Judy Harvey

A Joliet man is being held in Will County jail for allegedly stabbing a woman during an incident in which he was stabbed in the chest.

Bolingbrook police are investigating an accident that shut down portions of Boughton Road Monday morning.

Applications now being accepte for new nine-week apprenticeship program designed to strengthen the local construction workforce pipeline in Will County.

Joliet police are investigating a weekend shooting which left two homes and six vehicles damaged by gunfire.

The Joliet Township High School District 204 board chose Matthew Kennedy as its president during a special meeting on Monday.

The Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet is getting ready for its 100th anniversary year by launching its annual funding campaign.

Valley View School District 365U has fired three middle school staff members over inappropriate conduct with a student, according to the district.

LockportTownship High School District 205 School Board officially seated its newly elected board members on Monday.

The Plainfield School District 202 board swore in two new members and three incumbents during a special reorganization meeting.

The city of Joliet will begin work on several streets that will lead to closures and lane reconfigurations beginning Monday.

John Fuqua of Plainfield was named the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Volunteer of the Year for his work on Hammel Woods restoration efforts.  

Reports alleging a man approached two children in Manhattan and grabbed one of them while they were playing outside Wednesday was entirely made up, Manhattan police said.

Fire damaged a Plainfield home Wednesday night. The family was able to safely escape, according to the Plainfield Fire Protection District.

Will County is among five northern Illinois forest preserve districts and two park districts working on a comprehensive bike safety initiative. 

A 2-year-old child from Bolingbrook has died after being struck by a vehicle over the weekend, authorities said.