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An outside consultant has identified more than $25 million in life safety improvement projects across seven buildings in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201.
The two new facilities represent the first phase of Minooka Community High School's $82 million, multi-year facilities plan aimed at expanding educational opportunities and preparing students for success in college and careers.
The Coal City Unit 1 Board of Education approved a two-year extension to the district's collective bargaining agreement with the Coal City Community Unit Education Association, the district's teachers union.
University of Illinois Extension and Illinois 4-H are urging schools, after-school programs, and families to take small, concrete steps to help youth feel supported.
A majority on the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved censuring a trustee for what they deemed violations of board policy when she spoke at a Joliet City Council meeting.
Four Grundy Area Vocational Center students will get a head start on their post-high school careers, having signed on to work for local contractors as part of Carpenters Local 174's partnership with the GAVC.
The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees will consider approving three censures against a trustee for her comments at a Joliet City Council meeting.
Morris Community High School's varsity Hydrogen Car Team is advancing to the 2026 World Finals in June, which will have them traveling all the way to Switzerland.
The Kankakee Kiwanis Club recently awarded five $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors in the Kankakee area at a luncheon at the Quality Inn.
The funding will allow Joliet Junior College to add more business advisors for one-on-one consultations and offer workshops and training to students and the public.
Four soon-to-retire Minooka Community High School retirees were recognized recently for their collective contributions to District 111.
Morris Community High School celebrated the groundbreaking on its new $67 million addition on Wednesday.
The Grundy Area Vocational Center announced during its awards ceremony in Coal City on Wednesday that nine students will be graduating from high school directly into their new careers.
In the hopes of staying current with the evolving technology, Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 officials have outlined plans for a so-called artificial intelligence “playbook” that will be available to teachers in the upcoming school year.
The Grundy Area Vocational Center and Morris Fire Protection District are teaming up to create a pathway for new firefighters directly from high school.
Grundy Area Vocational Center students and their families packed into the Coal City High School auditorium Wednesday for the announcement of the award winners for the 2025-26 school year.
The Grundy Area Vocational Center honored the students who received monthly awards throughout the 2025-26 school year.
These Grundy Area Vocational Center students went the entire school year without missing a class.