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Joliet Central High School will host a Community Connections Expo to help members of the community connect with jobs and information about school and community services.

Jitters coffeehouse's anniversary event will be held from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 at 178 N. Chicago St. in Joliet.

Two men in Joliet may have been shot from someone on a passing motorcycle, police said. 

Approximately 2,500 deliveries are made each month throughout the 13 counties as a result of the Northern Illinois Food Bank's partnership with Project Dash – and 1,000 of them are in Will County,

Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

The funding from the Nature Foundation of Will County’s will support the forest preserve district's preservation, conservation, education and recreation priorities.

The drive-up event is on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at New Hope Christian Community Church, 4700 W. Court St. in Monee and is available to all Will County residents.

Missing The Dock in Joliet? Try Mokena location. Noteworthy menu items include a goat board, reuben rolls and sausage and peppers (appetizers), pastrami reuben, blackened grouper reuben and fried fish tacos.

Joliet Central High School has announced that history teacher Erica Senffner has received the Frederick D. Drake History Teacher Alumni Award from Illinois State University.

The Joliet Pride Network hosted the annual Joliet Pridefest Saturday, Sept. 20, at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park and Theatre in Joliet.

The shop is seeking gently used books for all ages to help build its cafe library, according to Jitters.

On Saturday morning, Joliet Fire Department was en route to the 700 block of West Jefferson Street in Joliet in response to an automatic fire alarm activation when dispatch received additional calls of a building on fire.

The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office is expected to go to court Monday for an emergency motion to kick a Joliet City Council member out of office based on a claim that he did not fulfill the residency requirement for the election. 

The Will County State’s Attorney’s Office is expected to go to court Monday for an emergency motion to kick a Joliet City Council member out of office based on a claim that he did not fulfill the residency requirement for the election. 

State Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel's forums aim to address the issues teachers face in the classroom, ensure they have the tools and resources available to effectively do their job, and set students on a path of success, according to a release from her office.

The event at Window World of Joliet will run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday. Features include food, giveaways, activities – as well as a ribbon cutting at noon.

Joliet residents had their say on housing, parks, jobs and other issues in the first of three workshops on a comprehensive plan for the city.

The office of Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow, who endorsed a candidate running in the same election as Joliet City Council member Juan Moreno, has filed a lawsuit to remove Moreno from office based on residency issues.

To prepare for the reopening, lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday on eastbound I-80 between Houbolt Road and Larkin Avenue.

To prepare for the reopening, lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday on eastbound I-80 between Houbolt Road and Larkin Avenue.

To prepare for the reopening, lane closures will begin at 8 p.m. Thursday on eastbound I-80 between Houbolt Road and Larkin Avenue.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office is refusing to release police reports regarding an investigation of theft at a nonprofit organization despite a request their disclosure by the Illinois Attorney General’s Office.

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a contract with the teachers union on Sept. 10.

Joliet each year gets a city Christmas tree donated by a city resident, but this one will be the first in the new City Square.

Joliet each year gets a city Christmas tree donated by a city resident, but this one will be the first in the new City Square.