The Forest Preserve District of Will County purchased almost 106 acres north of Bruce Road and east of Cedar Road around Messenger Woods Nature Preserve in Homer Glen.

The Will County Board Planning & Zoning Commission on Tuesday will reconvene a public hearing on Earthrise Energy's proposal for a 6,100-acre solar complex.

Forest Preserve District pays $4.3 million for expansion of Plum Creek Greenway in Crete Township.