Meghan Martin, the Grundy/Kendall Regional Office of Education superintendent, reported to the Grundy County Board Thursday that the region has trained 174 new bus drivers.

Diane Harris, a Joliet Junior College trustee, will be on the statewide ballot as Republican candidate for secretary of state.

The City of Morris approved a $27,956 bid from Garden Creations of Coal City to handle the landscaping throughout town.

Construction on a new water treatment plant in Mazon has been given the go ahead by the Grundy County Board.

Voters turned out in a steady stream for Tuesday's primary election.

Most of the races of consequence this primary are statewide, but that doesn’t mean Grundy voters don’t have anything to decide locally.

State Sen. Patrick Joyce brought the legislation to Springfield after a series of fatal crashes that occurred in his district.

Wendy's and the Shell Gas Station on Green Acre Drive in Morris will have to boil their water for the next day or two after the City of Morris issued a boil order.

The U.S. Forest Service did not say when the controlled burns would start. County emergency management officials will be notified when burning begins.