The City of Morris and LyondellBasell completed a rain barrel program on Saturdya, distributing 220 rain barrels at the Morris Public Works Facility.

The City of Morris has been recognized by the Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City USA community.

State Representative Jackie Haas (R-Kankakee) brought two local leaders to the annual Women to Watch Conference in Springfield: Angelina Gear, executive director of Visit Kankakee County, and Dr. Melvina Calvin-Edwards, an assistant professor at Kankakee Community College.

The Grundy County Board recieved, but rejected, new bids for the seal coating of roads after it was pointed out that the initial accepted application was incomplete.

“I think about the communities of Manhattan, Peotone and Manteno who feel helpless when accidents keep happening,” said state Sen. Patrick Joyce, a Democrat from Essex.

Todd Koehn, the Grundy County treasurer, has been elected the next chairman of the Grundy County Republicans.

The Illinois Department of Revenue announced that Grundy County’s property assessment equalization factor has been set at 1.0000.

The Will County Board met Thursday under two court orders as controversy intensifies over solar energy expansion.

The Will County Board was to vote Thursday on the Pride of the Prairie solar project that would spread through parts of Manhattan, Green Garden and Wilton townships.