Joliet Township High School congratulates the following seniors who will graduate Summa Cum Laude on May 31, 2019. Senior students who obtained this status earned a cumulative 4.00 grade point average or higher after seven semesters.

Shirley Crowell is whom you might call a lifelong student. Having long understood the value of education, Crowell for decades has enjoyed the status of part-time student in order to keep her mind sharp and adjust to changes in her ...

The city of Joliet will consider paying half the fee for a study to see if a hotel can be redeveloped into apartments, as part of an overall effort to revitalize downtown. On May 13, the Economic Development Committee voted ...

The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce awarded 44 students, including 19 Joliet Public Schools District 86 students, from Joliet area schools with $1,000 college scholarships at the sixth annual Hawk Joliet Education Scholarship Banquet. Students in grades 4-8 who maintained ...

Joliet West High School STEM Academy students took home top ranks, including first place overall, at the High School Welding Competition held at Joliet Junior College on May 3, 2019. Nick Strasinich finished in first place, and both Max Duarte ...

Joliet Junior College will present degrees and certificates to nearly 600 students at its 103rd Annual Commencement Ceremony on Friday, May 17. The event begins at 6 p.m. inside the Event Center at Main Campus, 1215 Houbolt Road.

Joliet Central High School seniors Nathaniel Schultz and Kiara Brown were named Mr. and Ms. J for the 2018-2019 school year. Mr. and Ms. J is a tradition dating back to 1958, which recognizes the two high school seniors who ...

An arts community has sprung up in Joliet. But plans to formalize a committee to oversee projects and bring together local talent have been put on hold, awaiting more information from potential organizers. Joliet’s Economic Development Director Steve Jones and ...

The City of Joliet is in dire need of long range planning. But a firm looking to take on the project will have to wait a little longer for approval. On May 2, the Land Use and Legislative Committee reviewed ...

Joliet Central High School Girls Badminton team members Daisy Catalan and Lauryn Luangsomkham will compete in the IHSA Badminton State Championship on Friday, May 9, 2019, at Eastern Illinois University. The Joliet Central Girls Badminton team is coached by Lisa ...

Joliet Central High School Girls’ Basketball Coach Laura Brumfiel was selected as a 2019 Coach of the Year by the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA). The IBCA honors coaches throughout the state for their success on the court and their ...

Joliet mayor says it’s high time the city address homelessness. But details on what that means are unclear, following a report from the federally funded, multi-agency Will County Continuum of Care, which notes that homelessness in the area is actually ...

To meet the demand for highly skilled technicians in Will County, J-Power USA sponsored the tuition costs of one Joliet Township High School senior to participate in the Advanced Integrated Maintenance Program (AIM) at Joliet Junior College (JJC). JTHS seniors ...

After placing as sectional champions for the first time in ten years, the Joliet West Journalism team was set on continuing their winning streak. The state competition, held at Heartland Community College in Normal, Illinois, was full of eager students ...