The City of Morris is making a bit of a change to Rock the Block, which used to take place on Liberty Street: It will now be called Rock the Park, and it'll see live music and food trucks take over Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave., over the summer.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County has made its first major land acquisition under its 2025–2030 Capital Improvement Program, purchasing a large parcel in Custer Township.

The Grundy County Land Use Department is collecting used children’s books for Bernie’s Book Bank starting Monday, June 9 through Friday, July 11 at 1320 Union St. in Morris.

The Ground County Health Department announced Monday that mosquitoes in Grundy County have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Dr. Bipin Sharma, whose proposal for an Existential Counselors Society at the former location of Gipper’s II, 8455 E. Pine Bluff Road, Coal City, was rejected in May, asked the Grundy County Board for a second chance on Tuesday night.

The City of Morris passed a balanced budget at the beginning of the new fiscal year on Thursday, May 1 this year, and Mayor Chris Brown told a crowd at the State of the City on Wednesday that it was another successful year.

Morris Mayor Chris Brown discussed the city's many successful projects that were made possible by grant funding from the state and federal governments, as well as private grants during Wednesday's State of the City address.

The Morris City Council approved a bid of $2.468 million to D Construction Monday night for the reconstruction of Gun Club Road.

Morris Police Chief Alicia Steffes announced that officers Sarah Markusic, Tyler Bordner and Mike Pena have received Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists (AAIM) awards for their enforcement of drunk driving laws.