The Joliet Police Department reported on its Facebook page Saturday that Riene Valencia, 52, has been located.

The Joliet Police Department is partnering with the The Salvation Army Joliet Corps Community Center for its annual holiday food drive: Patrol for Hunger! Food pantries are reporting higher demand.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Round 2 of the playoffs!

State Rep. Amy “Murri” Briel, D-Ottawa, is working to connect residents with food resources following the halt of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits caused by the federal government shutdown.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Round 1 of the playoffs!

Here are some of the places to donate food to help those in need and where to find food distribution programs in Will County. Lockport fire volunteers will be at Jewel on Sunday

From can opener collection drives and Family Service Agency programs to local businesses stepping up, here are some other ways you can help keep DeKalb County locals fed amid SNAP uncertainty.

Multiple free food options exist across DeKalb County to serve those in need regularly. Here's a list:

"Don’t feel like you can’t come and get food:" With one day to go before a potential federal cut-off of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, DeKalb County area food pantries are preparing for what some said could be an influx of local families in need.

A woman with an intellectual disability reported missing in Joliet may have taken a Metra train to Chicago on Tuesday, police said.

A 15-year-old girl was reported to have been last seen in the 6000 block of Winterhaven Drive, according to a statement from the Joliet Police Department.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 9!

If you see police at a Kaneland District 302 elementary school on Wednesday evening, it’s not an emergency. It’s a training exercise with no students involved, authorities announced in advance.

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 8!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 7!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 6!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 5!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players for Week 4!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week for Week 3. Vote for your favorite players!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players!

Each week, we’ll have 22 players – 11 on offense, 11 on defense – to make the Friday Night Drive Team of the Week. Vote for your favorite players today!

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As Sycamore gears up for the football season, senior Griffin Larsen steps into the quarterback role amid significant roster changes. With a strong offensive line and emerging talent, the Spartans are optimistic as summer practices wrap up.

As Plano coach Kyle Tutt has made the long daily drive from Streator to Plano, he found words in the title of a Drew Green country music song to inspire his team. “Get Up and Get It.” Condensed down to “GUAGI” for football motivational purposes, it’s been a Reapers' rallying cry.

At least two people were killed, and a third reportedly was wounded, following an early-morning shooting Thursday in Sheridan

Multiple places in DeKalb, Sycamore and throughout the county are designated free cooling centers for anyone needing an escape from the heat. Here's where to go if you need to cool off.

The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday it’s “actively investigation the disappearance” of 16-year-old Julissa G. Flores.

The Chicago Department of Public Health and Cook County Department of Public Health have reported two confirmed measles cases, marking the first for Cook County this year

Local home construction businesses are bracing for a fair bit of uncertainty as proposed tariffs on a wide range of building materials are leaving many unknowns.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office said a body found near a creek in a wooded area in Crete been identified as that of 18-year-old who had been missing since Feb. 6.

The Boilermakers cruised to their 19th All-City title in a row on Wednesday, beating Bishop McNamara, Manteno and host Kankakee by a combined score of 192-55.

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Emergency cooling centers are available throughout DuPage County

Anyone with information the missing teen should contact Will County Sheriff’s Detective Josh Lane by phone at 815-727-8574, extension 4948