Wilmington

A driver led the Channahon and Wilmington police on a chase early Thursday morning before abandoning the vehicle, leading the police to issue a shelter-in-place order for the area around Sunset Drive near Galloway School.

Abbbot Hays, 27, of Chicago; Erick “Iggy” Ignaczak, 44, of Berwyn; Harsha Pandaraboyina, 23, of Crest Hill; and Emily Harvey, 35, of Manhattan, feel they lost their jobs as part of under President Donald Trump’s decision to slash federal spending.

The project at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, which is 30% completed, currently has approximately $475 thousand dollars in invoices that are unreimbursed with the freeze.

The supervisor’s office and welcome center had temporarily closed on Dec. 9 to undergo extensive maintenance to the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system.

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.

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.

Dozens of Illinois State Police troopers packed a Will County courtroom in support of Trooper Clay Carns, who died after he was struck by a passing vehicle last year on I-55 near Channahon.  The driver is charged with violating Scott's Law.

Nearly 11,000 riders in Will County this year used the Pace Dial-a-Ride service, which primarily provides transportation for the elderly and disabled people.

A trip to Tammen Treeberry Farm in Wilmington has been a holiday tradition for generations of Will County area families seeking that perfect Christmas tree.

Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie trailheads, trails and hunting areas will remain open during this time.

Visitors came from near and far to witness the iconic Gemini Giant reclaim his right as a U.S.Route 66 roadside attraction during a homecoming event in Wilmington.

The Gemini Giant Homecoming will take place from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, with the official ribbon cutting at 2 p.m., at South Island Park, 201 Bridge St. in Wilmington,

A sting operation by a vigilante group and an investigation by the Wilmington Police Department has led a solicitation to meet a child charge against a Coal City man.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County is seeking participants for its volunteer morning program, gathering seeds for future restoration efforts or clearing brush to give native plants room to grow.

Workshops will include family fun attractions.

The firm is one of only three funeral homes internationally to receive the Best of the Best Award in 2024.

A meeting focusing on the future of Wilmington-Peotone Road, between Interstate 55 and Drecksler Road, in Will County will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 9.

Another two-vehicle crash on Wilmington-Peotone Road on Thursday in Peotone Township has resulted in a female driver’s death. The last fatal crash on the roadway occurred on Monday.

No citations were issued to the semitrailer driver involved in the deadly crash in Will County. The intersection where the crash occurred only has stop signs on South Center Road.

A woman was killed in a crash near Peotone in Will County after her vehicle was struck by a semitrailer, police said.

A 45-year-old man who jumped off an inbound train in Elwood is expected to survive after he suffered injuries that led to the amputation of both legs.

The skeletal remains of a 1968 homicide victim in Wilmington Township has been exhumed and sent to a company based in Texas for DNA analysis and a possible genealogy match.

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

A pilot of a glider plane suffered minor injuries after he was forced to make an emergency landing in Wilmington, according to a Will County sheriff's deputy chief.

Kathleen Kallan served as Will County judge from 1990 to 2006. She died Saturday at her home in Joliet.

The Illinois Department of Transportation public hearing will be held Thursday, Aug. 15, on a proposed project to improve Interstate 55 at Wilmington in Will County.

A Wilmington woman who went missing several weeks ago was found dead on Wednesday at Kankakee River State Park.

Comicopolis will be held Saturday inside and around the White Oak Library District's Lockport branch. The first 500 attendees to the eighth annual Comic and Fandom Con will receive free swag bags.

Joliet-based singer-songwriter Matt Sandelin will perform at Audiophil’s Records in Joliet.

The body was identified Tuesday evening as Chicago pastor Warren Beard, 53, who was was last seen July 2 in Joliet, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said.

The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a flood watch for Grundy, Livingston and Will counties as the remains of Tropical Storm Beryl enter the area late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.

Will County Board Republicans wanted to hire Robert Schillerstrom, former Republican chair of DuPage County Board, to serve as consultant.

A Wilmington man allegedly admitted that he and another man sold a Beretta firearm, a Colt AR-15 rifle and a M-900 Calico firearm to another man for narcotics, according to Will County prosecutors.

Republicans point to Robert Schillerstrom's previous experience on DuPage County board. Democrats dissent.

A man has died and a girl has been flown by helicopter to a Chicago hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday in Wilton Township in Will County.

The City of Wilmington announced in a news release that the Gemini Giant, an iconic Route 66 landmark, will remain in Wilmington along its portion of the historic road.

Wilmington VFW Post 5422 teams up with Ryan Jandura as iconic statue goes to auction.

A Will County judge ordered the pretrial release of a Braidwood man charged with meeting who he thought as a teenage girl at a forest preserve in Wilmington. He must be on GPS monitoring and stay off the internet as a condition of release.

Conditions on the Kankakee River improved Saturday as the threat of flooding continued to go down as temperatures stayed up.

The City of Wilmington issued an emergency declaration Friday afternoon as flooding from ice jams covers the area.

In August 2022, the Attorney General’s office filed charges against six individuals alleging they broke into businesses throughout northern Illinois and robbed video gambling machines, stealing approximately $400,000.

The Launching Pad restaurant building in Wilmington is one of the iconic stops for Route 66 tours. The Joliet Area Historical Museum might purchase the property.

The Will County Division of Transportation is holding two public information meetings in December about the future of Wilmington-Peotone Road, between Interstate 55 and Drecksler Road.

The Will County State's Attorney said the life of Nicholas Ercolini was "extinguished" because Erik Christensen, a "repeat offender, made the selfish decision to once again drive while intoxicated."

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Wilmington man facing 12 charges of aggravated driving under the influence over a deadly crash that killed two parents and injured their children.

Barbie pink is popping up everywhere. People want to dress like Barbie, color their hair like Barbie and be photographed as Barbie.

State police have arrested a Wilmington man on DUI charges for a wrong-way interstate collision that killed two parents and hospitalized three of their children on June 27.

A retired Will County judge’s son was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol the day before he was jailed on a charge of making a false police report.

Arrest of Dwight man follows three-year investigation into alleged 2013 assault.

The charges alleged that they stole approximately $400,000 after breaking into businesses around Illinois and robbing video gaming machines, Illinois Attorney General’s Office said.