The Morris City Council approved a $1.591 million bid by Utility Dynamic to add lighting from Illinois Ave. to Benton St. along Illinois Route 47.

The Grundy County Land Use Department is hosting an electronic e-waste recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 19, at the Grundy County Administration building, 1320 Union St.

Democrat State Sen. Rachel Ventura has proposed legislation for for a K-9 mail drug detection pilot program to help stop illicit substances coming through prisons by mail.

The Village of Channahon has launched its new brand identity, marking “a significant step forward in modernizing and unifying the community’s visual representation," the village said.

The Grundy County Board approved on Tuesday a special use permit for New Leaf Solar to build a solar farm west of Coal City on a vote of eight 'yes' votes to three 'no' votes.

The new public works facility at Gun Club and Ashley Road in Morris is expected to be finished by the start of August, according to Alderman Jim Black.

The City of Morris approved a five-year agreement with Axon Monday night that pays the company $480,584 over that time period to provide new body cameras, tasers, digital evidence storage, a community video share portal, redaction software, and other technical services.

It's been a busy time for Minooka, with the Canadian National logistics hub project coming to the area, a 400 acre data center coming in, and a developer looking to bring 400 more homes to the area, and Village President Ric Offerman touched on a bit of all of it.

Larry Simotes, a Minooka resident most recently responsible for organizing and creating the Veterans Dog Park in Downtown Minooka, has been named the village's Citizen of the Year.