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.

The funding amounts received by these Will County school districts is based on factors including enrollment, poverty rate, number of special education and English-language learner students.

The Joliet Park District’s annual back-to-school event serves as a crucial resource for local families to help make sure students have the basic supplies needed to start the new school year.

The Will County Emergency Management Agency, the Will County Regional Office of Education, and local school districts partnered for a training program on how to reunite students and parents in the event of a school emergency.

Joliet West High School junior Calloway Walsh earned a gold medal at the 2025 SkillsUSA Illinois State Championships.

The African American Business Association of Will County recognized eight local organizations and individuals at its Juneteenth CEO & Awards Gala.

The freeze applies to funding already approved by Congress, and state education leaders say the delay is putting school districts in a difficult position with the 2025-26 school year looming

Several hundred people gathered at Larkin Avenue and West Jefferson Street in Joliet Saturday to participate in a nationwide day of organized events protesting President Donald Trump and his administration.

Read the transcript from our interview with Joliet Township High School District 204 Superintendent Dr. Karla Guseman on DEI, the Trump administration's proposed cuts, AI and more

Herald-News reporter Jessie Molloy discusses Department of Education proposed changes and possible funding cuts with Joliet Township High School District 204 Superintendent Dr. Karla Guseman.

The Brent Wadsworth Alumni Golf Outing typically raises $25,000, which funds fall mini-grants for students and staff at Joliet Township High School District 204.

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

The Joliet Township High School District 204 board chose Matthew Kennedy as its president during a special meeting on Monday.

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

Joliet Township High School District 204 held its annual Salute to Service Partnership Recognition event on April 10, recognizing the contributions of over 700 volunteers and donors to the district in 2025.

Students from both Joliet Township high schools qualified for the IHSA journalism competition state finals.

A Joliet West High School student was arrested after he was accused of inadvertently bringing an empty rifle magazine and a steak knife to school, police said.

Unofficial vote totals show incumbents in the lead for the election of the Joliet Township High School District 204 and Joliet Public Schools District 86 boards.

Voters this week in Will County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

This spring, Will County voters will get to decide who will represent them on their town, school, park and township boards, as well as weigh in on local referendum questions.

The Joliet Central Math Team finished third place overall at the JJC Invitational, earning first place in four competitions.

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.

Joliet West High School has announced the top 10 finalists for the Mr. and Ms. Alpha Omega, an award given to students who have contributed to school and community activities while maintaining excellent academic records.

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker supports legislation to ban the use of cellphones in classrooms across the state. Here is what candidates for Joliet Township School District 204 think about cellphones in schools.

Joliet West High School recognized 69 of its students as Illinois State Scholars at its Board of Education meeting on Feb. 18.

Joliet Central High School recognized 22 of its students as Illinois State Scholars at its Board of Education meeting on Feb. 18.

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.

Candidates for Joliet Public Schools District 86's Board of School Inspectors spoke to the public Wednesday at a candidate forum at the Joliet Public Library.

Joliet West High School English teacher Alyssa Greenwald has been selected as one of the 30 finalists for the 2025 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.

Matthew Kennedy: The top three issues facing JTHS right now are student discipline, maintaining and updating the physical buildings, and fostering the ongoing development and maintenance of community partnerships

Sam Coffey: I believe proficiency and state test scores are very closely related to school culture. A big obstacle in regard to test scores is student attendance.

Gov. JB Pritzker announced a plan Wednesday to require Illinois schools to limit student use of cell phones during instructional time.

The Joliet Township High School orchestra has commissioned a custom piece of music which the students will be able to perform this fall for the organization's 120th anniversary.

Joliet Township High School District 204 is hosting a "job and community resource expo" on Feb. 20 at Joliet West High School for the entire community.

Because of the expected winter storm forecast for northern Illinois, some Will County school districts are opting for virtually with e-learning on Wednesday.

Application deadline for students at participating high schools for the Will County Center for Economic Development internship program is Feb. 21.

The 17th MLK Day of Service in Joliet attracted 700 volunteers performing 2,100 service hours in 30 different projects.

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.

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.

The Joliet City Center Partnership recently announced the winners of its Holiday Window Decorating Contest.

Joliet Township High School District 204 is proposing a $100 million property tax levy to operate in 2025 – a 4.9 percent increase over last year’s $95 million tax levy.

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 has three seats available on the Board of School Inspectors, one on the East Side and two on the West Side. Joliet School District 204 also has three board seats up for reelection.

The 60,000-square-foot Village of Shorewood YMCA is being built in partnership with the village of Shorewood. Local officials gathered for a grounding-breaking ceremony for the facility on Thursday.

Voters will be asked to vote on seven members of the school boards of Joliet Public Schools District 86 and Joliet Township High School District 204 on April 1.

A sexual predator has been charged with going to Joliet West High School to pick up a 16-year-old girl and he’s accused of engaging in sexual acts with her, according to prosecutors.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 and Joliet Township High School District 204 students saw better scores in ELA—which evaluates reading, writing, comprehension, and critical thinking skills—than in math.

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.

This week, the Illinois State Board of Education released school- and district-level data showing what percentage of Will County students were considered proficient in math and reading last year. Check out this chart to see if that's an improvement over the prior year.

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.

A Democrat high school board president and Republican Will County board member plan to compete in the upcoming election for Will County Clerk.