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An attorney for a Wilmington man charged with a felony traffic violation that led to a crash that killed an Illinois State Police trooper was given more time to discuss his client’s options.
The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees will consider approving three censures against a trustee for her comments at a Joliet City Council meeting.

A 23-year-old Streator man was killed Wednesday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Kinsman.

Inspections on both bridges are expected to be completed by May 23, weather permitting, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.
Morris Community High School celebrated the groundbreaking on its new $67 million addition on Wednesday.
The closures are necessary to safely install steel beams on the I-80 bridge over Interstate 55, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

Patching and resurfacing of portions of Channahon Road (U.S. Route 6) in Joliet will begin on Monday, May 4.
Both villages look toward a Winnebago County case that sided with local control over solar projects. The Will County Board last week was forced by court order to approve six local solar projects.
The Will County Board met Thursday under two court orders as controversy intensifies over solar energy expansion.


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