From food trucks and live music to family-friendly festivities, here is a roundup of places to enjoy the Fourth of July across Will and Grundy counties.

IDOT has announced that lanes of I-80 between U.S. Route 30 and Briggs Street will be closed overnight Wednesday and Thursday.

Hollywood Casino is hiring as it prepares to open a new Joliet casino in August.

John Callahan, the Grundy County Coroner, confirmed Monday that Alexis Kay Higgins-Weatherhead, 18, Coal City, has died after her vehicle was discovered in a lake at around 11 p.m. Sunday on Jugtown Road slightly north of Deerfield Drive.

A man has been charged with stealing a crucifix, candles and a towel on Sunday from St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Wilmington.

A complete makeover transformed the former village hall building into the new breakfast and lunch restaurant, which soon will add a dinner menu for evening service. A free monthly breakfast for veterans is one of the special perks.

The Minooka Police Department announced Friday afternoon that Ridge Road is reopened after it was closed due to a traffic accident.

The Joliet Public Library provides details for the popular Star Wars Day on June 7. The event is free.

IDOT advises eastbound motorists to seek alternate routes and avoid I-80; lane and ramp closures come on a race weekend.