Judy Harvey

The Plainfield Fire Protection District responded to the Lakewood Nursing Home in Plainfield for an activated fire alarm on Nov. 30.

The Illinois winter weather rule limits utilities from disconnecting eligible customers in who use electric or gas as their primary source of home heating

This is the 21st year the church of the Good Shepherd United Methodist in Oswego presented this display. It was held during Oswego’s annual Christmas Walk

Only one in five Illinois residents has received the flu vaccine, and far fewer have received the updated COVID-19 vaccine as of the end of November, according to the state Department of Public Health

Pick any day now through Dec. 31 to run, jog or walk a 3.1-mile route on one of 10 designated Forest Preserve trails.

Families can form teams and compete by answering questions about holiday history, movies, music and television, the library said.

Join the Prairie Singers as they celebrate the season with a heartwarming blend of secular and sacred music that captures the spirit of Christmas.

The walk will be from 9-11 a.m. on Saturday starting at Pinz Bowling Alley, 1211 N,. Bridge St. Yorkville.

Affectionately named Floyd, this 36-foot-tall illuminated penguin greets visitors at the entrance to the New Lenox Christmas in the Commons.

The program will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m on Saturday, Dec. 6 and Sunday, Dec. 7.

Shortly before 3 p.m. on Thursday, deputies responded to the area of Green Garden and Princeton Street in Lockport Township regarding a vehicle that crashed into a fence, Will County Sheriff’s Office said.

Scammers are calling residents from spoofed, or cloned phone numbers pretending to represent local police departments or other government agencies, Bolingbrook police said.

Space heaters are most often responsible for home-heating fires, according to the National Fire Protection Association.

Celebrations in Montgomery, Oswego, Plano and Sandwich will help you get into the holiday spirit Friday through Sunday.

A domestic violence call in Mokena led to a large police response following reports of man making violent threats and the sight of a rifle during an altercation.