Hope United Methodist Church will host the 110th chicken noodle dinner from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at 2506 Caton Farm Road in Joliet.

The new facility will be 16,000 square feet, more than double its current size. The building formerly housed the Rusty Ridge Animal Center, which moved last year to Shorewood.

About 150 paid internships are available with local employers. Fifteen local high schools are participating in program organized by the Will County Center for Economic Development.

He posed as a representative of Snap Inc. and texted more than 4,500 victims requesting their Snapchat access codes. When about 570 women provided those codes, Svara accessed the Snapchat accounts of at least 59 women without permission.

At approximately 2:14 p.m. Monday, a 911 call went out regarding smoke inside one unit of a five-unit townhouse building in the 14500 block of South Patriot Square Drive in Plainfield.

The approximately five acres of land is currently unincorporated agricultural land in Will County. The restaurant would be located directly east of Walker’s Grove Elementary School.

Looking for a good book? You now have plenty of options in Will and Grundy counties.

The event organized by the Office of the Will County Executive offers a morning of family activities during the day off from school on Feb. 16.

The C.W. Avery Family YMCA – located at 15120 Wallin Drive in Plainfield – first opened its doors on Feb. 4, 2006.

Students from Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools took to the streets on Friday as part of a nationwide walkout to protest actions of ICE agents.

He roamed in and out of his house with guns and ammo draped across his body, spurring officers to close streets and warn residents to stay inside as they called in neighboring police, drones, a SWAT team and an armored vehicle to the standoff.

Will County Clerk Annette Parker announced that in-person early voting will begin on Thursday at the county clerk's office in Joliet.

Today marks the first of a two-part series about the use of automated license plate readers, commonly known as LPRS or Flock cameras, in northern Illinois. Today’s installment focuses on how cities use the cameras and the successes they have noted

Anyone who donates to Will County Habitat for Humanity by Friday and shines a light may enter the drawing for a chance to win the famous lights.

Mica Freeman: My top priority is making sure the residents of my district — especially Plainfield — have a strong voice on the Will County Board. Read Freeman's full election questionnaire here

Itzel Huerta of Plainfield was crowned Miss Eco Teen International 2025 at the pageant, which was held in Egypt. But now her real work begins.

The longtime Oswegoland Park District employee started in his new position on Jan. 5.

Plainfield East High School teacher and soccer coach Lisa Simon was honored this month as a National Mentor of the Month for her work doing community service with her students.

The Will County Clerk's office has announced the locations of vote by mail dropboxes for the 2026 primary election, including a new drop-off location at the New Lenox Village Hall.

District 308's immediate concerns are at Grande Park and Southbury elementary schools, which are approaching capacity.

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A single-family home in Naperville that sold for $1.65 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Will County during the past week.

The property owner has replaced the lights in the house and deputies were able to complete a more thorough investigation on and inside the property, the sheriff’s office said on Friday.

The 8,304-square-foot Plainfield home, built in 1992, was sold for $725,000

The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Plainfield Fire Protection District and MABAS Division 15 fire investigators.

A teen driver from Addison suffered life-threatening injuries in a Joliet crash. Police are seeking videos from the public.

Firefighters from Plainfield Fire Protection District and other departments responded to a fire Wednesday at HopScotch and Vine . in downtown Plainfield.

A business manager for Tischler’s Market in Plainfield has been charged with theft after the owner of the business discovered voided cash transactions totaling about $92,709.

District 202 administrators and staff shared progress on strategic goals and invited community input to help guide the district’s next steps.

Dr. Danique Lippens is board-certified in family medicine with clinical interests in preventive care, integrative medicine and women’s health.

The majority of the calls the fire district responded to last year were medical calls. The district responded to 5,057 medical calls and 55 building fires in 2025.

The Library is “a warm, library-style space lined with books – ideal for ceremonies, cocktail hour, or to give your guests a memorable backdrop for the whole event,” according to the Warehouse 109 website.

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A single-family home in Homer Glen that sold for $1.33 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Will County during the past week.

The 2,450-square-foot restaurant offers 60 seats for indoor dining. Customers can order ahead online at zaxbys.com and through the Zaxbys app for curbside pickup.

This annual adults-only night of entertainment, dinner, games and live and silent auctions will support the St. Mary Immaculate Parish School community.

Real estate news: A 3,485-square-foot single-family home in Plainfield, built in 2005, has changed hands.

Real estate news: The 3,594-square-foot Plainfield house, built in 2005, was sold for $706,000

Each monthly Coffee with Cappel serves as an open forum for community members to engage in informal conversations with the senator.

The single-family house located at 16127 Gamay Drive in Plainfield was sold on Jan. 7, for $765,000, or $157 per square foot.

Joliet and Plainfield police apprehended two 19-year-old suspects in a home invasion that turned violent Sunday morning.

Menards stores in Grundy, Kendall and Will counties are taking donations for area food pantries now through the month of March.

Don Wachter has become known as Bearman for the costume he wears to each Bears game. He will be back at Soldier Field for Sunday’s NFC playoff game.

The single-family home located at 12840 Shenandoah Trail in Plainfield was sold on Jan. 2, for $675,000, or $197 per square foot.

DuPage County Judge Joshua Dieden has granted the state’s motion to deny pre-trial release for Deion Kidd, 30, according to the DuPage County State’s Attorney Office.

A 2,107-square-foot single-family house, built in 1994, has changed hands.

Potential buyers can attend a public preview from 3 to 6 p.m. Jan. 13 at the former restaurant to inspect the auction items before bidding. More information is at Grafe Auction’s website, grafeauction.com.

Chad Feldotto replaces former executive director Tom Betsinger, who was charged last July with allegedly attempting to run over a person with his pickup truck in Yorkville and driving under the influence of alcohol.

Aces, a new highly-themed cannabis dispensary, is set to open in Plainfield in the coming weeks.

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