Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) students will soon have the opportunity to learn how to fly.

Whether you are a parent or not, childcare needs in our community has to be on everyone’s radar because childcare is not just a parent issue – it is a workforce issue.

The Extension services are sharing publicly available resources to help Illinois families access food and support local donation efforts.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to allow college officials to spend $2.5 million for about 20 acres of land for a new campus in Morris.

Two men were charged with multiple crimes after a pair of police pursuits in Ottawa and Morris.

The Coal City Unit 1 School District yet again has filed a complaint with the Grundy County Tax Assessor's office over the valuation of GE Hitachi's Morris operation, a one-of-a-kind nuclear waste storage facility.

The University of Illinois Extension's 4-H program has a new assistant dean and director, as it named Kevin Carey to the positions at the end of October.

There are plenty of players to keep an eye on around the area this girls basketball season, but these five caught our attention most of all.

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized, putting very young, older people, and those with underlying health conditions at greatest risk.

The City of Morris is hosting an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 to show the findings of a trail and parking study.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center doesn't have much of a front lawn, just a little berm in front of the building behind Morris High School. The students and staff made the most of it, though, covering it in small American flags honoring veterans on Tuesday.

The annual Gently Used Toys Event hosted by the Grundy County Land Use Department runs from Monday, November 17, until Friday, December 12.

Santa Claus is coming to Grundy County for the eighth year in a row from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at First Christian Church 455 W. Southmor Road in Morris.

The cold weather and wind forced the Morris American Legion Post 294’s annual Veterans Day Observance indoors on Tuesday, as local veterans and city residents gathered to pay their respects.

The Coal City Unit 1 school board approved placing a tentative tax levy for 2026 during its November school board meeting, anticipating a 21.77% increase over last year.

State Rep. Jackie Haas announced Monday in a letter to friends and constituents of the 79th District she represents, she is being treated for cancer.

Morris Home for the Holidays returns for 2025, running events starting Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30.

Coal City Intermediate and High Schools were both labeled exemplary on the Illinois State Report Cards earlier this month.

A list of high-priority projects have been identified across the seven buildings within Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201, based on recently released information. Combined, the cost of the disparate projects could be in the range of $33.16 million to complete.

Morris Building & Loan marked the reopening of its remodeled lobby with a gathering of bank staff, customers, and local officials.

Dwight defeated Clifton Central 43-14 in the IHSA Class 1A second round playoffs on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

It hasn't been an easy road for Tim Dippon to get where he's at now, living in Vermilion County and spending as much time in nature as he can.

When it was established in 1925, nearly all of the founders of Veterans of Foreign Wars St. Juvin Post 1336 had a common thread — they served in World War I. Fast forward a century later, and the majority of the Coal City group’s members are Vietnam War veterans.

Check out our photos from our Thank You Veterans special section in Grundy County for 2025.

Due to state assistance funding, Illinois can likely continue serving clients through November, but the program will begin to see an impact the longer the federal shutdown continues.

There are hundreds of World War I monuments across Illinois – remain silent reminders of a war legacy that still lingers more than a century later.

The Grundy County Marine Corps League is a bit more exclusive than some of the other veterans organizations around Grundy County: Commandant Jeff Alexander said it's the only branch-specific veterans organization.

Tara Phelps turned a youth as an army medic into a career as a nurse with Morris Hospital.

Now an assistant baseball coach and substitute teacher at Minooka High School, Wes Anderson spent nearly 32 years in the US Army

The Veterans Legacy Center at the Morris American Legion Post 294, run by the previously featured Carter Corsello, has uncovered the colorful past of many Grundy County Veterans, but few were as colorful as Robert Huston.

Edith Smith Harrison was already well-accomplished when she decided to become a YMCA canteen volunteer during World War I: At 43, she had already become one of Illinois' first female lawyers, a member of the Smith, Smith and Smith Law Firm.

Private John Martin Steele was a Marine, a Gold Star veteran, and the namesake for the Morris VFW Post 6049. He enlisted Dec. 24, 1941 and served on the USS Lexington, a fleet carrier. His primary responsibility in his battle station was using an anti-aircraft gun.

Region 3 will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 21, at the Bureau Putnam Area Transit, 535 Elm Place, Princeton.

Entries are due by Monday, February 2, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Essays must not exceed one page in length, must be double-spaced, and must be written in Times New Roman, 10–12-point font.

The Coal City Unit 1 School Board have approved the annexation of the Coal City Early Childhood Center and the farmland behind the Coal City Unit 1 district office.

Providence Catholic defeated Lemont in two sets, 25-15, 25-18, to claim the IHSA Class 3A Kankakee Sectional championship title on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025.

The Coal City Police Department said in a statement on its Facebook page Wednesday that the 800 block of Division Street was closed briefly Wednesday morning to allow the Grundy county REACT team to serve a search warrant.

Health occupations students from the Grundy Area Vocational Center made a special stop at Nettle Creek Elementary on Wednesday, running checkups for the kindergarten through third grade students.

Interstate 80 from Ridge Road in Minooka to U.S. Route 30 in Joliet and New Lenox will see lane closures over two consecutive nights beginning on Wednesday

The Grundy Area Vocational Center health occupations students traveled to Nettle Creek Elementary on Wednesday morning to make sure the kindergarten through third grade students' stuffed animals were in tip-top shape.

Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Chief Judge H. Chris Ryan, Jr. has announced that the newly-created website for the circuit launched on Oct. 14: www.13thjudicialil.gov

The Morris City Council approved a $3,776,384 contract with Cahoy Pump Service on Monday to build two wells that will go 1,500 feet underground for a three million gallon water plant north of Interstate 80.

40th District Sen. Patrick Joyce, D-Essex, reflects on the importance of communication, and highlights the infrastructure plan and the Tourism Attraction Grant program.

Coal City secured a 1-0 win over Williamsville in the Class 1A Maroa-Forsyth Super-Sectional on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025, to advance to state for the first time in program history.

CASA of River Valley, an organization that advocates for children going through the court system, has opened up a new location on the second floor of Morris Building & Loan, 211 E. Jefferson St.

Officials within Minooka Community High School District 111 are in the preliminary stages of considering a safety enhancement that could serve as an added safeguard if a weapons-related emergency situation ever were to arise.

Fall is a bold time for young coyotes. As sightings increase during “dispersal season,” here’s what you need to know to ensure you co-exist peacefully with our canine neighbors.

The Grundy County Board has passed a resolution in support of Operation Green Light, a nationwide effort uniting individuals, families, businesses and communities in support of military veterans.

The Coal City Theatre Department is celebrating spooky season with its Haunted Hallways fundraiser from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29.

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