Grundy County, Illinois news from the Morris Herald-News, part of the Shaw Local News Network
The four Young Philanthropy groups from Grundy County high schools gave out $20,000 in grants to local non-profit organizations Monday night, supported by the Community Foundation of Grundy County.
Kristin Walls, who is also a second grade teacher at Jones Elementary School in Minooka, had a vertebral artery dissection on Thanksgiving Day.
The gym at Morris Community High School was full for perhaps the last time in the 2023-2024 school year on Wednesday night as the high school honored its 2023-2024 honors students.
Minooka Community High School recognized this year's fourth quarter Student of the Term honorees on Tuesday, recognizing one student from each department based on nominations by teachers and staff.
The Joliet Slammers baseball team will be supporting the Saratoga Elementary PTO at its 6:35 p.m. game on Friday, May 10 at 1 Mayor Art Schultz Drive, Joliet.
Woodland/Flanagan-Cornell softball recorded a 3-2 senior-day victory Monday over Dwight, led by seniors Kaiden Connor and Shae Simons.
The Grundy County Proactive Unit, a collaboration of officers from cities and jurisdictions within Grundy County, seized 216.5 grams of fentanyl and $1,961 in cash during a traffic stop on Wednesday.
Three Morris Community High School and Grundy Area Vocational Center students, Bradley Raffel, Valeria Garcia and Kira Dergo will be traveling to Atlanta in June after finishing first place at the state-level SkillsUSA competition in Peoria.
12 healthcare providers from Morris Hospital and Healthcare Centers were recognized for their excellence by Professional Research Consultants, Inc, the firm that conducts patient experience surveys for Morris Hospital.
The Grundy Area FFA, Seneca Ag Program and Ag in the Classroom hosted Grundy County fourth grade students Friday at the Grundy County Fairgrounds, teaching them all about conservation, crops, plants, fruits and vegetables, and farming equipment.
The Grundy Area Vocational Center honored over 100 students for their achievements this last school during its annual awards night Wednesday night in a packed Coal City High School Auditorium.
Routine inspections of Des Plaines River bridges start Monday and run through May 17.
When Bob Coleman started his firefighting career, Morris was a volunteer organization made up of 25 firefighters who all had day jobs. By the time he retired, it grew into a full time, fully-staffed fire department.
The Grundy County Children’s Advocacy Center now has a home at the We Care building, 530 Bedford Rd in Morris, and Executive Director Timberlie Jahn has come a long way from sitting in a desk at the Grundy County State’s Attorneys office, filling out grant applications.
Officer John Martinez has only been at the Minooka Police Department for three years, and he's already been recognized as its 2023 Officer of the Year.