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The transfer of the district to the city of Joliet is set to officially take place on Feb. 1. More than 850 households are served by the district, which covers an area of Joliet Township south of the city and on both sides of Illinois Route 53.

The Joliet Symphony Orchestra’s “Fate & Destiny” concert on Nov. 22-23 features Berlioz, Brahms, and Beethoven, spotlighting soloists Rebekah Cope-Evers and Patricia White.

Winter weather can be extreme, and it is important to keep ourselves warm and safe, but we also need to keep our homes protected from the elements.

Led by a 15-kill, 13-dig effort from senior Bridget Ferriter, Lockport bested Fremd in three sets in Saturday's IHSA Class 4A third-place game.

Over the past 112 years, the Rotary Club of Joliet has donated more than $1million in grants, scholarships and charitable support throughout the greater Joliet area.

The exhibit reveals the unseen journey of water—from your faucet to the river and back again.

Real estate investment and brokerage firm Wyn Group reports it closed on the building and property for about $7.9 million.

Rabbi Jenny Steinberg-Martinez, who came to Joliet Jewish Congregation in 2020 when Rabbi Charles Rubovits retired, became executive director of Stepping Stones Treatment Center in Joliet on Oct. 15.

IDOT will be patching and resurfacing U.S. Route 6 from Larkin Avenue (Illinois 7) to Brandon Road and Brandon Road between Meadow Avenue and Route 6 in Joliet.

Benet won a back-and-forth first set with Lockport and went on to a 25-23, 25-16 win in Friday's Class 4A state semifinal to advance to its fourth straight state championship match. The Redwings will play Marist Saturday in a rematch of last year's final.

Joliet Township High School District 204 schools showed significant improvement in graduation rates in 2025, but fell below the state average on proficiency scores.

The woman is an out of state resident staying at a local hotel and was last seen in the 4000 block of Hennepin Drive on Thursday, Joliet police said.

Darra Glavan, 86, donates Norway spruce that will be first Christmas tree lit in new City Square for annual Light Up the Holidays Festival and Parade.

A preseason look at the girls basketball teams across the greater Will/Grundy county area.

Meetings are scheduled for Saturday and Tuesday to update sanitary district users on the transition to Joliet water and sewer.

Jesus Simms, 32, of Joliet, is accused of stabbing a 45-year-old man multiple times near South Ottawa and McDonough streets on Tuesday evening

Jesus Simms, 32, of Joliet, is accused of stabbing a 45-year-old man multiple times near South Ottawa and McDonough streets on Tuesday evening

Hands of Hope will be hosting its Thanksgiving Food Drive from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 15 at 511 Oakleaf Court in Joliet.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to allow college officials to spend $2.5 million for about 20 acres of land for a new campus in Morris.

Valley View School District's high school students and teachers will not see their schedules extended next year as a provision of the new contract reached with the teacher's union in October.

A Will County judge sentenced a Berwyn man to 120 years in prison for the attempted murder of two Romeoville police officers in a 2023 shooting that took place in a neighborhood. 

A 58-year-old woman was found dead inside of a vehicle in downtown Joliet but there were no signs of foul play or suspicious circumstances.

The work is scheduled to begin at 6:30 a.m. and it will take 12-13 hours. The new bridge will be 960 feet long requiring 3,500 cubic yards of concrete and close to a million pounds of steel reinforcement.

There are plenty of players to keep an eye on around the area this girls basketball season, but these five caught our attention most of all.