The investment, secured through a partnership between State Sen. Michael E. Hastings and the park district will advance the next phase of the district’s master plan.

Dr. Pat Pappas heads Silver Cross’ open heart surgery program, which Silver Cross Hospital launched in May 2019.

Check out the Team Demolition Derby "Tournament of Destruction" at Dirt Oval Route 66 in Joliet.

Check out this list of apple orchards in northern Illinois for perfect family fun this fall!

Joliet West girls varsity volleyball takes on Lincoln-Way East at Joliet West on Tuesday, Aug. 26.

The wait is over. The many, many questions that teams have for the 2025 season are about to begin getting answered. Steve Soucie takes a look at the games to watch in the first week of the IHSA football season.

Lockport and Minooka were among the winners in area volleyball action and more in Tuesday's Herald-News Roundup.

Minooka started off the season with a road win over Bradley-Bourbonnais on Tuesday, getting two goals first-half goals from senior Ethan Koranda and another from junior Brian Ngong in the second half.

Bradley-Bourbonnais lost 3-0 to Minooka on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.

MorningStar Mission serves all of Will County by providing food, housing, recovery, counseling and guidance with many programs for individuals. 

Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Poles and head coach Ben Johnson met with reporters at Halas Hall in Lake Forest as they made their final roster cuts ahead of Tuesday’s deadline. Here are the most interesting things they said.

The Chicago Bears cut down their roster to 53 players Tuesday ahead of the NFL’s cutdown deadline. Here is the Bears’ initial 53-man roster.

The award acknowledges excellence in membership growth, promotion of insurance benefits, support for Catholic faith formation programs, and service-based volunteer efforts.

The sentencing of Kevin Johnson in the 2020 murder of Charles "Charlie" Baird was delayed once again following an extended hearing on Monday.

With the kickoff of the high school football season days away, here is the Friday Night Drive preseason Top 25. Who is No. 1?

Bradley-Bourbonnais beat Joliet Central 60-7 at home on Monday, getting off to a strong start in its second season as a program following a fourth-place finish at state a season ago.

Bradley-Bourbonnais topped Joliet Central in a 60-7 victory at home in the season opener on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025.

"Your remarks about this effort over the last several weeks have betrayed a continuing slip in your mental faculties and are not fit for the auspicious office that you occupy," Gov. JB Pritzker said of President Donald Trump’s threats to deploy the military into Chicago’s streets

Two years after Illinois became the first state in the nation to eliminate cash bail, the Trump administration is threatening to revoke federal funding from local and state governments that allow cashless bail.The Illinois Network for Pretrial Justice condemned the action.

The Beatles tribute band will perform

Plainfield North freshman Charlie Long has often dreamed of calling professional sporting events. On Aug. 16, he got to join Cubs Live! after winning the 2025 Marquee's Wintrust Junior Broadcaster contest.

Lockport girls golf took first at the Joliet Township Invite, while Minooka beat Morris in girls tennis in the Herald-News Saturday roundup.

The free event will be held at the Urban Kitchen in Crest Hill. Coffee will be provided.

Read the description of each pet to find out about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The Chicago Bears will need to cut their roster down to 53 players ahead of Tuesday's deadline. Here are the latest moves the Bears have made so far.

History tends to repeat itself in regards to the IHSA Football Playoffs, but the new enrollment numbers could lead to a bracket that looks a lot different in the next postseason chase. Here is Steve Soucie's 2025 IHSA football preseason playoff projection.

The Illinois Department of Transportation will hold a public meeting on a preliminary engineering and environmental study for potential improvements to Interstate 57 in Will County.

Check out how teams in the Southwest Valley Conference are expected to fare this season.

Family bingo, swimming lessons, bumper bowling, walking club, pickleball and Parents’ Day Out are among the fall programs offered by the Northern Will County Special Recreation Association

The company’s premiere of “The Great Gatsby” is a Broadway-style take on the iconic story.

Joliet police recovered several bullet casings at the scene.

A new Illinois law will allow victims of trafficking or exploitation as minors more time to bring forth charges.

Chicago Bears cornerback Nahshon Wright wanted to prove that he can still play in the NFL when the team signed him in April. Here's how a group chat with his brother and cousin, who both play in the league, helped him do that this training camp.

Here is a look at the Southwest Prairie Conference

Catch up on the week’s top Will County news and sports in minutes. Hear the week’s 5 most popular stories, read aloud for you, for the week of Aug. 17-23

Showing will mark 45th year since release of movie that featured the former Joliet Correctional Center in the opening scene.

Lockport Township High School District 205 appointed four new student members to its school board to serve for the 2025-26 school year.

U.S. Rep. Underwood discusses redistricting and Israel-Hamas conflict at DeKalb town hall.

Can Lemont continue its dominance of the South Suburban Blue with an experienced offensive group? Can Hillcrest return to its peak form? Can TF North duplicate a breakout 2023? Team breakdowns, five players to watch, five can't miss games and Steve Soucie's predictions.

Illinois will allow health care professionals to prescribe certain medications over the next decade even if the federal government revokes approval for a drug under House Bill 3637

The Chicago Bears' starters came out slow Friday night at the Kansas City Chiefs, but the backups came back in the final seconds to win 29-27. Here are five of the biggest takeaways from Friday night’s game.

Morris and DeKalb took the field against each other to help prepare for next week's season opener

A Will County judge decided not to dismiss an Elwood murder case after finding there was no bad faith on the part of prosecutors regarding a detective’s missing field notes.

The 2025 Plainfield Commercial Street Criterium Cycling Race runs from 9 a.m. to about 7 p.m., with most road closures beginning at 9:30 a.m.

Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C has hired three new administrators for the 2025-2026 school year, including a new principal for Troy Cronin Elementary School.

Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears will wrap up the preseason Friday night when they travel to play the Kansas City Chiefs. Here are four of the storylines to watch Friday night.

The Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended that the Land Use Committee reject amending the zoning on a property north of Interstate 80 on Brisbin Road from agricultural to zoning.

Nik & Ivy Brewing in Lockport is celebrating its fifth anniversary with activities on Friday through Sunday.

Shaw Media is set to buy four northern Illinois newspapers after their publisher abruptly shut down operations earlier this month, including The Rochelle News-Leader, Ogle County Life, The Mendota Reporter, and The Amboy News

The City of Lockport became the latest city to approve a local grocery tax replacing a 1% state tax which will expire at the end of the year.