pizza that originated in Rome, Italy.

A man is in custody after keeping himself barricaded inside his Plainfield Township home for about two hours on Friday. Joliet, Plainfield and Will County police responded after getting a 911 call from a woman inside the home.

The 60,000-square-foot Village of Shorewood YMCA is being built in partnership with the village of Shorewood. Local officials gathered for a grounding-breaking ceremony for the facility on Thursday.

A ribbon cutting will take place at 4 p.m. at CIEL Senior Living at Plainfield, located 12446 S. Van Dyke Road in Plainfield, followed by an open house until 7 p.m.

Cookie Store, owned and operated by Steve Buresh, is now open at Route 30 and 143rd Street in Plainfield.

Henry Franzen, a fifth grader at River View Elementary School in Plainfield, is honoring veterans in two ways this Veterans Day.

Towns throughout Will County are hosting events to celebrate Veterans Day on Monday and Wednesday.

Plainfield native and Air Force veteran Michael Collins was a Plainfield police officer, Illinois state trooper, volunteer Plainfield firefighter, trustee of the Plainfield Fire Protection District and the village of Plainfield, and served three terms as Plainfield president.