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Annual program remembers those lost, offers support and highlight new treatments at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 12.

 Metra will be operating its popular Holiday Trains – specially decorated trains filled with holiday characters – on five rail lines this December.

A public hearing on the budget will be held during the City Council meeting on Nov. 19, as well as the initial hearing on the property tax levy.

Start your morning viewing resident and winter birds from the comfort of the exhibit room and Grand Hall while enjoying warm beverages and muffins Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, Channahon.

Healthgrades has recognized Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet for “exceptional clinical performance."

The food drive in Lockport was meant to provide short-term assistance to families impacted by the uncertainty with SNAP funding amid the historic government shutdown.

A Veterans Day ceremony will be held at noon Tuesday at the Sgt. Sator Sanchez Memorial Statue on Collins St.

Peace Lutheran Church invites anyone alone, in need, new to the area, or simply wants to celebrate with others.

The ribbon cutting took place from 4 to 4:30 p.m. at Trinity Christian School, 901 Shorewood Drive, where the Shorewood campus of The Village meets.

The 11 a.m. ceremony is preceded by a performance by the Joliet American Legion Band and followed by alunch.

Reza Jaddi said he is a huge champion of Wounded Warrior Project, Romeoville American Legion Post 52 and any veteran Jaddi happens to meet. He even bought a Humvee in 2017 to give the community an idea of "what our veterans used out in the field," he said.

Air Force veteran Jen Solum head the Veterans Assistance Commission of Will County, which plans to expand veterans services in 2025 as it moves into new building.

The mother and daughter were last seen on Oct. 28 in the 400 block of Francis Street, according to a statement from the Joliet Police Department.

Reform Pilates Studio specializes in small group Pilates classes.

In addition to the many food banks and food pantries throughout Will County, various agencies and organizations are holding their own food drives and distributions to help fight hunger.

While national military cemeteries receive thousands of these wreaths, former military men and women are buried everywhere and in Joliet’s Woodlawn Memorial Park, a group of volunteers is working to make sure they are remembered, too.

Joliet police detective Jeremy Eaton addresses mental health in veterans through five different outlets.

For many veterans, the sense of service and desire to impact lives for the better didn’t stop when their military career ended.

Tony Arellano, who served in the Navy during the Vietnam War, was honored this year as a veteran but emphasizes the importance of remembering veterans for their service to the country.

NuMark Credit Union, which has multiple locations in Will County and other communities, supports veteran-related causes throughout the year.

Phyllis Clower hid her injury in the Army for six years to serve her country. Now she gives back to the community by volunteering with the organization who helped her get her life back on track.

Marine veteran Steve Schuler, 77, of Peotone considers his current service with the memorial squads in Elwood and Wilmington as part of his overall service to the United States.

Brian Skraba, 39, a Marine veteran who served from 2004 to 2008 – including one deployment to Iraq – is currently working on his doctorate in nursing.

Jeffery Downs, an emergency technician at Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, gave three reasons why felt called to service.

Homer Glen Mayor Christina Neitzke-Troike has joined the gubernatorial campaign of businessman Rick Heidner and will appear on the Republican primary ballot as his running mate in March.