2026 Herald-News Softball Player of the Year: Providence’s Angelina Cole

Crest Hill man charged with battery of pregnant woman

A fifth domestic battery case has been filed against the son of a retired Will County judge, who is charged with battering a pregnant woman in Crest Hill.

Joliet sex offender charged with battering brother of Minooka teen killed in crash

A Will County judge denied the pretrial release of a Joliet sex offender charged with aggravated battery of the brother of a Minooka teen who was killed in fatal crash on Monday

2026 Herald-News Softball All-Area Team

Here is a look at the best of the best the area had to offer throughout the 2026 softball season

Prosecutors object to ex-Joliet police officer’s request to expunge 2017 case tied to domestic dispute

Prosecutors are opposing a request from a former Joliet police officer to expunge and impound a 2017 case where he was found not guilty of recklessly firing a gun during a domestic dispute.

State giving more than $1.1 million to local libraries in Grundy, Kendall and Will counties

Illinois Secretary of State Alexi Giannoulias announced millions of dollars in grant funding for school and public libraries, including many in Will, Kendall, and Grundy counties.