Tree stands are the number one source of hunting-related accidents and fatalities in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources said.

The University of Illinois Extension's 4-H program has a new assistant dean and director, as it named Kevin Carey to the positions at the end of October.

Grundy Bank’s Caring Committee is beginning its annual winter coat drive for 2025, which collects new or gently-used winter clothing for those in need across Grundy and southern Will counties.

Lead with experience, safety, awareness, and knowledge to help ensure safer pesticide application with training from the University of Illinois Pesticide Safety Education Program.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to allow college officials to spend $2.5 million for about 20 acres of land for a new campus in Morris.

Grundy Area Vocational Center (GAVC) students will soon have the opportunity to learn how to fly.

Whether you are a parent or not, childcare needs in our community has to be on everyone’s radar because childcare is not just a parent issue – it is a workforce issue.

Morris Hospital & Healthcare Centers have been recognized with an A grade from the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Group for the third grading period in a row.

The Extension services are sharing publicly available resources to help Illinois families access food and support local donation efforts.

Here are some of the crimes that remain a mystery in northern Illinois

Two men were charged with multiple crimes after a pair of police pursuits in Ottawa and Morris.

The Grundy County Historical Society is hosting its annual Festival of Trees, lining the museum 510 W. Washington St. in Morris with specially designed wreaths, trees and Christmas lights that are available by auction.

Raw milk is milk that has not been pasteurized, putting very young, older people, and those with underlying health conditions at greatest risk.

The Goose Lake Prairie Partners are sponsoring a special tree at the Grundy County Historical Society Museum’s annual Festival of Trees, their second year doing so.

The City of Morris is hosting an open house from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 to show the findings of a trail and parking study.

The Grundy Area Vocational Center doesn't have much of a front lawn, just a little berm in front of the building behind Morris High School. The students and staff made the most of it, though, covering it in small American flags honoring veterans on Tuesday.

The annual Gently Used Toys Event hosted by the Grundy County Land Use Department runs from Monday, November 17, until Friday, December 12.

Santa Claus is coming to Grundy County for the eighth year in a row from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13 at First Christian Church 455 W. Southmor Road in Morris.

The cold weather and wind forced the Morris American Legion Post 294’s annual Veterans Day Observance indoors on Tuesday, as local veterans and city residents gathered to pay their respects.

The Morris Theatre Guild has announced the cast of its next play, “Sorry! Wrong Chimney!”, which will have showings at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday Dec. 5-6 and Dec. 12-13, with 2:30 p.m. matinee showings Sunday, Dec. 7 and 14 at 516 W. Illinois Ave.

Morris Home for the Holidays returns for 2025, running events starting Friday, Nov. 28 through Sunday, Nov. 30.

The Morris American Legion Post 294 is moving its Veterans Day observance at 11 a.m. Tuesday morning to the old Shabbona Middle School, 725 School Street.

Minooka Community High School's Madrigals are hosting the 29th annual Madrigal Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, December 13th, at 1 p.m. Sunday, December 14th, at the Great Hall of Minooka Community High School Central Campus.

Ottawa Mayor Robert Hasty joined leaders from 15 river communities at the first annual Illinois River Cities and Towns Initiative (IRCTI) Conference, Nov. 5–6 in Peoria.

Join Mission Bible Church at Saratoga School in Morris on November 20th at 4:30 PM for a special Holiday Meal Giveaway.

Morris Building & Loan marked the reopening of its remodeled lobby with a gathering of bank staff, customers, and local officials.

Here's a list of the Veterans Day ceremonies going on around Grundy County on Tuesday.

Robert Schiffbauer, the Superintendent of Minooka Community High School, shares the successes of the students and the district from this fall.

Morris and Metamora competed in a 4A varsity football playoff game at Morris on Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025.

There are hundreds of World War I monuments across Illinois – remain silent reminders of a war legacy that still lingers more than a century later.

Tara Phelps turned a youth as an army medic into a career as a nurse with Morris Hospital.

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The Grundy Area Vocational Center health occupations students traveled to Nettle Creek Elementary on Wednesday morning to make sure the kindergarten through third grade students' stuffed animals were in tip-top shape.

Morris Hospital is welcoming board-certified interventional cardiologist Dr. Jibran Rana to its group of cardiovascular specialists.

Downtown Morris was full of kids wearing their creative Halloween costumes Thursday as they went door-to-door down Liberty Street searching for candy.

The Morris City Council approved a $3,776,384 contract with Cahoy Pump Service on Monday to build two wells that will go 1,500 feet underground for a three million gallon water plant north of Interstate 80.

The Morris City Council approved an agreement with Grundy County Animal Control Monday to continue providing services in the city.

Heidi Miller, the Land Use Director for Grundy County, shares information on how you can better prepare for the Fall season.

CASA of River Valley, an organization that advocates for children going through the court system, has opened up a new location on the second floor of Morris Building & Loan, 211 E. Jefferson St.

Tyler Davis, who is from Morris, is among 160 University of Nebraska undergraduates to receive a stipend to participate in research with a faculty member during the fall and spring semesters.

Morris Hospital has added a new interventional cardiologist, Dr. Jibran Rana, who will see patients at the hospital’s Ottawa office on Polaris Circle, as well as at locations in Morris and Dwight.

The Grundy County Historical Society hosted actor Terry Lynch on Tuesday at the Wesley Center, where he portrayed the former wealthiest man in the world, Andrew Carnegie.

The Norway Temperance Hall located just down the block from the Norsk Museum at 3656 E. 2631st St. in Norway, has cleared the first hurdle for national recognition.

Grundy Bank is accepting submissions for its annual “Lights, Camera, Save!” video contest.

The Morris Community High School Hydrogen Car Club finished among the best in the world and second amonst US schools at the H2 Grand Prix World Championships in Germany back in August.

Morris hosted Woodstock for a 4A first round varsity football playoff game on Friday, Oct. 31.

Morris Hospital announced Thursday that it is expanding care in Ottawa by adding gastroenterology services to Ottawa.

There’s a new shop and community space for auto enthusiasts in Downtown Morris, and it’s called The Shop by Acumen Motorsports at 902 Liberty St.

Search our table to see what designation your Morris or Grundy County school received on the 2025 school report card.

The Morris Lions Club is calling all Halloween critters and creatures at 4:15 p.m. Thursday to the Grundy County Courthouse lawn for its annual Halloween costume contest.