Judy Harvey

The Conservation Foundation is offering a full summer lineup of free, family-friendly events at Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery and McDonald Farm in Naperville.

The Illinois Emergency Management Agency and Office of Homeland Security (IEMA OHS) has tips on how to include your pet in family disaster preparedness plans.

The Montgomery Historic Preservation Commission invites residents and visitors to discover the heritage of the community during a free historical presentation.

The Illinois River Valley Chapter serves 1.1 million people in five counties including Grundy, Kane, Kendall, LaSalle, and Will.

Xiwen Chen, who just completed fifth grade at Prairie Point Elementary School in Oswego, partnered with his father to showcase his passion for animals in a unique way this past school year.

The National Weather Service said warm, dry conditions, combined with southwest winds gusting as high as 25 mph will result in an increased grass and brush fire threat this afternoon

The festival will be from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 12, in Montgomery's downtown area along Fox River.

Kendall County’s century of post-Civil War population decline and its subsequent explosive post World War II growth will be the underlying theme at the Little White School Museum program.

The Beautification Committee members and volunteer judges will visit all nominated properties and select award recipients on Wednesday, June 17.

The temporary closure of Millsdale Road at the Union Pacific railroad crossing in Joliet will begin at 12 a.m. on Monday.

The work will require traffic to be reduced to a single lane in each direction beginning Monday, the city of Joliet said.

Fifth graders at Charles Reed Elementary School in Plainfield conducted a food waste audit during all lunch periods in April, asking students why they were throwing away their food.

Illinois Route 53 will be reduced from two lanes to one in both directions between Schweitzer and Hoff roads for the duration of the project.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Plum Creek Nature Center will host a “Winged Ambassadors” art display from June 3 through Sept. 6.

Weekday service on the Rock Island Line will expand from 80 to 84 trains and weekend service will expand to 40 trains on both Saturdays and Sundays.