The Forest Preserve District of Will County in August brings its Friday Food Truck back along with coffee and birdwatching at the meeting of the DuPage and Des Plaines rivers.

A fugitive’s vehicle struck a Will County Sheriff’s Office squad vehicle during a pursuit but the deputy was not harmed.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is scheduling inspections of the Interstate 55 bridges over the Des Plaines River near Channahon beginning in August.

“Dancing for Our Tribe: Potawatomi Tradition in the New Millennium,” a photographic exhibit will open Friday at the Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon.

Prosecutors called a defense request for the dismissal of an Elwood murder case over a detective’s missing field notes an “extreme sanction” when less severe options would be more appropriate.

Go behind the scenes of the 2,000-gallon aquarium at The Four Rivers Environmental Education Center on Saturday, July 26.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County offers nighttime fishing and early morning paddling at local preserves this weekend.

A Joliet man remains missing since June 27 but police officers have located a vehicle they believe he was driving before he vanished.

A Will County lawsuit has been filed against a Minooka ambulance driver over a May 23 crash that injured five people, including the driver. 

A Braidwood man will remain in jail after prosecutors claimed he recklessly fired a gun on the Fourth of July in the direction of Interstate 55.

State Sen. Rachel Ventura of Joliet has announced that four library districts in Will County will receive over $475,000 in grants from the State of Illinois.

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of July 7. Online registration is available at ReconnectWithNature.org.

Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon is joined by Three Rivers Public Library District in holding a walking book club.

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Wednesday these lane closures in Will County will remain in place during the Fourth of July weekend.

The Nature Foundation of Will County's latest donation will go toward education programming and public engagement at the Will County forest preserves.

A celebration of homemade, homegrown and handcrafted specialties, the Blackberry Lane Farmstand in Channahon features an array of local artisans’ products from functional to edible.

Attorneys for a Joliet man charged with a murder in Elwood claim police field notes that could shed light on a key evidence issue has either been lost or destroyed, which should lead to a dismissal of the case.

Two nature-themed art exhibits by Will County artists are now open at two Forest Preserve District of Will County visitor centers. A meet-the-artist event will be held Sunday in Channahon.

A complete makeover transformed the former village hall building into the new breakfast and lunch restaurant, which soon will add a dinner menu for evening service. A free monthly breakfast for veterans is one of the special perks.

Over 230 people filled Jennifer's Garden at 555 Gore Road in Morris Monday morning for the annual Grundy Economic Development Council Legislative Breakfast, where local representatives answered questions from an audience made up of the local business community.

The Will County paratransit service for seniors and people with disabilities now is available in the townships of Plainfield, Channahon and Manhattan.

Channahon Village Hall and the Channahon Police Department have been given the all clear after being evacuated Monday due to a suspicious package.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County is celebrating bird season with its annual bird photography competition for all ages.

State Senator Chris Balkema,R-Channahon. recently welcomed high school students to the Illinois State Capitol for his Youth Advisory Council.

As part of ongoing efforts to rebuild the Interstate 80 bridges over Interstate 55 in Will County , a full closure on southbound I-55 at I-80 will be put in place over two nights beginning Tuesday.

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.

3 Rivers Cafe in Channahon is a modern breakfast and lunch restaurant with “liquor options."

A Joliet man was killed in a crash on Monday morning on Interstate 55 in Channahon Township, according to the Will County Coroner’s Office.

The Will County Emergency Management Agency will host an educational storm-preparedness event for families in Channahon on April 12.

Joliet encourages residents to commit to water conservation as the city participates in a nationwide challenge

Voters this week in Will County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

This spring, Will County voters will get to decide who will represent them on their town, school, park and township boards, as well as weigh in on local referendum questions.

Here are a dozen fish fries you can try in Will County this Lenten season.

Emergency crews in Will County held drills at Joliet West High School to practice and evaluate their response to a gas explosion incident Monday through Wednesday, March 24-26, 2025.

The Village of Channahon announced Monday that construction on the I&M Canal Gateway Project at 25450 W. Eames St. is beginning this week.

A fire caused damage to a truck repair facility in Channahon but no one was injured in the incident.

A semitrailer caught on fire on Monday on Interstate 55 near Channahon. No reported injuries in the incident.

Walt’s Ice Cream in Joliet traditionally opens for the ice cream season on March 1. Customers didn't mind Saturday's cold or flurries.

A driver led the Channahon and Wilmington police on a chase early Thursday morning before abandoning the vehicle, leading the police to issue a shelter-in-place order for the area around Sunset Drive near Galloway School.

A North American gray wolf will take center stage at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Mammal Madness event at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center on Saturday.

A Channahon man died following on a crash over the weekend on Interstate 55 in Channahon Township.

Cheryl Lee, president of Northern Illinois Home Builders Association and president of CL Design-Build, Inc., a custom home builder in the Chicago Western Suburbs, said the expanded Trump tariffs “will undoubtedly impact both consumers and the homebuilding industry."

President Trump on Thursday announced another round of tariffs as Will County farmers, car dealers, builders and others try to figure out how the new administration’s trade policy will affect their business.

Join the Forest Preserve District of Will County for Fossil Rock Weekend at Four Rivers Environmental Education Center.

State Sen. Chris Balkema, R-Channahon, is starting his first year in the Illinois Senate and has been appointed to committees.

Bring your child to the Joliet Public Library for a day of fun activities on Saturday.

Dozens of Illinois State Police troopers packed a Will County courtroom in support of Trooper Clay Carns, who died after he was struck by a passing vehicle last year on I-55 near Channahon.  The driver is charged with violating Scott's Law.

Beginning Friday, 19 paintings depicting Smokey Bear, the immensely popular symbol of the U.S. Forest Service’s wildfire prevention campaign, will be on display at four Will County forest preserve visitor centers.

People from around the Channahon-Minooka area got their first glimpse at Canadian National’s plans for the Chicago Logistics Hub, an intermodal hub it hopes to have open in 2028.

Get back in tune this January with some Joliet-area live music, music trivia, storytelling that begins with music and more.