Joliet Central students are being dismissed at 1:15 p.m. following normal dismissal procedures, according to Joliet Township High School District 204.

Joliet Central hosted Joliet West for a varsity flag football game on Thursday, Oct. 2.

Green Garden in Frankfort hosted the 3A L-W Central Regional boys golf competition on Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Joliet Central celebrated homecoming with a parade in Downtown Joliet on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Joliet Central hosted Plainfield Central for a varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 26.

The parade will begin at. 10 a.m. starting along Herkimer Street and moving north towards East Jackson Street.

Joliet Central hosted Lisle for a girls varsity volleyball game on Monday, Sept. 22.

Joliet Central High School will host a Community Connections Expo to help members of the community connect with jobs and information about school and community services.

Joliet Central hosted Plainfield South for a girls varsity volleyball game on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Joliet Central hosted Plainfield East for a varsity football game on Friday, Sept. 12.

Joliet Central High School was briefly put on lockdown Thursday morning due to police activity in the surrounding area. Joliet police said the incident involved a suspect who fled during a traffic stop.

Joliet Central hosted Bloom for a varsity flag football game on Thursday, Sept. 11.

Joliet Catholic hosted Joliet Central for a varsity boys soccer match on Monday, Sept. 8

Two 9 mm bullets were found on the floor of a classroom at Joliet Central High School but officers who responded did not find any weapons or other “concerning items,” school officials said.

Future culinary professionals at both Joliet Township High Schools are equipped with state-of-the-art workspaces after School District 204 completed renovations this year for new cooking classrooms.

It's time to put a name on statue outside Slammers Stadium, residents says so people can appreciate the Joliet native and former MLB star. City officials agree.

The family of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr. was joined by city officials and roughly 100 residents outside his boyhood home in Joliet for a ceremony dedicating Albert Avenue in his honor on Friday.

Ian Campbell, a senior defensive linemen at Joliet Catholic, has verbally committed to play football for Navy in college. He's the latest in a slew of Hilltoppers to pledge themselves to the military academies for football.

Joliet Township High School District 204 has announced the Students of the Month for May from Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools.

Jeffrey Grimes once planned to be a missionary but became a teacher. He calls Joliet Central 'the heartbeat of the community.'

The JTHS 24th Annual Brent Wadsworth Alumni Golf Outing benefits students and staff at District 204 in Joliet.

Jitters coffee shop in downtown Joliet is now serving a beverage that pays homage to Joliet Central High School and its Steelmen mascot.

The Jerry E. Lewis Memorial Scholarship would provide financial assistance to Illinois high school seniors who plan to major in music at the college level.

Joliet Central High School has announced the top 10 finalists for this year's Mr. and Ms. J. Finalists were chosen by faculty based on school involvement, community service and character.

Candidates for the JTHS District 204 board met with members of the public at the Joliet Public Library Wednesday to answer a series of questions about their vision for the district if elected in April.

Here are some things around the Herald-News coverage area to keep an eye on as the girls wrestling postseason gets underway this weekend.

Officers in Joliet recovered a handgun modified to fire automatically, as well as a second handgun and rifle in the investigation of several teens in masks possibly armed on the city’s east side. 

Six Joliet Township High School District 204 students and Joliet West’s Concert Choir have been selected to perform as Illinois Music Educators Association All-State Musicians in Peoria.

The 17th annual Joliet-Area MLK Day of Service will take place on Jan. 20 and will include volunteer opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds.

Joliet Township High School Central campus held a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday for its new culinary arts rooms ready just in time for when school resumes Wednesday.

Joliet Central High School invites the community to a ribbon cutting and tours of its new 8,000-square-foot culinary arts addition on Monday.

Molly Parker scored 26 points, Taylor Healy added 13 and the Celtics absolutely dominated the Joliet Central Steelmen to pick up their first victory of the year, 64-38 in the WJOL Tournament.

Joliet Township High School District 204 estimates the transition to solar panels will save the district an estimated $5 million and conserve the equivalent of 416,948 gallons of gas over the next 25 years.

Rich Goberville, a songwriter and a longtime Joliet Central High School physics teacher, said approximately 20 people helped create the companion music video – including Joliet Central alumni.

Joliet Township High School District 204 will host a community resource fair open to everyone from 5 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Joliet Central High School.

The International Day of Peace Celebration & Peace Walk in Joliet featured speeches, tables with informational literatures and a walk showing attendees’ commitment to peace.

The Joliet Township Government's Community Violence Intervention and the Nonviolent Cities Project—Joliet will host a reception and walk on September 21 to commemorate International Peace Day.

Joliet police say no credible threats found, but others may be involved after making two arrests in connection with social media threats made to Joliet schools.

The Joliet Township High Schools Boosters’ 18th annual golf outing will begin at 8 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Inwood Golf Course.

Joliet Township High School District 204 wants to add more school resource officers.

15 players make up the first team with a robust second team showing just how good this year's group was.

Uxmar Torres, 28, of Joliet, is a Joliet Junior College employee and organizer of Bicentennial Park’s first poetry open mic night on April 5.

The 2024 Joliet Young Musicians Mentor Band still needs students, mentors and sponsors. Registration deadline is May 24.

Joliet Central High School senior Jesus Avila won a silver medal at the 2024 SkillsUSA Illinois Career Competition

Three local musicians said Jerry Lewis, who retired as chairman of Fine Arts at Joliet Junior College in 2003 and died earlier this spring, was the reason they even pursued a career in music.

Antonio Juarez has manned the sidelines and dugout for Joliet Central for over three decades. This baseball season will be his last as a coach for the Steelmen.

Sam Maue, 17, of Homer Glen, won first place and will continue to the district contest. But Molly Nelson, 17, of Joliet, won a very close second place i

Taking a look at the girls soccer programs around the Herald-News coverage area heading into the season.

An Elwood school district will examine whether to send their students to Wilmington instead of Joliet given their concerns over rising truck traffic and commute time in recent years, the district’s superintendent said.

Individuals competed in the girls Sectional Wrestling meet on Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024 at Geneseo High School.