Settlement ends decade-old lawsuit with Illinois coal plants May 26, 2018 12:52 pm|CHICAGO (AP) – President Donald Trump’s administration has quietly settled a nearly decade-old lawsuit that alleged the owners…
Illinois county sees its highest number of opioid overdoses May 8, 2018 11:40 am|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) – Will County in northern Illinois has seen the highest number of fatal opioid overdoses…
Board approves plan to create Will County’s 1st solar farm January 23, 2018 12:39 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Will County in northern Illinois is a step closer to seeing its first solar farm.
Coal City man pleads not guilty in woman’s shooting death November 21, 2017 12:32 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — A northern Illinois man has pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the shooting…
World War II cannon restored for return to suburban cemetery November 10, 2017 12:49 pm|MOKENA, Ill. (AP) — A restored World War II cannon that was taken away from a cemetery south…
New General Mills facility could employ 150 in Illinois November 8, 2017 1:15 pm|WILMINGTON, Ill. (AP) — A Minnesota-based food company has opened an Illinois distribution center that could employ as…
Police searching for ex-deputy charged with home invasion October 4, 2017 12:21 pm|DIXON, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in northern Illinois are searching for a former LaSalle County sheriff’s deputy wanted…
Will County coroner rules Sema’j Crosby’s death a homicide September 16, 2017 1:51 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — The death of 17-month-old Semaj Crosby has been ruled a homicide by the Will County…
Coroner: Mother, twin daughters suffered gunshot wounds August 30, 2017 1:04 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Preliminary autopsy results show a Chicago-area mother suffered a gunshot wound to the head and…
Donated 234-year-old map on display at Chicago-area museum August 28, 2017 1:24 pm|NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) — A suburban Chicago geographer has donated a 234-year-old map of Canada and the Great Lakes…
3 charged in June fire that killed 2 Joliet women, infant July 14, 2017 6:58 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Three people have been charged in connection with the deaths last month of two women…
Will County training citizens on heroin-overdose prevention July 10, 2017 12:03 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Will County officials want to train you to prevent a heroin overdose.
Illinois board approves New Lenox psychiatric hospital June 27, 2017 11:45 pm|NEW LENOX, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board has approved plans for a 100-bed…
Decade later family ‘losing hope’ Lisa Stebic will be found May 1, 2017 8:31 pm|JOLIET, Ill. (AP) — Family of a northern Illinois woman who has been missing for a decade say they’re…
Bills and suit target quarries taking demolition waste May 1, 2017 8:20 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Lawmakers in limestone-rich Will County want to require groundwater monitoring around rock quarries that accept…
4 more counties placed under gypsy moth quarantine April 10, 2017 9:42 pm|SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Four more Illinois counties have been placed under quarantine to control the spread of voracious…
Rabid bat attacks woman in Chicago suburb July 10, 2016 10:17 am|CRETE, Ill. (AP) — Will County officials say a rabid bat attacked a woman while she was cleaning…