Channahon

New interchange and road widening expected to be completed in by late summer.

Toll bridge spans Des Plaines River offering new route for truckers headed to intermodal yards.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Lake Chaminwood Preserve near Channahon will be closed to the public for several months starting Thursday, for an improvement project that will expand the parking lot and add other amenities to the site.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Lake Chaminwood Preserve will be closed to the public for several months starting Thursday.

The cross walk will last 45 minute to an hour and will include readings and hymns.

Here are the unofficial April 4 election results for Morris and Grundy County.

We've got updated unofficial election results for Joliet and Will County for you here

As of Friday morning, the music video had 1,300 views even though this lone music video on the “Stan The Aloha Man” YouTube page was uploaded just five days ago.

Question: What projects or infrastructure would you look to address in your community and how would you do it? Answer: Channahon has purchased and annexed land on Route 6 west of the Village. Plans are to build a Waste Water Treatment Plant. Read Sam Greco's questionnaire here

Question: Why are you running for office? Answer: I am running for office because I feel an enormous responsibility to my community. We have made incredible strides through the course of my first 2 terms in office. Read Missey Moorman Schumacher's questionnaire here.

A Channahon firefighter and paramedic has been charged with driving under the influence while a child was inside of his vehicle on Jan. 18.

Some snow was expected to fall in areas south of Interstate 80 and east of Interstate 57 between 2 and 7 p.m., with up to an inch of accumulation, National Weather Service meteorologist Zachary Yack said.

It is not yet known how the semitrailer fire began on Interstate 55, according to Illinois State Police. The driver was able to separate the tractor from the trailer after realizing the trailer was on fire.

The Will County State's Attorney said Jose Vilchis is a "reprehensible sexual predator who calculatingly used his position of trust and authority to take advantage of innocent girls."

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