Shorewood

A Joliet grocery store and several restaurants were closed for one day as part of a nationwide protest in solidarity with immigrants in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

Shorewood HUGS held its annual chocolate ball fundraiser on Feb. 1, 2025 to fulfill wishes for local people in need.

National homebuilder Lennar will provide new single-family housing – Towne Center II – on 139 lots between the existing Towne Center and Fox Bend neighborhoods in Shorewood.

IDOT say the Route 52 project will run along a 2.5-mile stretch between Houbolt Road in Joliet and River Road in Shorewood.

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C recognized its November and December Students of the Month at its monthly school board meeting.

A two-vehicle crash in Shorewood caused injuries to three people and one of them is in critical condition at a hospital in Joliet.

The “unimaginable loss” of a Joliet family who were killed in a mass shooting one year ago continues to be “felt deeply within our department and across our community,” said Joliet’s police chief.

The Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce will host a ribbon cutting M/I Homes from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Thursday at 25542 W. Alabaster Circle in Plainfield.

The Little Miss Black Joliet pageant allows girls ages 6 to 12 showcase talents and develop poise and confidence.

The Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce hosted ribbon cutting ceremonies for G.R.I.T RX Fitness and Ava James & Company.

A Will County judge backed a previous judge’s ruling to keep a Shorewood man in jail as he prepares to go to trial in a case linked to a deadly 2024 Joliet shooting spree.

A former chief executive officer for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Will and Grundy counties has pleaded not guilty to a charge alleging he stole money from the nonprofit organization that mentors youths.

Several murder trials are expected to take place in Joliet in 2025, including one that attracted international attention and a U.S. congressional hearing.

An Uber driver’s vehicle in Joliet was randomly struck by gunfire by an unknown shooter. Police officials are seeking videos and information on the incident.

The Imagination Library is a book-gifting program, “which mails free, high-quality and age-appropriate books to children from birth to age five,” according to a news release from the Will County Executive Office.

Instead of closing, Critical Grind in Shorewood will expand its offerings in 2025.

Shorewood Home & Auto recently celebrated its 50th year of business in Shorewood.

Shorewood police officers have arrested a man who is accused of stalking a 16-year-old girl and her mother outside Mariano’s grocery store.

Chicago Lab Grown Diamonds & Jewelry recently opened at 301 Vertin Blvd. in Shorewood.

X-Golf Shorewood is geared to golfers of all levels: experienced, beginning golfers and even non-golfers, according to owner Jeff Bass.

Chicken-N-Spice restaurant in Shorewood is now offering chicken on the bone each Wednesday in addition to its signature chicken breast chunks.

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.

State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel's Crest Hill office will serve as a location for the Toys for Tots collection for children across Will County through Dec. 12.

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C has three schools designated exemplary by the Illinois School Report Card.

The Greater Joliet Area YMCA will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Village of Shorewood YMCA on Thursday, Nov. 21. The new facility is expected to be open in spring 2026.

Tom Bolek of Shorewood will discuss the VIP Service Dog Foundation on "The Drew Barrymore Show" on Monday.

Best Hybrid Batteries, located at 18600 Rt. 59 Unit B1, Shorewood, is moving after a fire damaged its previous unit, according to the village of Shorewood.

We Rock the Spectrum Shorewood provides a “safe, nurturing, and fun environment to foster learning, exploration and safe sensory experiences,” according to its website.

A Rockdale man received probation after he pleaded guilty to using his cellphone while he was involved in a vehicle crash that led to the death of pedestrian in Shorewood in 2020.

Unofficial vote totals on Tuesday night show incumbent Laurie Summers maintained a lead over Robert Enright in the race for the Will County Coroner’s Office.

Here are three races to keep an eye in Will County on as the votes roll in on Tuesday evening.

Representatives from the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry, Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce, Lockport Chamber of Commerce and American Business Association shared their best advice.

Shorewood's Anh’s Cakery & Cafe has opened a new store at 1151 Brook Forest Ave. in Shorewood.

Halloween is Thursday. Here's a guide to find out when trick or treat hours are for your Will County community.

Free food and free haircuts will be offered at a youth empowerment fair on Nov. 16 at Second Baptist Church in Joliet. The fair is meant to prepare youths for college.

Ascendant Iron fitness center is now located at 700 W. Jefferson St. Unit 307 in Shorewood.

Minooka Community High School and Plainfield Central High School girls volleyball teams are hoping to score a lot of points on Tuesday, Oct. 15 to benefit Shorewood HUGS.

Interstate access was opened Monday to more than 309 acres of Joliet land at Interstates 55 and 80 in a development known as the Rock Run Collection.

The third annual one-mile walk raising awareness about breast cancer and diabetes will take place on Saturday morning at the Will County Office building in Joliet.

Hidden Lakes Trout Farm in Bolingbrook will be hosting a Trout Season Celebration beginning at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19.

The Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park Theatre in Joliet and Critical Grind Board Game Café in Shorewood are offering mystery theater events in October.

The Interstate 55 interchange at the border of Joliet and Shorewood will open on Monday. Some lanes will remain closed, but Gov. Pritzker and others will be there for a ribbon-cutting.

The village of Shorewood says X-Golf, an indoor golf simulator experience, will open “very soon” at 1004 Brook Forest Ave.

We Rock the Spectrum - Shorewood will include open play, classes, camp, private facility rentals, parties for birthdays and other special occasions.

Class 2A No. 1 Mustangs dominate Knights in District 6 action

The village of Shorewood recently issued a business license to Madison Elyse Events LLC, for an event rental space at 707 W. Jefferson St. Unit D.

A vehicle reportedly caught on fire following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 55 in Shorewood on Friday morning, police said.

A woman serving life in prison for the 2013 murder two Joliet men has filed a new petition that asks a judge to vacate her conviction or her sentence under claims that her constitutional rights were violated.

Capacity of West Side Wastewater Treatment plant will be expanded to 18 million gallons a day.

Clay Russell, 61, was pronounced dead Sunday on Interstate 55 in Wilmington.