Stories about Morris, Illinois
Grundy County Heroes and Helpers has applications available for the 2024 Shop with a Local Hero Christmas event at its website, gchinc.org.
We Care of Grundy County is looking for bell ringers to participate in this year's Red Kettle Campaign after last year's campaign raised over $32,000.
Coal City United Methodist Church is hosting a soup supper from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2 at 6805 E. McArdle Rd.
The Morris Fire Protection District unveiled its new Armstrong Street fire station Saturday morning, showing off everything that's new and honoring its past.
The City of Morris is hosting an e-recycling event form 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 at First America Recycling, 1000 E. Armstrong St.
The Morris Lions Club is hosting its annual Halloween costume contest at 4:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Grundy County Courthouse, 111 E. Washington St.
Here are the upcoming events at the Morris Area Public Library the week of Monday, Oct. 21 through Saturday, Oct. 26.
The residents of the William Fox Development Center in Dwight got up close and personal with emergency vehicles on Thursday as the Dwight Fire Department and the Livingston County Sheriff's Department brought an ambulance, a fire truck and a police vehicle to Main Street.
Jeff Lind, Community Development Officer for the Village of Minooka, shares some information on a new development in Minooka and on some events for the holiday season.
The Catholic Spirit Radio Network is inviting people to join a pilgrimage to Mother Angelica's Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Henceville, Ala. and EWTN in Irondale, Ala., from Monday, Aug. 11, 2025 to Thursday, Aug. 14, 2025.
A creative outlet for Halloween fans awaits at the free Witches Night Out, which again will feature a costume contest.
Jewel-Osco is opening a new store in Diamond and it will celebrate it with a ribbon cutting from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday at 2707 E. Division St.
Grundy Bank is accepting submissions for its Lights, Camera, Save! video contest, which is organized by the American Bankers Association Foundation to encourage teens to use video to communicate the value of sound money management and set their peers on a sound financial path.
The Coal City United Methodist Church is hosting a community blood drive with Versiti Blood Center from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 30 at 6805 E. McArdle Road.
The Grundy Eunoia Wellness Center opened its doors to visitors Thursday afternoon for a ribbon cutting at the former location of Mazon Bank, 606 Depot St., Mazon.
As farmers throughout Grundy, Kankakee, and Kendall Counties work diligently to bring in another harvest, University of Illinois Extension and the Kendall-Grundy and Kankakee Farm Bureaus said its thanks to those bringing in the harvest.
We Care of Grundy County has announced it's Adopt-a-Family Christmas Program for 2024, an income-based Christmas assistance program for struggling Grundy County families.
A second intruder in a Nov. 2 home invasion in Ottawa pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Morris Cruise Night had 717 vehicles enter its October cruise, which raised over $5,000 for CASA of River Valley.
A new three-year contract extension for the Joliet Junior College president was approved in a 5-2 vote Wednesday, with dissenting votes from two trustees who are suing the school in two separate lawsuits.
A ribbon cutting will precede tours of the youth counseling center created by the Community Foundation of Grundy County.
The Morris Theatre Guild is performing Star on the Door by playwriter Leo Sears the weekend of Friday, Oct. 11 and the weekend of Friday, Oct. 18.
Tom Turner of Morris is internationally known for his porcelain pottery, a collection of which is now a permanent exhibition at the Museum of the Grundy County Historical Society.
The Morris Area Garden Club is hosting its next meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16 at the Morris Area Public Library, 604 Liberty Street, where anyone can come and learn how to bring a tropical oasis to their garden using both tropical and Midwestern native plants.
A traveling exhibit that focuses on old growth forests and savannas will open Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Four Rivers Environmental Education Center in Channahon.
Morris Hospital is bringing its Rhythm of Our Youth cardiac screening to Minooka High School’s south campus on Oct. 29 and 30. The screenings are intended to identify high school students who have an undiagnosed cardiac abnormality that could result in sudden cardiac death.
A collection of salons calls Diamond Suites home, set in the remodeled building that once housed Diamond Jack's pub in the community of Diamond. Still available is a retail or restaurant space.
The following marriage licenses were recorded Sept. 10-Oct. 2, 2024, at the Bureau County Courthouse.
Susie Johnson with the Goose Lake Prairie Partners announces the winners of the raffle from the Sept. 21 Prairie Day Festival.
Morris Hospital invites the public to a cancer education and prevention program with radiation oncologist Suzan Cheng, MD, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, at the Morris YMCA, 320 Wauponsee Ave.
Karen Nall, the Executive Director of the United Way of Grundy County, shares information on a recent fundraiser the organization held.
The Gardner Lions Club will be holding a pancake breakfast at the American Legion in October.
The next few weeks in Grundy County are full of festive events celebrating the Halloween season. Here are five events coming up.
It might be the Halloween season, but some people in Grundy County are looking ahead to the Christmas season.
A La Salle County jury deliberated a half hour Wednesday and convicted Fernando Martinez of home invasion, a Class X felony. He faces an elevated sentencing range of 26 to 50 years.
JJC president points to more students and stable tuition during State of the College Address.
Bill Aeschliman, owner of JB Property Pros, LLC, has announced a groundbreaking ceremony at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Heritage Woods, adjacent to 701 Heritage Woods Drive in Minooka.
A man police said had passed or attempted to pass counterfeit $100 bills in Ottawa was charged with a pair of felonies, according to a news release from the Ottawa Police Department.
The Saratoga Community Consolidated School District 60C announced Tuesday morning that it has decided not to dissolve and outsource the district's transportation.
A fire Sunday in Ottawa was ruled accidental.
Grundy Bank is holding its annual coat drive during its regular open hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. from Monday, Oct. 7 through Friday, Nov. 15.
The new Morris Hospital YMCA at 2200 W. Dupont Avenue will officially open its doors Monday, Dec. 16 after 19 months of construction and many years of planning.
Morris Business Development Director Julie Wilkinson discusses what's being done to grow Morris and improve its downtown.
Here are the upcoming events at the Morris Area Public Library the week of Monday, Oct. 7 through Saturday, Oct. 12.
Here is the list of La Salle County couples who applied for marriage licenses from Sept. 17 through Sept. 30, 2024.
The University of Illinois Extension will offer a Business Structure Basics Webinar at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 22, via Zoom as part of the Legal Training for Illinois Small Farms Webinar Series.
The railroad crossing on Wauponsee Street in Morris will be closed from Monday, Oct. 7 through Friday, Oct. 11 for repairs.
Bring your lawn chairs and hot dog sticks to Aux Sable Springs Park at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4, for a haunted trail ride and bonfire.
Sarah Hughes Farmers Agency is now open in Minooka and taking on new clients.
Mallard Point Veterinary Clinic recently celebrated its Channahon Minooka Chamber membership with an open house and ribbon cutting celebration.