Morris Community High School will break ground on its new addition at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6.

Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers recently received accreditation from the Accreditation Commission for Health Care following a three-day survey in February.

The Illinois Department of Revenue announced that Grundy County’s property assessment equalization factor has been set at 1.0000.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers has renovated the former rehabilitation services suite at 100 Gore Road in Morris into medical offices, bringing additional services to a single location.

As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from April 16. These archives serve as a time capsule, capturing everything from the sinking of the Titanic to the personal stories of local soldiers serving overseas

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday that Grand Ridge Road at Dwight Road is completely blocked after a crash between a car and a semi.

Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 officials are in the process of embarking on a once-in-a-decade review of capital improvement projects at each of the seven buildings.

The Coal City Unit 1 School District announced Friday that Corey Mikula has been named the new high school principal, and Jeffrey Pacholski has been named the assistant principal and athletic director at the middle school.

Minooka Community High School District 111 officials have pledged their support for an economic development project in Will County that is being touted as bringing 2,500 jobs to the immediate region.

A level 3 severe risk is now in place, with the strongest storms likely on Tuesday afternoon into the evening

The crash occurred around midnight Saturday near the entrance of Gebhard Woods State Park and Nettle Creek.

Fernando Rodriguez was pronounced dead at 12:11 p.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, according to a news release from Will County Coroner Laurie Summers.

A single-family home in Minooka that sold for $685,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Grundy County in the past week

Superintendent Robert Schiffbauer discusses the events going on as Minooka Community High School's spring semester starts to wrap up.

As Shaw Media celebrates its 175th anniversary, we looked back at four front pages from April 10, including one from Morris in 1912 that declared a recent election: “The Most Corrupt Nominating Primary in Years.”

Superintendent Craig Ortiz of Morris Community High School announces changes to how people will get around the school as it prepares for new construction.

Storms may drop over an inch of rain across northern Illinois overnight, raising rivers and increasing flooding concerns by Friday morning.

Prices were already rising, but the Iran war is accelerating increases as farmers prepare for one of the most expensive planting seasons in years

New staff will lead youth development programs in Will, Kankakee, and Grundy counties.

Hosted in partnership with the Diocese of Joliet, Franciscan University of Steubenville and Partnership for Youth, the conference will welcome thousands of high school teens for a week of worship.

A single-family home in Mazon that sold for $405,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Grundy County during the past week.

About 1 to 3 inches of rain fell over the area Friday night, with a localized amounts near 4 inches across parts of central Livingston county, the National Weather Service said.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center entrepreneurship program students design and market their own t-shirts, leading to sales at Field Day in Morris.

Gas prices have soared this week to a level not seen since 2022, as the war in Iran fuels economic concerns for consumers.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center brought the University of Illinois Extension simulation “Welcome to the Real World” to students at Coal City and Gardner-South Wilmington High School on March 25-26.

The Mazon Sesquicentennial Celebration has selected the winning designs for the sesquicentennial buttons.

The Extension’s work spans youth development, agriculture education, community wellness, and horticulture programming.

The Buffalo Wild Wings at 2685 Sycamore Drive in Morris announced over the weekend that it is closing its doors.

Here are the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference girls bowlers for the winter season.

Illinois Department of Natural Resources staff will continue to monitor the lake and will reopen it once it reaches safe navigation levels, the department said in a Monday.

Grundy County will be well-represented at the annual Illinois SkillsUSA competition in Peoria at the end of April: the Grundy Area Vocational Center is sending six automotive students to compete.

The Plug-In Illinois Act is touted by legislators as a way to unlock access to affordable solar power for Illinoisans who cannot install rooftop solar.

Fire brings more light into forests, which is crucial for young oak tree growth, but many land managers are concerned about how non-native plants affect fire intensity and young tree survival rates.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center automotive students are nearing the finish line on a school year-long project that, some day, will be reaching the finish line itself.

Nearly 50% of Meals on Wheels clients screen at high nutritional risk due to the compounded effects of chronic illness, medication use, food insecurity, and social isolation, according to the Illinois Department on Aging.

Two Chicago men were arrested near Morris on Tuesday after a pursuit on Interstate 80, according to the Grundy County Sheriff's Office. Police also said they recovered merchandise from the vehicle related to the reported retail theft in Peru

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office said it arrested two Peoria men and seized 2 kilograms of suspected cocaine and 11 grams of cannabis.

Jack Guldenbecker, the Village of Minooka's community development Officer, shares information on how to nominate a village resident for Citizen of the Year.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet, has appointed Kevin Hickey as its new executive director.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference girls basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.

Here is the 2025-26 All-Interstate 8 Conference boys basketball team, as voted on by I-8 coaches.

The Grundy County Board voted to approve a joint funding agreement with the federal government for a $2.7 million bridge construction project on Rice Road near South Wilmington.

Meghan Martin, the Grundy/Kendall Regional Office of Education superintendent, reported to the Grundy County Board Thursday that the region has trained 174 new bus drivers.

A single-family home in Channahon that sold for $566,500 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Grundy County during the past week

The spring series begins April 7, with sessions to help with building gardens and get spring moving.

Construction on a new water treatment plant in Mazon has been given the go ahead by the Grundy County Board.

Those running to represent Illinois in the next Congress will be part of one of the most consequential midterm elections in decades

Traffic has been diverted off the southbound lanes of I-55 onto Lorenzo Road, Illinois State Police said.

Voters in McHenry, Ogle, Lee, Grundy and many other counties are weighing in on whether they think Illinois should opt into a voucher-style federal scholarship program that would give donors a tax credit.

Voters turned out in a steady stream for Tuesday's primary election.