The Eggventure Cafe at 410 Mondamin St. in Minooka celebrated its grand opening on July 12 with breakfast and lunch specials, along with enthusiastic support from the community.

The Morris City Council passed an ordinance Monday night that will allow facilities like factories and distribution centers to place solar panels on their roofs without a permitting process.

Morris Cruise Night will again take over Liberty Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. this Saturday benefiting the Fallen Outdoors.

The City of Morris is hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday at City Hall, 700 N. Division St.

Illinois landowners and farmers will have more flexibility when it comes to hunting on their own property after legislation signed into law on Friday, Aug. 1.

The Del Bergeson Orchestra will perform at 6:30 p.m. Thursday to cap off the City of Morris’ Summer Concert Series on the Grundy County Courthouse Lawn, 111 E. Washington St.

The Three French Hens Country Market returns from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in Downtown Morris, bringing vendors selling produce, plants, art, crafts, antiques, t-shirts, baked goods, and more to the parking lot behind 402 Liberty St and along Jackson St.

The Channahon-Minooka Chamber of Commerce welcomed Furry Haven Pet Care to the community on Wednesday, June 11 at the Veterans Dog Park, celebrating the opening of the new business.

The Morris Watercolor Guild has given the Morris Area Public Library a donation, which the library used to purchase a selection of high-quality art books for its collection.

The Grundy County Courthouse Lawn and the rest of Downtown Morris will be filled with artists, their art, and all sorts of performances on Saturday, Aug. 16 for the Liberty Arts Festival.

Jack Guldenbecker, the Community Development Officer for the Village of Minooka, talks about the Vintage Faire, which takes place the Sunday of every month in Minooka.

Will Grundy Medical Clinic (WGMC) announced its commitment ot strengthen health and social care services in its region in a news release Friday.

The Morris Police Department, Morris Fire Protection District, and many first responders will be holding a National Night Out from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave.

Coal City United Methodist Church is hosting a back toschool gathering at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 17, with free food and outdoor games.

Morris Hospital has named Senior Accountant Jen Theobald it's Fire Starter of the Month for July.

Julianne Buck, the executive director for the Community Foundation for Grundy County, talks how folks can use their own donation money to supplement the funding of government institutions like libraries, park districts and fire districts.

The First Presbyterian Church in Morris is hosting a pet blessing from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 26 at 200 E. Jackson St.

The Morris Police Department said officers discovered vandalism at around midnight Friday morning in the 200 block of Liberty Street.

The First Presbyterian Church in Morris is hosting musical trio the Shy Godzillas at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 17 at 200 E. Jackson St.

There’s an outside chance it’ll get done this winter, but workers will make trail improvements at Starved Rock State Park in 2026.

The City of Morris is changing how residents are notified about delinquent water bills: Instead of getting red tags on their doors, residents will receive a letter containing the notice in the mail.

The Morris Area Public Library is inviting the community to join them from 6:30 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. at Goold Park, 308 Northern Ave., for Music In the Park: A Classic Cartoon Sing-Along.

Morris Hospital and the Morris Hospital YMCA have announced their free community programs for August, which are held at 2200 W. Dupont Ave., and don’t require a YMCA membership.

An anonymous private art collector is allowing the Morris Area Public Library to present a one-day special exhibition of original Renaissance-era works by legendary artists from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 16.

The Morris Police Department and Grundy 911 dispatch will now have access to the cameras inside Morris Community High School for use in emergency situations.

Morris Hospital is offering the American Heart Association's CPR, AED and First Aid Training course from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Shabbona School, 725 School St., Morris.

Coal City United Methodist Church is hosting a blood drive from o3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 13 at 6805 E. McArdle Road.

A crowd of people lined Illinois Route 47 in Morris Thursday to 'make good trouble,' as the late civil rights leader and Congressman John Lewis often referred to peaceful protesting.

Liberty Street in Morris will be busy all day Saturday as the Morris Restaurant and Retail Association hosts its annual Sidewalk Sales.

The Minooka Police Department is hosting its National Night Out from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 at Lions Park, 8875 McEvilly Road.

The City of Morris is moving the StingRays performance scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday to the auditorium at Morris Community High School, 1000 Union St. due to the forecast of intense heat.

Grundy County Board Chair Drew Muffler said the moratorium in place will have an impact on any of the community solar projects within the county that are looking to set up battery banks as an accompaniment to solar panels.

There have been many events and programs around Coal City the last year that come from Coaler DRIVE, including the upcoming Back to School Bash from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 26 at Campbell Park, 580 S. Broadway St.

In addition to offering apparel and other items, owner Alicia Percudani serves clients with a commercial direct-to-film printer at Main Street Tees.

In May, the Grundy County Board voted down a icensed counselor’s application for an in-patient drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in Coal City. The day after, the County Board of Health voted to shutter a mental health services unit.

The Burgess Family, descendants of Englishman John Cragg, who built the original Cragg Cabin at Gose Lake Prairie, gathered at cabin’s replica over the Fourth of July weekend to celebrate the American flag and their family history.

First Secure Community Bank has been in the Joliet community for seven years and recently celebrated with an outdoor party at the bank.

The Morris Theatre Guild will be performing “On Clover Road”, a play full of suspense, thrills and twists starting at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, July 18 and 19 and July 25 and 26, and 2:30 p.m. performances on Sunday, July 20 and 27.

Santa Claus is Coming to Grundy County has announced its first-ever Touch-a-Truck event on Saturday, July 19, at Lions Park in Coal City. The event promises a fun-filled day for families while raising funds for the Heroes & Helpers initiative.

Ferguson’s Super Bowls is expanding its portable restroom services to Morris and Grundy County, and it celebrated with a ribbon cutting with the Grundy County Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, June 17.

We Care of Grundy County is hosting its annual Stuff the Bus event Saturday at Walmart, 333 E. US Route 6 in Morris.

United Way of Grundy County is turning 80 in 2026 and is seeking individuals passionate about the United Way’s mission to join our Planning Committee.

Mayor Chris Brown and local Edward Jones financial representative Grant Whybark announced three recipients of the Mayor Chris Brown Community Scholarship at the State of the City on Wednesday, June 18.

The Lumberyard, a recreation and shopping destination in Seneca, is hosting an upcoming farmers market that will celebrate local foods, handmade goods, music and community connection.

The Wabena Bridge over I-80 in Minooka has been closed after a truck struck the bridge on Monday.

Hundreds of miles and four days later, almost 100 bicyclists found ways to grieve, support each other and remember police officers killed while on duty in Illinois in 2024. Cycle Across Illinois benefiting the Illinois chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors concludes Sunday.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources announced Monday that the Gunnar A. Peterson Visitor Center at Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area in Grundy County will be demolished to build a new one.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved a $318 million budget for the current fiscal year, with one trustee abstaining and another voting against it out of financial concerns.

At the new destination for breakfast, lunch and dinner, familiar staff members are part of the wholly reimagined space that housed longtime restaurant R-Place at TravelCenters of America in Morris.

An annual fundraiser for March of Dimes is accepting donations for its Thursday, July 31 through Saturday, Aug. 2 rummage sale.