Will County

Lockport Township High School will host its second annual Student Short Film Festival on Friday night to showcase student work and determine which group will compete in a state level contest.

The Joliet City Council will consider approving the donation of land with a value of about $377,000 from NorthPoint for the construction of a future water tower.

Two people were killed and four others injured in a three-vehicle crash involving a garbage truck near Peotone in Will County.

The city of Joliet has been holding meetings this week with any residents interested in joining the Community Emergency Response Team to create corps of volunteers to help in emergencies and big events.

Bring your child to the Joliet Public Library for a day of fun activities on Saturday.

Burger City, which makes uses fresh ingredients to make healthy, tasty meals, opened its Crest Hill location on Jan. 21 .

Learn why. when and how the Forest Preserve District of Will County uses fire as a tool for conserving and restoring the habitats from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30, at Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet.

Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox is seeing a high volume of patients due to respiratory cases.

Plainfield South's boys basketball team was down eight early and behind at halftime, but the Cougars wound up with the victory over Morris.

A 40-plus Joliet restaurant tradition is no more. A new restaurant has moved into the former Sub Dock at 923 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host a Mutts and Mugs program from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, at Forked Creek Preserve near Wilmington. A 2025 dog park permit is required to attend.

Sarah Oprzedek, president and chief executive officer of United Way of Will County, said "news of the federal funding freeze caught many organizations by surprise."

Priscilla Cordero has left Joliet to take a job as economic development director for the village of Matteson.

Following the resignation of Zyan Navarra in December the Lockport Township High School District 205 board has appointed Derek Patton to serve as an interim member until May.

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

The Plainfield North girls basketball team had no trouble dispatching Plainfield Central 68-20 while the boys game was back and forth before the Tigers won 61-52.

Officers in Joliet recovered a handgun modified to fire automatically, as well as a second handgun and rifle in the investigation of several teens in masks possibly armed on the city’s east side. 

Lincoln-Way West made five 3-pointers in the second quarter Tuesday night en route to a 60-40 win over District 202 rival Lincoln-Way Central.

Will County schools, cities, and hospitals were dealt a surprise blow on Tuesday as President Donald Trump issued an order freezing all federal grant funding. The action is now on hold by court order but local officials are working to see what's next.

The Rev. Carlos Martins allegedly grabbed a girl’s hair, made a “flossing motion” with her hair in his mouth, sat behind her and made a “growling noise,” according to a statement from Joliet police officials.

The family of a hostage taker who was killed by a Will County sheriff’s lieutenant in 2022 said they feel a “sense of profound injustice” after learning the lieutenant won’t face charges.

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

The city of Lockport is working on finding a new tenant for the now-empty Sonic drive through location, hopes to meet with property owner.

The Will County Facilities Department is now “working with forensic engineering companies to provide an independent analysis of the stone façade on the outside of the Will County Courthouse,” according to a news release from Will County.

Wilmington held off a late Tigers push to rebound from a loss with a 44-37 Wilmington win over Herscher on Monday.

The $68 million that Joliet will spend on 30 miles of water main replacements this year is the latest expenditure on a program to replace all water mains built before 1970.

A Will County sheriff’s lieutenant who is being sued over claims that he wrongfully killed a hostage taker in 2022 at a Romeoville bank will face no charges over the incident.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources Conservation Police have a valuable tool for winter rescues on the icy Illinois, Fox and Vermilion rivers.

Coal City jumped out to a 25-0 lead and cruised to a 52-33 Illinois Central Eight win over Streator.

Tallgrass Restaurant in Lockport was well-known for its classic set-price French cuisine in a restored Victorian building. The new owners are maintaining that spirit in updated ways.

Students from the University of St. Francis in Joliet must meet certain qualifications for the loan forgiveness program.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 held its annual district-wide elementary school spelling bee and the top competitors will go on to compete at the Will County Regional Spelling Bee in March.

A Will County judge quashed the warrant for the arrest of the Rev. Carlos Martins in a Joliet battery case. The priest will next appear in court on Feb. 24.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to find out about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Ollie’s Bargain Outlet is planning to open its new Lockport store in February.

The city attorney for Lockport will become a Will County circuit court judge in February. She will replace John Anderson, who was elected last year to the appellate court.

Five grants have been awarded so far through the city of Joliet's program to keep downtown businesses going through construction.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County will host a Mutts and Mugs program from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, as a social event for dogs and dog owners.

A Will County judge issued a $525,070 default judgment against a company that operated a now-shuttered Joliet nursing home in a unpaid wage lawsuit case but it’s unclear whether former employees will ever see a dime.

The second game of the When Sides Collide Shootout featured two of the state's, if not the nation's top sophomores in Bolingbrook's Davion Thompson and Warren's Jaxson Davis. But it was the supporting cast for Warren that lifted them to an 82-71 victory.

A forum for Joliet City Council at-large candidates will be held on Feb. 19 at the Joliet Public Library on Ottawa Street. Joliet residents may submit questions in advance.

Six Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees candidates are running for the April 1 election and two of them have pending lawsuits against the college that challenge censure and appointment votes. 

Face 2 Face: A Tribute to Elton John & Billy Joel will perform at 8 p.m. Feb. 7 at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved 15 contracts for $68 million worth of construction work for upgrading the city's water infrastructure this year.

City and U.S. Steel officials said they are moving ahead with plans for a new use of the company’s Joliet site. Former credit union building will become the Pilsen Wellness Center.

A charge has been filed against a priest who was on a relic tour in Joliet last year and he is accused of placing the hair of a 13-year-old girl in his mouth, court records show.

Jaymon Hornsby scored a career-high 21 points, and Brendon Sanders added nine of his 18 points in the fourth quarter as Lincoln-Way East strolled into Lockport and won its third straight SouthWest Suburban Conference game.

Morris and La Salle-Peru split an I-8 Conference girls/boys twin bill Friday, with the Cavaliers winning the boys contest and the hosts prevailing in the girls game.

With Joliet West's loss to Bolingbrook on Friday, Plainfield South moved into a tie for first place on their side of the conference with a last-second victory over Minooka.

Bolingbrook continued to work its way through a brutal stretch of schedule unscathed as it fended off Joliet West 66-62 on Friday.