The move comes following an outcry against data centers in neighboring communities like Joliet and Yorkville. The meeting will be Monday at 7 p.m. at Plainfield Village Hall.

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.

A Plainfield Township man is on trial for the 2018 first-degree murder of his girlfriend who died in a “brutal and devastatingly violent attack” in Romeoville, a prosecutor said. 

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, is sponsoring legislation to rename the post office at 14855 South Van Dyke Road in Plainfield in honor of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr.

The flexible Healthy Endeavors for Kids curriculum, available in English and Spanish, requires no clinical background to deliver, making it accessible for teachers, youth leaders and community staff, Endeavor said.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office “strongly discourages” youths participating in a prank known as “senior assassin” after responding to an incident several blocks from a Joliet school.

The restaurant opened in the former Crab Boil 59 space at 15507 S. Illinois Route 59 in 2023. It had previously been located in Oswego.

Werk Force Brewing in Plainfield will show organizations and business professionals how to support brain health and the Walk to End Alzheimer’s.

Will County will kick off its series of spring recycling events on Saturday, April 18 with Recyclepalooza in Joliet.

A single-family home in Naperville that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Will County in the past week.

U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Naperville, was able to secure $250,000 in federal funding for the Bentley Road Pathway Connection, which is part of the DuPage River Trail

Shorewood police are asking for any additional witnesses to come forward regarding a fatal crash that led to the death of an 18-year-old resident of Joliet. They can call the police at 815-725-1460.

The Will County Regional Office of Education presented teachers and school employees with the inaugural Educators in Excellence Awards on Thursday night.

The single-family home located at 12843 Bradford Lane in Plainfield was sold on March 25, for $651,200, or $198 per square foot.

The home at 12361 South Meridian Lane in Plainfield was sold on March 26. The purchase price was $616,000. This is a two-story house.

A 29-year-old driver of a Mazda and two passengers, including an infant, were injured after a box truck collided with their vehicle near I-55, police said.

Four women were arrested in Joliet and two of them were accused of striking officers trying to break up large crowds and stop fights in parking lots near the Louis Joliet Mall.

Larry’s Diner, located at 24522 W. Lockport Street, closed its doors in May 2023 after being in business for 23 years.

Residents can place household refuse, bulk items (i.e., chairs, couches, and mattresses), and white goods (i.e., refrigerators, washers, dryers, and water heaters) at the curb on their regular pickup day.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County purchased almost 106 acres north of Bruce Road and east of Cedar Road around Messenger Woods Nature Preserve in Homer Glen.

The event will be at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, at Bolingbrook Golf Club, 2001 Rodeo Drive in Bolingbrook.

Real estate news: The single-family home located at 24616 Lincolnway Street in Plainfield was sold on March 19, for $615,000, or $242 per square foot.

A Joliet man was arrested after he was accused of unlawfully possessing a gun found during a search warrant operation on Garnsey Avenue in the city’s east side.

Wags 2 Wellness, a low-cost veterinary practice, has opened a new location in Minooka after being at a Plainfleld location for more than a decade.

This will be the second roundabout on Wolfs Crossing. In 2023, the four-way intersection at Wolfs Crossing and Harvey Road was replaced with Oswego’s first roundabout.

Beginning with the fall semester, the district will transition from its current 5.0 unweighted grading scale at the high school level to a standard 4.0 unweighted grading scale.

Kendall and Will counties are under a flood advisory until 6 p.m. Tuesday

The single-family residence located at 16109 Gamay Drive in Plainfield was sold on March 17, for $886,000, or $149 per square foot.

The single-family residence located at 13002 Staggs Leap Trail in Plainfield was sold on March 10, for $640,000, or $219 per square foot.

The 243,500-square-foot store under construction in Plainfield is about the same size as its other stores.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but damage to the unit is estimated at approximately $40,000, the Plainfield Fire Protection District said.

In January, village trustees unanimously approved hiring Baxter & Woodman to prepare a public right-of-way transition plan that meets current ADA requirements.

State Sen. Meg Loughran said Women’s History Month was the “perfect time to gather” and celebrate the women who “fought for us to have fuller and healthier lives.”

The single-family home located at 13302 Rosewood Lane in Plainfield was sold on March 4, for $910,000, or $252 per square foot.

The work will include the removal and replacement of selected areas of concrete sidewalk, installation of new concrete sidewalk, curb and gutter removal and replacement, drainage improvements and pavement resurfacing.

Votes on Tuesday show Will County Sheriff’s Deputy Patrick Jones maintained his lead in the Democratic primary for Will County sheriff.

The election on Tuesday will decide which Democrat and Republican will compete in the November election for Will County sheriff. Polls close at 7 p.m.

A single-family residence located at 22802 Eider Court in Plainfield changed owners on Feb. 27.

The gloomy forecast doesn't stop residents from attending the annual Plainfield Hometown Irish Parade on Sunday, March 15.

St. Patrick's Day is almost here and that means the bagpipers will soon be be turning up in downtown Plainfield.

At least four cases involving wives who’ve disappeared in Will and LaSalle counties remain unsolved and one of those cases dates back to 1990.

Plainfield District 202 is sending two basketball teams and five high school student athletes to the Special Olympics games at Illinois State University.

To remind motorists of the dangers of impaired driving and to help keep the streets safe, area police departments are teaming up with the Illinois State Police and Illinois Department of Transportation for a traffic safety campaign running March 13 through March 23.

A prosecutor said a Colorado woman charged with the drug-induced homicide of a Shorewood man may have been part of the same "friend group" as that man. He said their relationship is "unclear."

Will County Sheriff’s Office will still not disclose internal investigation records regarding a lieutenant’s fatal shooting that resulted in a $2.75 million civil settlement against the county.

Grande Park Elementary School on March 5 held its fourth annual Diversity Fair, part of its Diversity Spirit Week.

A woman from Colorado has been charged with the 2023 drug-induced homicide of a man who died from ingesting fentanyl in Shorewood.

Speakers at the Plainfield expo will discuss the many stages of women’s health with a focus on menopause and nutrition.

Cheryl Lee, past president of the Northern Illinois Home Builders Association and president of CL Design-Build Inc. – a custom homebuilder in the western suburbs, including Plainfield – said tariffs only exacerbate the current housing affordability crisis.

A Will County Board member on trial for computer tampering said she “just didn’t think” to ask a political opponent if they shared the same email account password.