Morris Hospital has further expanded its robotic-assisted surgery capabilities with the addition of an Intuitive da Vinci surgical system.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center had two students, Minooka Junior Alaina Austin and Coal City senior Wyatt Koehn, place in the 597 Welding Competition.

MVK 8th-grade boys basketball team wins IVC West conference tournament

As we get deeper into winter, it is important for dog owners to be mindful of these safety tips before exposing their pets to cold, snow and ice.

Reed-Custer hosted over 25 teams across the region for its Comet Classic Wrestling Invite on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

Menards stores in Grundy, Kendall and Will counties are taking donations for area food pantries now through the month of March.

A Will County lawsuit claims a priest who died in 2014 had sexually abused a minor who attended a Catholic elementary school in Villa Park in the early 1990s.

A single-family home in Morris that sold for $1.05 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Grundy County over the past week

Heidi Miller from the Grundy County Land Use Department has some tips on how residents can improve their lives in 2026.

The Village of Minooka announced Thursday that it has received a $600,000 grant for the development of Lions Park.

These cuts would have affected “five critical behavioral health and suicide prevention programs, totaling over $5.94 million and affecting hundreds of people and providers,” according to a news release from the Illinois Department of Human Services.

UCP-Center for Disability Services founder – Mel Larsen of Joliet (deceased) – had no connection to anyone with a disability or cerebral palsy.

2026 is a special year for many Grundy County employees, as many have hit major service milesotnes.

A Joliet attorney has been charged in Grundy County with striking a 4-year-old child with his belt in a violent manner in Minooka.

The APL Logistics warehouses are located at 1460 Cargo Court and 6225 E. Minooka Road.

Grundy County had many employees and officials reach milestones at the start of 2026, including Grundy County Coroner John Callahan and board members Ann Gill, Eric Rasmussen, and Josh Harris.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office’s Pro-Active Unit arrested two Iowa residents Monday who were found to have 10 pounds of suspected crystal methamphetamine, 119 grams of cocaine, 20 grams of cannabis, and $3,675 in their car.

St. Anne earned a 52-45 win over Gardner-South Wilmington to remain undefeated in River Valley Conference play on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026.

The Coal City Theatre Department is hosting a fundraiser for its trip to New York City by performing "The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee."

Gov. JB Pritzker signed an energy reform package Thursday aimed at bolstering the state's power grids amid projected energy shortages.

Reed-Custer earned a 50-43 victory over Coal City on Monday, Jan. 11, 2026.

The Minooka Police Department announced Wednesday that it issued an additional 15 citations during the holiday enforcement period.

Flu activity is up across Illinois, and that includes Grundy County, where Morris Hospital said it saw 167 cases from Dec. 21-27, over double from 72 the week before that.

Chris Spencer, the Superintendent at Coal City Unit 1, discusses the districts achievements and what's to come in 2026.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office said it issued 26 speeding tickets during the "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" and "Drive High, Get a DUI" traffic campaigns from Dec. 12 to Jan. 5.

The Kent A. Bugg Performing Arts Center at Coal City High School is getting an upgrade to it's audio/visual and control systems after the board approved a $257,500 project.

Superintendent Chris Spencer told the Coal City Unit 1 Board that progress on Coal City Intermediate School is moving along nicely.

Grundy Area PADS is seeking input from the community in Morris regarding the construction of a future winter shelter for those in need in the city.

Jack Guldenbecker, the Community Development Officer for the Village of Minooka, brings readers up to speed on what happened in Minooka in 2025.

The City of Morris announced Wednesday that McKinley Park at 504 McKinley Street will be closed in 2026.

The Grundy County Health Department is holding four food service sanitation certification courses in 2026, the first of which is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 15.

With several factors in play, the head of Minooka High School District 111 anticipates fairly flat enrollment in the long-term future, based on details shared at a recent board of education meeting.

Morris Hospital has named Radiological Technologist Allison Ainsley its Fire Starter of the Month for December.

An attendance awareness campaign, classroom storytime events and a parent survey are some of the disparate ways Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 officials have been working to strengthen communication in recent months.

A federal nutrition program, SNAP-Ed, will end this year after losing federal funding, affecting local families in Kankakee and Will counties who rely on free healthy eating education.

Native plants not only help support pollinators but also filter out pollutants, help build healthy soils, and mitigate flooding.

The Morris Theatre Guild will hold auditions for “Steel Magnolias” on Jan. 4 and 5 at the theater.

Ron Burling, Grundy County's executive director of the USDA Service Agency, is retiring after a nearly 40 year career.

A three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 near Interstate 80 in Joliet has led to the closure of lanes but no injuries.

To be eligible for the board, one must live in Kendall or Grundy counties and be low‑income or represent the low‑income community.

The next time you go pinecone picking keep these fun facts in mind, as pinecones play an important part in nature and have a specific function in the plant world.

A 1,612-square-foot single-family residence, built in 1960, has changed hands.

Morris Hospital is recognizing Tara Camp, a registered nurse in the family birthing suites, as the winner of its inaugural DAISY award.

Firefighters arrived on-scene to find a privately-owned gyro chopper had crash-landed.

The month-long initiative took place from Oct. 24 through Nov. 24 at both the Bank’s Main Branch in Morris and its Wilmington Branch.

A national publication, Food Bank News, named Northern Illinois Food Bank CEO Julie Yurko was named 2025 Food Bank Leader of the Year.

Hicks will remain bishop of the Diocese of Joliet until his installation in New York on Feb. 6.

The Morris Community High School Board is inviting community members, students and staff to submit suggestions for a new mascot.

The Morris Restaurant and Retail Association is trying Small Business Saturday one more time this weekend, after the original date was met with a snowstorm.

The Grundy County Board approved a $15,184,150 tax levy on Tuesday, a 2.65% increase from the 2024 tax levy.