Jessie Molloy

Joliet Township High School District 204 sent a notice to families and refreshed students on safety protocols Monday following two days of non-credible social media threats to its schools.

The Will County Center for Community Concerns has announced eligibility requirements and application rules for funding through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.

Joliet West High School was on a “secure and hold” protocol for more than three hours Friday afternoon in reaction to rumors of a weapon on the campus. No weapon was found after a search by Joliet police.

Joliet Public Schools District 86 broke ground Thursday on construction projects to build new buildings to replace Gompers and Hufford junior high schools, both schools that were built in the 1950s.

Joliet Township Government Deputy Clerk Estefany Bonilla has been named as the new Township Clerk.

Officials from Joliet Public Schools District 86 will break ground on the new Hufford and Gompers Junior High School buildings on Thursday.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board will hold another hearing on the proposed sale of Ascension-owned facilities in October.

The Lockport City Council Committee of the Whole gave approval to advance a proposed agreement for design work by Tria Architecture for new HVAC and related systems at the Central Square City Hall building.

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board held a hearing Friday to discuss the planned acquisition of Ascension Saint Joseph-Joliet hospital by Prime HealthCare.

The Joliet Township Government's Community Violence Intervention and the Nonviolent Cities Project—Joliet will host a reception and walk on September 21 to commemorate International Peace Day.

The Lockport Township High School 205 Foundation has announced the third annual Taste of Lockport event will be held Saturday, Sept. 21.

Joliet Police responded Thursday morning to reports of shots fired at two unoccupied vehicles.

Operation Streetsweeper is a joint effort of Joliet, Will County and federal law enforcement to address violent crimes, and those arrested face charges ranging from guns to drug offenses, Joliet police announced Thursday. Some arrests made are related to shootings this summer.

IDOT has announced that construction on the intersection of Illinois 53 and Illinois 7 in Lockport, Romeoville, and Crest Hill will begin this month.

Local artist Kevin Traynor has created a full-room chalk mural in the Founders Gallery at the Gaylord Building to commemorate the city's first "Fire Fest" marking the anniversary of the Great Fire of 1895.