Joliet Herald News
Storms dump heavy rain as flash flood warning issued for parts of Will, Kendall counties; 2-inch hail reported
Heavy thunderstorms prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Flash Flood Warning Monday afternoon for parts of Will and Kendall counties as torrential rain, large hail and damaging winds…
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3mStorms knock out power to thousands of Will County ComEd customers
As of 6 p.m., Commonwealth Edison reported more than 26,500 customers were without power, mostly in the eastern half of the county.
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4mTangled Roots-owned Lock & Mule restaurant in downtown Lockport to close
Lock & Mule, which opened in 2021 at 1025 S State St. in Lockport, announced Monday this was its last week in business.
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3mCoroner IDs Joliet husband, wife who died in apparent murder-suicide
The evidence developed thus far has led Joliet police to believe the husband killed his wife before taking his own life.
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4mCelebrate summer’s final stretch with these Will County forest preserve programs
The Forest Preserve District of Will County has announced its program schedule for the week of Aug. 3. Registration is available at reconnectwithnature.org.
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3mNew 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.