Air quality alert issued for several northern Illinois counties; sensitive groups advised to take precautions outdoors.

Morris Hospital announced Tuesday that it will hold a special Rhythm of Our Youth screening from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, July 12, at the Morris Hospital YMCA, 2200 W. Dupont Ave.

A 14-year-old boy from Joliet died in Wilmington after he was “reportedly not breathing,” according to police officials.

True North’s Building Two at 1338 Clay St. in Morris now has a second floor, and True North Celebrated with a ribbon cutting from the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce on May 15.

The Hammers and Noters Dulcimer Society (HANDS) of Illinois returns from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 14 and 15 for its 35th annual Gebhard Woods Dulcimer Festival, featuring live performances and workshops.

Morris Hospital and the Morris Hospital YMCA are launching a new exercise class for people with Parkinson's Disease called "PWR! Moves", a new class that meets from 1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at the YMCA, 2200 W. Dupont Ave.

The Morris Area Public Library and the City of Morris are again teaming up to bring back Movies in the Park on Friday, June 27, Friday, July 18, Friday, Aug. 15 and Friday, Sept. 12 at Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave.

John Callahan, the Grundy County Coroner, confirmed Monday that Alexis Kay Higgins-Weatherhead, 18, Coal City, has died after her vehicle was discovered in a lake at around 11 p.m. Sunday on Jugtown Road slightly north of Deerfield Drive.

The Grundy County Health Department announced Friday that mosquitos collected in Channahon on Monday, May 19, have tested positive for West Nile Virus.