Joliet man, woman found dead after confrontation: Police

$1.4 million Illinois Route 53 resurfacing project in Joliet begins Tuesday

The work will happen from Bluff Street to Teale Woods Trail, south of Illinois Route 7 (Theodore Street) in Joliet and is expected to be completed in November.

Channahon woman captures warbler in flight to win Will County forest district’s June photo contest

Sally Knudsen of Channahon captured the photo at McKinley Woods in Channahon, which she said is her go-to walking and birding spot.

Person dead after car goes off road in Manhattan

Preliminary investigation shows the vehicle was traveling westbound on Smith Road, lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and landed upside down, according to the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

Will County to hold 2 back-to-school backpack giveaway events

The annual giveaway is designed to ease the financial burden on families while ensuring students have the supplies they need to begin the school year ready to learn.

New assistant principals assigned to 6 Joliet District 86 schools

Joliet Public Schools District 86 has appointed six new assistant principals to its schools and reassigned two additional assistant principals to different schools going into the 2026-2027 academic year.