Shorewood

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Will County property transfers from March 4 to Aug. 16, 2024.

Motorists traveling in the eastbound direction of Interstate 80 should consider alternative routes to avoid the area, IDOT officials said.

Will County property transfers from May 16 to Aug. 12, 2024.

The new Counseling Works office is located at 611 W. Jefferson St., Suite 201, Shorewood. New clients are being accepted, seven days a week, both in-person and via telehealth.

The Will County Humane recently joined the Plainfield Shorewood Area Chamber of Commerce and held a ribbing cutting on Aug. 29 to celebrate.

The fifth annual Tammy’s Ride will leave at 10 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, from Conrad’s Harley-Davidson in Shorewood before making a stop on Interstate 80 at mile marker 83, where Tammy Jo Zywicki last was seen with her car and ending at end at Fat Daddy’z Bar and Grill in Seneca.

Will County property transfers from May 8 to July 30, 2024.

Shorewood Kiwanis Club held a toy drive in July to collect new toys and gift cards for children with cancer.

David J. Silverman, attorney for the village of Shorewood, said case laws have declared these types of shows protected by the U.S. Constitution’s first amendment.

A Lockport Township man who was previously convicted of possessing an AK-47 rifle has been arrested again on charges alleging he possessed a loaded 9 mm semiautomatic handgun in a vehicle.

Trisha Dust will lead operations at the Galowich Family YMCA in Joliet during construction of the 50,000-square-foot Shorewood YMCA facility.

Some Will County restaurants not only welcome man's best friend they create dog-friendly entrees, too.

Explore the habitat of local bat species in Will County and watch bats emerge go out on their nightly hunt at Hammel Woods in Shorewood.

The northbound lanes of I-55 in Joliet have been reopened after they were closed for hours because a commercial vehicle struck the Black Road bridge.

Troy Township will host an AARP Smart Driver Safety Course for seniors on Monday, Sept. 9 and Tuesday, Sept. 10 in Shorewood.

Will County Brewing opened its Channahon location in 2023.

The cause of a crash on I-80 crash that left two people injured on Thursday morning still remains under investigation. The roadways have been re-opened.

A road construction project in Plainfield will lead to the closure on Monday of a section of Indian Boundary Road for the next three months.

A man was arrested in Shorewood after he was accused of leaving a dog inside of a vehicle for two hours in hot weather, which likely caused the pet’s death.

Shorewood Crossroads Festival will be held Friday, Saturday and Sunday, at Cene’s Four Seasons Park.

Southbound ramp at Jefferson St. (Route 52) closes at 9 p.m. Friday, reopens 6 a.m. Monday.

In addition to the Jewel-Osco store on Larkin Avenue, other Will County grocery stores impacted include the Mariano's in Shorewood and Frankfort.

The investigation of a Channahon sex crime was conducted by the Channahon Police Department, the Will County Children’s Advocacy Center, the Bolingbrook Police Department and the Illinois State Police Forensic Science Laboratory.

Owners of businesses in Lockport, Joliet, Crest Hill, Plainfield and Shorewood shares lessons they still use today to run their own businesses.

Connor Freeman, a soon-to-be sixth grader at Trinity Christian School in Shorewood will show how to create “Scratch” coding games.