Minooka

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Halloween is Thursday. Here's a guide to find out when trick or treat hours are for your Will County community.

Designed to provide an easy transition for senior citizens as their care needs change, a development of duplex homes for people 55 and older is the next step in a multi-phase project.

Special education students at Sator Sanchez Elementary School in Joliet were treated to an in-school pumpkin farm field trip, thanks to donations from community businesses.

The Workforce Center of Will County will hold the Ability Career Fair from 1 to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Minooka Village Hall, 121 McEvilly Road.

The Village of Minooka released a statement Friday afternoon voicing its concern over the heavy truck traffic that a Canadian National logistics hub currently in the planning process would bring to the city, though the hub, itself, will be in Channahon.

Minooka and Plainfield Central’s girls volleyball teams will participate in the Hits for Hugs fundraiser to benefit Shorewood HUGS at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15. The event will include raffle baskets, shirt sales and a 50/50 raffle.

Minooka Community High School and Plainfield Central High School girls volleyball teams are hoping to score a lot of points on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to benefit Shorewood HUGS.

Minooka Community High School senior Taylor Rodriguez has been named the Channahon-Minooka Rotary Club Student of the Month for October.

Local businesses rallied together to answer the call of a special education teacher at Sator Sanchez Elementary School in Joliet to give students a pumpkin farm experience.

Rachel Evans of Minooka, director for the Living Room in Joliet, and her family were heading to a birthday party in Homer Glen when neighbors called to say the Evans' home was on fire.

Giordano’s in Minooka went under new ownership a year ago. The owners have spent the year improving and growing the restaurant, according to the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce.

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.

The threat was determined to be not a viable threat; nevertheless, Minooka police followed up with the student and parent at the family’s home.

Clay Russell, 61, was pronounced dead Sunday on Interstate 55 in Wilmington.

Motorists traveling in the eastbound direction of Interstate 80 should consider alternative routes to avoid the area, IDOT officials said.

Election candidate packets are now available for people seeking to run in the April 2025 municipal elections.

On Tuesday, Candy and Corn in Minooka sold out of caramel apples. Dan's Homemade Candies in Joliet also had high demand on its first day of caramel apple season.

One person was killed in a crash involving a semitrailer and a minivan on Interstate 80 near Morris in Grundy County.

The cause of a crash on I-80 crash that left two people injured on Thursday morning still remains under investigation. The roadways have been re-opened.

Drivers should expect lane shifts, overnight lane closures, and significant delays along Interstate 80 during the weekend Aug. 3-4,

The investigation of a Channahon sex crime was conducted by the Channahon Police Department, the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Bolingbrook Police Department and the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Laboratory.

The body was identified Tuesday evening as Chicago pastor Warren Beard, 53, who was was last seen July 2 in Joliet, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said.

A passenger who was standing outside of a pick-up truck on Interstate 80 near Shorewood and Channahon was killed in a crash involving a semitrailer and another pick-up truck.

The Minooka Village Board confirmed its intent to file a lawsuit against Canadian National and its subsidiary, Wisconsin Central Limited to find out whether it can enforce its preset weight limits on McLinden Road.

Grand Prairie Water Commission being established as overseers of Lake Michigan water project.

The city of Morris hosts its summer concert series, Concert on the Courthouse Lawn. The Neverly Brothers will perform their rock and roll tribute show that covers everything from Elvis to The Beatles.

Minooka Community High School announced its honor roll students for the second semester.

A self-serve beverage station is just the latest addition to Roberts Family Farm, located at 905 S. County Line Road, Sandwich. The grand opening for the beverage station will take place June 7.

A Minooka man wanted on a warrant out of Kendall County for aggravated battery to a police officer has been apprehended by members of the United States Marshals Great Lakes Regional Fugitive Task Force.

Jeffrey Santora, 50, of Shorewood, has been identified as the motorcycle passenger who was killed in a crash involving a school bus in Troy Township.

Kristin Walls, who is also a second grade teacher at Jones Elementary School in Minooka, had a vertebral artery dissection on Thanksgiving Day.

Routine inspections of Des Plaines River bridges start Monday and run through May 17.

The 16-mile I-80 project through parts of Will County will result in three lanes in each direction instead of the original plan to keep it at two lanes with auxiliary lanes to ease access at interchanges.

On Saturday, The Curator’s Café in Joliet hosted its second Artist Coffee Talk. This is a drop-in and informal gathering of artists of any and all mediums and skills to network and discuss their works.

Traffic will be completely stopped for up to 15 minutes at 1 a.m. on two nights.

Robert Tyrell, current principal at St. Jude, will head new parish school.

Full lane closures 1-5 a.m. on Wednesday and Thursday at Briggs Street bridge

Overnight lane closures planned for the next three weeks that were set to begin this week have been adjusted and extended, according a release issued by the Illinois Department of Transportation on Wednesday afternoon.

12 miles of highway will be rebuilt as $1.3 billion improvement plan moves ahead.

In light of the increasing influx of migrants to Illinois, how do you propose the county should address the challenges? Deb Warning: As we have been doing in Grundy County, by NOT becoming a sanctuary county for illegal immigration.

Minooka Community High School is recognizing the third quarter Student of the Term Honorees, which selects one student from each department based on nominations by teachers and staff.

Sonja DeGirolami of Minooka, who attends The Village Christian Church in Minooka, will host a Zumbathon to raise money for the church’s “Dance The Night Away” prom for special needs teens and adults.

A Minooka businessman has until March 14 to report to prison. A federal judge recommended he serve his time as a minimum security prison camp in Florida.

Motorists can expect brief lane closures as required and should allow extra time for trips along Interstate 80 near Houbolt Road in Joliet and Ridge Road in Minooka on Wednesday, according to IDOT.

Gail Girard is celebrating her 10th anniversary as the owner of Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More in Shorewood.

Eight Illinois communities - including two in Will County - will share nearly $2.4 million in grants to expand access to outdoor recreation, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced.

A Minooka businessman who was convicted of wire fraud last year was sentenced to seven and a half years in federal prison, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Restitution to the victims will be decided at a later date.

A Minooka businessman operated what prosecutors called a Ponzi scheme that caused $92.5 million in losses to 518 investors. He's slated for sentencing on Jan. 18.