The workshop is 5-7:30 p.m. on Sept. 17 at Joliet West High School.

The 'Dome of Unity' would be a centerpiece sculpture at the new City Square but one council belittled it as resembling an "old wiffel ball.' The council is slated to vote on the matter Tuesday.

The funding can be used to assist eligible Will County residents with payment for natural gas, propane, and electric bills and furnace repairs or replacements for inoperable heating systems for low- income homeowners and renters.

City Hall promotes support of downtown sculpture amid public opposition. The dome project is on the Joliet City Council agenda posted late Friday afternoon.

Joliet will sound of its sirens on Thursday, Friday and Monday for a series of tests and maintenance.

Former Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn spoke about an exhibit honoring fallen soldiers at the Will County Courthouse in Joliet and mourned the death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Grundy County Board issued its rejection to the Brisbin Solar project being pitched for an area near the Brisbin Road interchange along I-80 on Tuesday, following recommendations from both the zoning board of appeals and land use committees.

Recyclepalooza on Saturday is the first of five events around the county this fall that allows for recycling of hazardous waste, electronics and even pumpkins.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office improperly denied a request seeking records of an investigation that led to a theft charge against the former chief executive of Big Brothers Big Sisters, according to the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.