The Morris Area Public Library is kicking off National Public Library Week starting on Sunday with a sensory-sensitive movie.

Morris Hospital will hold a Camp 911 safety program for children entering third through fifth grades from 9 a.m. to noon on Friday, June 12, at Morris Hospital YMCA, 2200 W. Dupont Ave.

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

The Morris Woman’s Club is hosting its annual Superhero 5K Run at 9 a.m. Saturday, April 25, leaving from the Grundy County Courthouse.

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.

The Galowich YMCA in Joliet will close April 24. On Thursday, the city zoning board will consider plans for a Scuba business to move into the Houbolt Road site.

Grundy County offers safe disposal for electronics and confidential papers on Saturday, April 18, from 8 a.m. to noon at the Grundy County Administration Building, 1320 Union Street.

The Keg Grove Brewing Company will be the home of a fundraiser for the Grundy Eunoia Wellness Center of Mazon from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, April 25.

The Morris Area Public Library and the City of Morris are once again teaming up for Movies in the Park at Goold Park, which kicks off Friday, June 26.

The Morris Area Public Library is holding a Free Comic Book Day event Saturday, May 2.

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

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

Morris Hospital's Camp 911 teaches kids emergency safety skills

Rep. Jed. Davis (R- Yorkville) released a statement saying “the majority of residents don’t want” data centers and that local city officials should “listen to the residents.” He called for the projects to be put on the ballot for Yorkville.

The Rough Road 100, a multi-surface bicycle race, will begin at 8 a.m. Saturday at Keg Grove Brewing Compnay in Morris.

The Grundy County Chamber of Commerce and the Channahon-Minooka Chamber of Commerce are hosting Family Fest from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

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.”

Three-year accreditation covers all hospital locations and services effective until April 25, 2029.

In recognition of Parkinson’s Awareness Month, Morris Hospital is offering two free programs for individuals with Parkinson’s disease and their families.

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.

ICU nurse honored for exceptional compassion during a patient's critical illness.

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.

Morris auctioneer Erik Olson has made his musical debut as a voice on British punk rock band PET NEEDS's new album, "Elbows Out! This is Capitalism!"

When Walmart opened its first store in Peru on Tuesday, April 1, 1986, it marked a major retail milestone for the Illinois Valley.

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

First Presbyterian Church in Morris is hosting a performance of “The Living Last Words” at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 2.

The Morris Lions Club's annual Easter egg hunt returns at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 4 in Goold Park.

The Morris Area Public Library will be closed from Wednesday, April 1, through Sunday, April 5 as it transitions to the next portion of its expansion and renovation project.

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.

The City of Morris is opening reservations for the pavilions at the city's parks on Monday, April 6.

Coal City United Methodist Church will host a dinner and concert beginning at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 11.

The event, which organizers are calling “No Kings 3,″ has multiple rallies planned across Will County including Joliet, Romeoville, Bolingbrook, Lockport, Minooka and Shorewood.

Grundy Bank is launching a “What Are You Saving For?” Kids Club Drawing Contest this April.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office announced that it made two impaired driving arrests and issued 10 speeding tickets during the St. Patrick's Day enforcement period.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office said Cemetery Road between South Tabler Road and Washington Street will be closed for construction.

The Grundy County Health Department will be selling $10 tickets for the Joliet Slammers game on Thursday, June 18.

The City of Morris and the Morris Area Public Library are once again hosting Movies in the Park at Goold Park, and this year, the viewers will get to decide the movie they see.

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

Bone-ified Pet Care hosts its annual Doggie Easter Egg Hunt at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 28 in Goold Park.

Those who have visited the Grundy County Historical Museum at the right time may have noticed members of the Goose Lake Prairie Partners working on rugs using an old manual loom.

The Morris 40&8 Blue Chevaliers have presented Morris Officer Scott Evans with a citation of appreciation.

Here are the honor roll students for the third quarter of the school year at Morris Grade School.

Julie Kerr, a perinatal educator and registered nurse at Morris Hospital, has been named March Fire Starter of the Month.

The City of Morris is hosting an electronics recycling event with First American Recycling on March 20 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Most of the races of consequence this primary are statewide, but that doesn’t mean Grundy voters don’t have anything to decide locally.

Churches from around Morris are hosting a “donkey walk” at 5 p.m. Friday, March 27.

Churches from around Morris will celebrate the Easter season at noon on Good Friday, April 1, with a "Walk with the Cross".

Morris Hospital achieves its seventh reaccreditation in echocardiography services since the original accreditation in 2005.

The Grundy County Sheriff's Office will begin its St. Patrick's Day enforcement campaign on Friday, making an extra effort to keep drunk and high drivers off the road through Friday, March 23.