Grundy County

The Grundy Area FFA is hosting an open house from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday at 550 S. Carbon Hill Road in Coal City, inside the big red barn.

A retired Joliet police sergeant must still contend with a federal lawsuit claiming he had no probable cause to arrest his colleague on a task force whom he accused of stealing a forklift.

The Citizens Utility Board blamed years of poor policies and planning by grid operator PJM Interconnection for the rate increase.

Illinois officials are urging people not to travel amid dust storm warnings across parts of the state, including much of the Chicago area.

After severe storms swept northern Illinois Thursday, the region faces increased fire risk and wind advisories Friday.

Minooka Community High School has recognized its Students of the Term for the fourth quarter of the 2024-25 school year.

Minooka Community High School announced on Friday that its yearbook will be included in Varsity Yearbook’s “Portfolio,” which showcases exceptional yearbooks printed out by the company.

The Trump administration is reported to be slashing a $56 million annual grant program for the training and distribution of Narcan, a nasal spray that is credited with saving lives from opioid overdoses.

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.

38th District State Senator Sue Rezin, R-Morris, and 40th District State Senator Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, addressed a group of business leaders Monday morning regarding how new data centers affect both energy and water resources in Northern and Eastern Illinois.

The Grundy Economic Development Commission hosted its annual Legislative Breakfast Monday morning, where local legislators were able to answer questions from the business community.

Chris Gallick, a Morris Community High School graduate and Assistant Director of Budget and Financial Planning at the Colorado School of Mines, said he doesn't remember much from his own Awards Night at the high school; what he does remember, is he thought he had a plan.

Every student coming through Dwight Elementary School over the last 32 years has been able to attend one of the more creatively planned third or fourth grade classes with Stinnett Gettinger.

Rhonda Johnson, who teaches at Immaculate Conception School in Morris, has been teaching fifth grade students for 25 years, following in the footsteps of some of her favorite teachers.

For all the hats Immaculate Conception School's Mary Gile wears teaching junior high students, it'd be hard to guess that she actually came to teaching later in life.

Matt Baker originally thought he’d be a journalist, but a love for the classrooms of his youth was always in the back of his mind, so he changed his plans at the University of Illinois.

Her passion for teaching turns her classes into hands-on learning experiences that embrace a wealth of topics designed to nurture well-rounded students.

Read our letters submitted by students and parents to Morris Herald-News for our 2025 Thank You Teachers special edition

Kristen Hemmersbach didn't know what she wanted to do with her life until a friend asked her to take an early childhood education course at Joliet Junior College, and that course reminded her of all the good teachers she had as a student in Shorewood.

Lauren Blatti’s journey toward teaching was inspired by one of her own childhood teachers, though she knew she wanted to be a teacher from a young age.

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

Steven Custer, a Morris Community High School teacher and soccer coach uses his experience with the game to connect with new students as he teaches them English as a second language.

Todd Kein has spent 26 years at Morris as an English teacher and baseball and basketball coach. He has found a "happy marriage" coaching baseball while teaching literature.

Nurturing generosity of spirit is a lesson taken to heart by students at Immaculate Conception School in Morris, where a spirited year-round giving project helps a variety of nonprofits and their causes.

Features of the Joliet luncheon include a style show from Brianna Lynn’s Boutique in Morris and the “Mayhem to Miracles” testimony from author and speaker Delores Liesner.

A special prosecutor said both parties in the felony theft case against a former CEO of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy Counties are engaged in negotiations.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center hosted students and their families on Wednesday night in the Coal City High School Auditorium to honor their achievements for the 2024-25 school year, handing out both Directors Awards and Program awards along with $25,000 in scholarships.

Gardening, hip-hop dance, painting and Yu-Gi-Oh! are among the course offerings available in the months ahead as officials in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 aim to broaden summer school programming.

The Morris Community High School Theater program is performing its spring play, "Big Fish" starting at 7 p.m. Friday, with further shows at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Saturday and an additional show at 7 p.m. Sunday.

La Salle County's newest circuit judge is headed to the criminal justice complex.

A New Lenox resident lost $12,924 after clicking the link on a phishing email that appeared to come from Xfinity, police said.

Minooka Community High School will soon be getting a little bigger, as the district broke ground Saturday at both it’s south and central campuses on the $82 million fieldhouse and a career and technical center.

Measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren have continued a gradual decline for the fifth straight year, according to state data released this month, prompting renewed warnings from public health officials concerned about the risk of outbreaks.

The Coal City High School Theatre Department’s production of “Sweeney Todd” has been nominated for Best Musical Production in the 2025 Illinois High School Musical Theatre Awards.

Measles vaccination rates among Illinois schoolchildren have continued a gradual decline for the fifth straight year, according to state data released this month, prompting renewed warnings from public health officials concerned about the risk of outbreaks.

A bus tour led by Illinois Democratic senators made a stop in Joliet to speak out against cuts to social programs proposed by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump. 

Officials within Minooka Community High School District 111 recently had strong words in opposition to a piece of legislation working its way through the Illinois General Assembly.

Students, faculty, and local business leaders gathered at Joliet Junior College to officially launch the Prepare for Illinois’ Future program—an initiative providing free test preparation to college students.

There are many ways to support pollinators and other wildlife in home landscapes, according to University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator Nicole Flowers-Kimmerle.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reminds everyone to leave baby birds and young animals alone when encountering them in the wild.

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

Here are five things to do in and around Grundy County the weekend of April 25, 2025.

Concerns over rising food prices and food security have sparked a strong interest in home gardening. Community gardens sold out spaces early this year.

Minooka Community High School is hosting groundbreakings at both 9 a.m. and 10 a.m. Saturday, April 26 at its Central Campus, 201 S. Wabena Ave., first on the building's south side for the fieldhouse and then on the west side for the Career and Technical Education addition.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) is set to receive over $4 million in renovations pending the approval of the project from Morris, Coal City, Gardner and Minooka high schools, along with its own board.

Coal City High School has announced the members of its Prom Court for the 2025 Prom on Saturday, April 26.

Catholic church leaders in Joliet and Rockford dioceses react to the passing of Pope Francis, who died early Monday morning.

Seven Minooka Community High School students taking classes at the Grundy Area Vocational Center were presented with Director Awards for their outstanding performances in class.

Morris Community High School is moving forward with plans for an addition after voters said "yes" to a $67 million referendum that allows the district to sell bonds to build a brand new, two-story addition.

A tornado watch is in effect for Bureau, Putnam, Marshall, Woodford and Whiteside counties until 11 p.m. Sunday; and La Salle, Grundy, Lee, Livingston, Kankakee, Ford and Iroquois counties until 4 a.m. Monday.