As farmers travel between fields, Illinois State Police reminds motorists and farmers alike to share the road to help reduce crashes involving tractors and other farm equipment.

The Coal City Unit 1 School Board met Wednesday, approving a 2025-26 fiscal year operating budget that has $40 million in revenues, $17.3 million of which comes from an agreement with Constellation Energy.

Morris senior volleyball player Hannah Linn won the online voting for Morris Herald-News Athlete of the Week

The City of Morris is seeking community input for a trails and parking study, and it has launched a website with a survey seeking community input.

The Morris Police and Fire Departments responded at 12:30 p.m. Thursday to the Loves Truck Stop on Brisbin Road in Morris for a semi-trailer fire south of the diesel pumps.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers will host its annual Corn Fest 5K on Saturday, Sept. 27, as part of the Grundy County Corn Festival.

Reading assessment scores across several benchmarks dipped throughout the past school year within Minooka Community High School, according to a recent analysis.

Bishop McNamara hosted over a dozen area cross country teams for the Irish Conditioner on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, at Small Memorial Park in Kankakee.

When it comes to safety, practice drills, protocols and police collaboration are being reviewed in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 as the 2025-26 school year gets underway.

The Grundy County Land Use Committee voted to deny a petition for a solar farm on a landlocked parcel of land near the Brisbin Road interchange along Interstate 80 on Wednesday as it seeks other uses for the land.

Minooka Community High School is hosting two induction events for the Athletic Hall of Fame Class of 2025.

Proctor & Gamble's Greater Chicago Fulfillment Center in Morris partnered with the United Way of Grundy County to hold a school supply drive, giving their employees a chance to make a difference for local school children.

Catholic church leaders in northern Illinois have asked schools in their dioceses to review security policies as they pray for those affected by a shooting at a Catholic school in Minneapolis.

Both True North locations at 539 Bedford Rd. and 1338 Clay Street in Morris will be home to their usual vendors Sunday, but they’ll also be home to a celebration of the end of summer.

Morris Community High School has been recognized by US News and World Report as the 6,481st best school out of 17,901 in the US and number 222 out of 715 in Illinois.

The “memorandum of understanding” creates access and opportunity for high school students across the Diocese of Joliet to enroll at USF in Joliet, according to a release announcing the agreement.

Robert Schiffbauer, the superintendent of Minooka Community High School, shares information on the school district as students return to the building

Households must be at or below 60% of the state median income to receive a benefit from the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. LIHEAP provides one-time benefits to help with energy bills and for reconnection of energy service.

NASCAR announced Wednesday it will return to Chicagoland Speedway over Fourth of July weekend.

The Grundy County Zoning Board of Appeals recommended that the Land Use Committee reject amending the zoning on a property north of Interstate 80 on Brisbin Road from agricultural to zoning.

Minooka Community High School was recognized on three lists released by US News and World Report’s 2025-26 Best High Schools rankings.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that it’s joining 200 law enforcement agencies across Illinois in a campaign against impaired, distracted and unsafe driving over Labor Day weekend.

The Morris Community High School gym has been sitting at a cool 72 degrees this summer, thanks to the new air handling system that’s been installed.

The Morris City Council approved an ordinance preventing children from riding electric scooters in public spaces while also limiting anyone riding one in public to 10 mph.

The Morris City Council approved four agreements for the development of an AI data center on 158 acres of the Clarius Property south of US Route 6 crossing over Gun Club Road Monday night.

The Grundy Economic Development Council shared an economic snapshot with the Grundy County Board on Tuesday, discussing the county's 8.1% growth from 2010 to 2024, making it the sixth fastest growing county in Illinois.

Severe thunderstorms with the risk for damaging winds and even tornadoes could hit northern Illinois on Monday afternoon and evening, the National Weather Service warned.

The Village of Channahon said in a news release Thursday that construction on Canadian National’s Chicago Logistics Hub intermodal facility will begin in the coming weeks, and it provided a summary.

As part of its Meals on Wheels partnership, Tacos Before Vatos will offer made-from scratch lunches and dinners to Meals on Wheels clients age age 60-plus as well as spouses of eligible clients.

For many first-time buyers, the idea of purchasing a home can feel overwhelming, especially when navigating mortgages, credit scores and down payments.

Illinois saw 142 tornadoes in 2024. With weather teams stretched thin because of federal budget cuts, forecasters warn the next storm might slip through the cracks

The Morris Community High School said during its meeting Monday night that the pool will be closing permanently in February due to how much it would cost to keep it going.

A semi-trailer truck was traveling eastbound on I-80 near Minooka on Tuesday evening when it drove off the road, across the median and rolled over.

Representatives from PMA Securities spoke to the Morris Community High School Board on Monday to break down how the district will finance the $67 million addition as approved by voters last April.

When planning a shady retreat, pay close attention to the existing soil conditions. Choosing these local beauties not only bolsters regional biodiversity but should also be a priority over introducing non-native species.

The Illinois Department of Transportation is scheduling inspections of the Interstate 55 bridges over the Des Plaines River near Channahon beginning in August.

Superintendent Chris Spencer with Coal City Unit 1 talks about families can expect in the upcoming school year.

While there are still a number of moving parts, officials in Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 have in place a preliminary operating budget for the 2025-26 school year as classes are about to resume.

The City of Morris congratulated three-time IESA champion Aniston Caputo on her record-breaking accomplishments for the 2024-25 season during its meeting Monday night.

The hearing on rail system plan will be in an open-house format from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fossil Ridge Public Library in Braidwood.

A group of Morris Community High School students are traveling to Chemnitz, Germany for the world finals in the Hydrogen Grand Prix, a competition for hydrogen-powered remote-controlled cars.

Illinois landowners and farmers will have more flexibility when it comes to hunting on their own property after legislation signed into law on Friday, Aug. 1.

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office said Monday morning that Interstate 80 westbound is closed just before the Morris exit after two semis crashed into each other.

Morris Elementary School has a new superintendent, and she’s not a new face to the district: Dr. Marie Stover, who started as Director of Student Services nine years ago.

A list of recent births at Riverside Medical Center.

Will Grundy Medical Clinic (WGMC) announced its commitment ot strengthen health and social care services in its region in a news release Friday.

Here are the required school supplies for students at Saratoga Elementary.

The Morris Police Department said officers discovered vandalism at around midnight Friday morning in the 200 block of Liberty Street.

The Coal City Unit 1 Board of Education approved an $85,950 bid last week for Colfax Corporation to begin removing asbestos from Coal City Intermediate School, just another step in getting the building back in working order after it was evacuated in Oct. 2024.

The Grundy Economic Development Commission’s summer interns were joined by their families, employers, and State Sen. Sue Rezin Wednesday night to be recognized for their work over the summer.