Small Town Theatrics is ringing the bell on its 15th season as it presents Disney’s 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame’ on July 17-20 at the Coal City Performing Arts Center. The 53-member cast features actors from across the area in the telling of this classic tale.

Anthony Pens, 27, and Alyssa Pens, 15 of Coal City both have heredity spastic paraplegia type 35, a disease is so rare that only 51 people in 19 families are documented in medical literature.

John Callahan, the Grundy County Coroner, confirmed Monday that Alexis Kay Higgins-Weatherhead, 18, Coal City, has died after her vehicle was discovered in a lake at around 11 p.m. Sunday on Jugtown Road slightly north of Deerfield Drive.

A man has been charged with stealing a crucifix, candles and a towel on Sunday from St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Wilmington.

"Super strengths" are many for the fifth-grade teacher from Coal City Intermediate School.

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

Chris Gibson has been selected as the next superintendent of Central CUSD 4. He will take over for the outgoing superintendent, Matt Maxwell, on July 1.

Voters in Grundy County determined this election who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Morris Hospital is welcoming Kira Sheedy, a nurse practitioner, to the Morris Healthcare Center at 1300 W. Dresden Dr. in Morris.

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.

Riverside Healthcare in Coal City is expanding its campus, doubling it in size to offer more services from cancer care to physical therapy.

This spring, Grundy County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

Anthony Pens, 27, and Alyssa Pens, 15, two of Danny and Sherry Pens’ children, both have heredity spastic paraplegia type 35 and require round-the-clock health care. The family's 2015 van cannot be converted and estimated cost for a new van with conversion is $70,000.

A new Goodwill donation center is now open seven days a week in Coal City

Princeton High School’s Scholastic Bowl team battled its way to a second-place finish at the Streator Hexagonal Tournament on Saturday, which is the successor of the Streator Rotary Tournament.

The Streator High School Scholastic Bowl won its Streator Hexagonal Tournament. 

Six Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees candidates are running for the April 1 election and two of them have pending lawsuits against the college that challenge censure and appointment votes. 

An appellate court upheld the pretrial detention of a former Joliet Outlaws motorcycle club member who for a second time is facing charges of killing a woman and hiding her body.

Scott T. Marizza, 40, Coal City, was struck by a train at around 3 a.m. Wednesday morning, Grundy County Coroner John Callahan announced Wednesday.

A sting operation by a vigilante group and an investigation by the Wilmington Police Department has led a solicitation to meet a child charge against a Coal City man.

Landin Benson nabs a lot of the headlines and for good reason, but it's a whole team effort that has Coal City in the 4A semifinals.

Donnie Ladas' late fumble recovery was followed by a fourth-and-inches conversion by Landin Benson to give Coal City a 20-13 win and send the Coalers to the 4A state semifinals.

Coal City Mayor David Spesia and Village Trustee CJ Lauterbur spent their youths in the military, but they've since stepped into a different kind of service in helping the Village of Coal City function.

Fire broke out in Diamond home early Sunday morning. Two others injured.

Search our table to see what designation your Morris or Grundy County school received on the 2024 school report card.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Grundy County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

The firm is one of only three funeral homes internationally to receive the Best of the Best Award in 2024.

A collection of salons calls Diamond Suites home, set in the remodeled building that once housed Diamond Jack's pub in the community of Diamond. Still available is a retail or restaurant space.

The following marriage licenses were recorded Sept. 10-Oct. 2, 2024, at the Bureau County Courthouse.

The railroad crossing at IL Route 113 in Coal City will be closed for repairs beginning on Oct. 7.

A Morris man died after losing control of his motorcycle when he possibly came in contact with a deer in Grundy County on Monday.

The Cove is a nutrition club offering customizable beverages for health and wellness. Its menu includes protein shakes, protein coffees and loaded vitamin teas.

As restrictions in cellphone use increase across the US, local educators discuss what has been done and what could be done in the future to keep the students focused in the classroom.

A road construction project in Plainfield will lead to the closure on Monday of a section of Indian Boundary Road for the next three months.

Marvin and Kris Perino, who have owned and operated Babe's Tap in Coal City since July 1989, are retiring at the end of the month.

Jaci's Resale Shop, owned by Jaci Theobald, is now open in the building behind ATI and the Smoke Shop at 2615 E. Division St., Coal City.

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a flood watch for Grundy, Livingston and Will counties as the remains of Tropical Storm Beryl enter the area late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.

A number of neighboring departments assisted the Seneca Fire Department in extinguishing a two-story house fire on South Hossack Street.

Firefighter/Paramedic William Perry of the Coal City Fire Protection District has been awarded the State of Illinois Medal of Honor.

Judge Dave Carlson will decide Monday whether Jeremy Boshears should be released from jail ahead of a second murder trial.

Donations for Anthony Pens, 26, and Alyssa Pens, 14, who both require round-the-clock health care, can now be made at a Coal City bank.

Anthony Pens, 26, and Alyssa Pens, 14, both have Heredity Spastic Paraplegia Type 35 and require round-the-clock care. Their disease is so rare that only 51 people in 19 families are documented in medical literature.

Ashley Bodhaine, 36, formerly of Shorewood and now of Ottawa and single mom of an 11-year-old daughter, is organizing the Rock Circus Featuring Hairbangers Ball on April 27 at The Forge in Joliet to raise awareness of concussions and money for the Concussion Legacy Foundation.

A Will County judge has not yet decided whether a man convicted of killing a woman at the Joliet Outlaws motorcycle clubhouse should receive a new trial based on alleged prosecutorial misconduct.

Waylon was born shortly before Memorial Day at 25 weeks gestation – 15 weeks ahead of his Aug. 30 due date – weighing 1 pound 12 ounces. He spent 186 days at Silver Cross Hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit in New Lenox and is now doing really well.

All Coal City Schools will be dismissed beginning at 11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 18.

The Village of Coal City’s third annual fall festival will be held Friday, Sept. 15 and Saturday, Sept. 16.

Morris Hospital is expanding its orthopedics and sports medicine practice by adding Dr. Ahmed Eldib, a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon.

Four local cities and villages have been announced as recipients of the Community Development Block Grant for Housing Rehabilitation.