The Joliet Slammers will host their annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7th from 9 am to noon in the Hall of Fame Room located at DuPage Medical Group Field. The public is invited to join the Slammers for ...

After 14 rounds of spelling, Pershing Elementary fifth-grade student Isabella Hebrard-Flores took home the first place trophy at the Joliet Public Schools District 86 Elementary School Spelling Bee Contest. Adriel Perez Cortes from Carl Sandburg Elementary and Nicholas Parise II ...

The Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors approved a new three-year contract Wednesday night for the Joliet #86 School Related Personnel Council, American Federation of Teachers, Local 604. The three-year wage settlement provides employees with an average ...

Teachers for Joliet Public Schools District 86 took to the streets of Joliet Tuesday rallying for a new contract. Dozens stood outside the district’s administration center to make their voices heard. The district and officials for the Council 86 of ...

The Joliet Economic Development Committee took time to review a lease agreement with MyGrain Brewing at its meeting this week. The brewery, located at 50 E. Jefferson St., is seeking a rent-free arrangement for 2020. Derek Conley, economic development specialist ...

Joliet Township High School Board of Education members received words of appreciation from Student Ambassadors Matthew Hernandez , Kasey Lyn, Yanni Ovalle, and Lydia Richardson and Bridge Builder Lorraine Guerrero Neumayer at the Nov. 12 board meeting. To recognize the ...

University Park resident Brenda Mitchell spoke of how she has two family members who died by gun violence, one of which is her 31-year-old son Kenneth, one of which is her brother. Mitchell was among dozens of people who attended ...

AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center Joliet recently launched a multimillion fundraising initiative in its effort to improve cardiovascular care for Joliet and the surrounding community. In launching the Heart Hospital within a Hospital Campaign, the medical center's foundation and ...

The Joliet Plan Commission gave its stamp of approval to the Joliet City Council recommending zoning regulations for marijuana businesses at a special meeting. The panel’s decision did not come without some opposition. John Dillon, chairman for the Joliet Plan ...

Sunday, November 10, 2019 2:00pm-4:00pm Hosted By: Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church

The Chicago Bears named Trent Howland, a junior and running back at Joliet West High School, the Chicago Bears “High School All-Star” for week 9. On October 25, 2019, Howland helped West win its first SPC Conference championship in fifty ...

The Joliet City Council is looking to resolve the internal disputes over ethics, which officials believe would help the city in its effort to govern. In a 5-2 vote, action was taken to hire the law firm Ancel and Glink ...

Congratulations to Joliet Public Schools District 86 Board of School Inspectors (from left to right) Gwendolyn Ulmer, Tonya Roberts, and Deborah Ziech who were recently recognized by the Illinois Association of School Boards. The three school board members were honored ...

Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk recently visited with third grade students at Taft Elementary School. The students were learning about communities within Illinois in social science and gained a better understanding on how the city of the Joliet works.

The week of Nov. 11, 2019 will have regularly scheduled garbage and recycling pickup. The Veterans Day holiday on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019 will not impact Waste Management's schedule.