Bolingbrook

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 21. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org.

Officers are investigating the Bolingbrook homicide of 17-year-old Daniel Starks.

A Chicago man has become the second defendant charged with the 2024 murder of a 38-year-old tattoo artist in Bolingbrook.

Downers Grove North High School senior Colin Finn earned a free ride to college as a recipient of the Chick Evans Scholarship

Attorneys contend a former Bolingbrook police sergeant’s mental state seems to have deteriorated further since last year as they deal with his bid to vacate his murder conviction. 

A Will County judge allowed for the pretrial release of a Wisconsin man charged with criminal sexual abuse and grooming of a 15-year-old girl.

A Wellness Workshop –Wellness Workshop – Our Place in Nature: 6-7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the Sugar Creek Administration Center, Joliet.

Will County Board member Jacquelyne Traynere of Bolingbrook was cited after hitting juvenile on bike. No one was injured.

Early and mail-in voting has begun for the Tuesday, April 1 election in Will County. Here is everything you need to know.

Will County Board votes 12-10 to approve quarry plan that faced opposition from two villages, a school district, and hundreds of residents.

The Will County Board on Thursday approved expansion of a quarry that faced opposition from the villages of Plainfield and Bolingbrook along with dozens of residents who showed up at the meeting to try to stop it.

A proposal to outsource custodial, maintenance and grounds services in Community High School District is being questioned

After more than a century as a gathering place for high society, the Oak Brook Polo Club is closing.

The Valley View Community Unit School District 365U superintendent has been granted a contract extension through June 30, 2026.

Defense attorneys once again seek to have a neuropsychologist evaluate a former Bolingbrook police sergeant who wants his murder conviction vacated.

About 7:09 p.m. Friday night, the Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to a fire alarm in the 900 block of East Ninth Street in Lockport.

A case accusing the former lawyer of convicted killer Drew Peterson of violating a judge’s gag order will face further delays because of his new appeal to a higher court.

Here's a list of indoor water parks in northern Illinois for a winter afternoon or weekend getaway.

Cardinals fall to pair of Little Hawkeye Conference foes

Bolingbrook woman was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing almost $2.5 million from taxpayers by fraudulently billing Medicaid-funded companies for services she did not provided, state officials said. 

A judge blocked the jail release of a Romeoville man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The judge found he was a flight risk after he allegedly tried to obtain a fraudulent passport in 1998.

Parlor Doughnuts, which makes small batches of its more than 20 varieties daily, has opened a shop in Bolingbrook.

A federal jury has convicted the getaway driver in a string of bank robberies in Lisle, Westmont and neighboring suburbs starting in 2021.

Residents and local officials from Plainfield and Bolingbrook oppose quarry expansion as Will County Board delays a decision.

The “unimaginable loss” of a Joliet family who were killed in a mass shooting one year ago continues to be “felt deeply within our department and across our community,” said Joliet’s police chief.

The 17th MLK Day of Service in Joliet attracted 700 volunteers performing 2,100 service hours in 30 different projects.

Upcoming events, celebrations and services throughout DuPage County will pay tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.

No one was injured in a Bolingbrook shooting on Monday morning. Police officials are asking anyone with information, pictures or videos to contact 630-226-8620.

A Darien woman has pleaded guilty to robbing a woman five years ago in Downers Grove as part of what prosecutors back then called a mini crime spree.

The skeletal remains discovered in a Bolingbrook park in December have been identified as belonging to a missing Minneapolis man.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Healing with Nature series features six Will County residents and their stories.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District received a call Sunday morning that a semi-trailer truck traveling northbound at Interstate 55 just north of Route 30 had left the highway and landed onto train tracks below.

The Will County Health Department is expanding its mental health care services at its Bolingbrook and Monee offices.

The Will County Continuum of Care, a collaborative focused on ending homelessness in Will, Kendall and Grundy counties, will remember lives lost to homelessness at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 21.

The Will County Center for Economic Development gave its annual report at a breakfast at the Bolingbrook Golf Club Friday, addressing issues of housing, business development, and employment in the county.

Objections have been raised against three petitions filed by candidates seeking to run for the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees.

A frustrated Will County judge warned a former attorney for convicted ex-Bolingbrook police officer Drew Peterson that he will face a new contempt case if he continued to interrupt and talk over her.

Steve Buresh said he’s planned some amazing cookies for December at his cookie store in Plainfield.

Will County Board members spent fewer than four minutes choosing their new leadership but close to six hours debating proposed changes to their rules and procedures.

Here are the official results for the 2024 November election for the Will County Board, judicial races and referendum questions.

Democrats plan to elect Joe Van Duyne as county board chair.

Denzzel D. McCullum, 27, and Carlos Miller, 39, of Bolingbrook face multiple charges after New Lenox police arrested the two men after responding to a report of a stolen vehicle.

Joel Brodsky, ex-attorney of convicted murderer Drew Peterson, says he wants to talk about an error of "constitutional magnitude" in murder trial. A Will County judge on Wednesday refused to lift a gag order.

The Promenade Bolingbrook outdoor mall will celebrate the start of the holiday season with “Holiday Magic in Motion” on Saturday.

Towns throughout Will County are hosting events to celebrate Veterans Day on Monday and Wednesday.

Samson Garcia, 38, a disabled veteran who served in the Army from 2004 to 2008, founded Veteran Wood Services LLC after he learned to hand-turn pens from Greg Zilioli, founder of A Call to Shoulders in Aurora, a program that teaches craftsman skills to veterans.

Joliet police officers are still searching on Monday for Jocelyn Buster, 27, of Joliet, who is accused of money laundering and vehicle fraud.

Here are three races to keep an eye in Will County on as the votes roll in on Tuesday evening.

On Sunday, Nov. 3, Fry the Coop in Bolingbrook will offer its Biscoff Donut Chicken Sandwich for $5 (limit four) until supplies run out in honor of National Sandwich Day.

One week from Election Day, over 90,000 Will County voters have already cast their ballots for president and other local races via early and mail-in voting.