Plainfield

Voters in Kendall County this election determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

A landscaper helped rescue a driver whose vehicle was submerged in a pond in Naperville.

A Joliet resident reportedly shut the door on an off-duty firefighter trying to warn them of a fire that eventually led to damage to their residence, according fire officials.

Plainfield East High School teachers and staff recently raised over $5,000 for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

With spring here and temperatures slowly warming it is time to get out your bike and head out to these Will County trails.

Here are seven destinations for artisan drinks along Route 66, including stops in Plainfield, Lockport and Joliet.

Check out new comics or try your hand at making people laugh at a local open mic night.

Joliet vity unions and others join Whiteford youth baseball in arrangement for life-saving equipment and training.

Plainfield residents can place household refuse, bulk items, and appliances out during the spring cleanup week.

Residents from around Will County gathered in downtown Joliet to protest the policies of President Donald Trump and Elon Musk as part of the Hands Off movement on Saturday.

Attorneys for a former Plainfield Township landlord convicted of the hate crime murder of a Muslim child want a judge to overturn the jury’s verdict by claiming he did not receive a fair trial and prosecutors made prejudicial statements against him. 

Police looking for driver of a car that apparently was involved in a crash that caused a semi-trailer truck to overturn on U.S. Route 30 in Plainfield Thursday night.

Plainfield Village President John F. Argoudelis and Crest Hill Mayor Raymond Soliman each won another term based on the unofficial results from Tuesday’s election.

Voters this week in Will County determined who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries. See the results here.

This spring, Will County voters will get to decide who will represent them on their town, school, park and township boards, as well as weigh in on local referendum questions.

This spring, Kendall County voters get to decide who will make the important decisions regarding their communities, schools, townships, fire departments, parks and libraries.

A Joliet man was accidentally shot in the foot while an acquaintance was cleaning a gun, police said. 

A Plainfield resident is in stable condition after suffering injuries from smoke inhalation and burns in an accidental fire that damaged a garage.

John Underwood, 53, of Plainfield, has been charged with predatory criminal sexual assault allegedly dating back to 2004. A judge ordered him to remain in jail under the SAFE-T Act.

Escape rooms are perfect for date nights, family outings, team building adventures and more. Check out this list of locations across northern Illinois.

Here are a dozen fish fries you can try in Will County this Lenten season.

Emergency crews in Will County held drills at Joliet West High School to practice and evaluate their response to a gas explosion incident Monday through Wednesday, March 24-26, 2025.

A Joliet man allegedly fired off gunshots at a family party that left three people wounded following an argument with a man who disparaged his leather pants, prosecutors said.

The Plainfield Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a vacant restaurant in the 24500 block of Lockport Street on Monday.

Meteorologists tell how forecasting has changed since unpredicted Plainfield tornado of 1990 killed 29 people.

Fire crews responded to a house fire in Plainfield on Monday and saw flames coming from the roof of the garage of a two-story residence.

Meteorologists from the National Weather Service station in Romeoville joined with Will County emergency responders in Plainfield at a workshop to discuss advances in forecasting and disaster preparedness on Saturday, March, 22, 2025.

Early and mail-in voting has begun for the Tuesday, April 1 election in Will County. Here is everything you need to know.

Will County Board votes 12-10 to approve quarry plan that faced opposition from two villages, a school district, and hundreds of residents.

A new marijuana dispensary has become the first to open its doors in Woodstock.

The contractor working on the 143rd Street East Extension in Plainfield has scheduled overnight work on Thursday and Friday along Illinois Route 59.

The Will County Board on Thursday approved expansion of a quarry that faced opposition from the villages of Plainfield and Bolingbrook along with dozens of residents who showed up at the meeting to try to stop it.

The Will County Emergency Management Agency's public workshop on Saturday will cover severe weather, disasters, fraud and 1990 Plainfield tornado.

Tracy Chapman of Shorewood has been named incoming executive director by the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Board of Commissioners. 

A Plainfield man is facing an aggravated battery charge of the 2-year-old child that is punishable by 6 to 30 years in prison.

Up for reelection in April, Plainfield Mayor John Argoudelis told a packed audience at the state of the village address commercial, industrial and residential growth is reaching new heights.

When a Plainfield man became angry his girlfriend’s 2-year-old child had thrown a cellphone at him, he allegedly struck the child, which caused her to suffer a fractured skull and brain bleed, police said.

The Plainfield District 202 Board of Education approved the new contract during a special meeting on Tuesday,

Skits’n’Giggles will offer an evening of improve comedy on Tuesday at Chop’d, located at 12337 Route 59, #155 in Plainfield.

The 2025 Paddy Day Mile Run & the Plainfield Hometown Irish Parade will take place Sunday in downtown Plainfield.

Check out these fish fries happening across Will County this Lenten season.

The Making Dreams Pawsible Gala will be begin 5 p.m. at Harrah’s Joliet 151 N. Joliet St. in downtown Joliet to raise funds for K9s for Veterans.

An accidental fire destroyed a garage at a residence behind the 7-Eleven store in an unincorporated area in the far west side of Joliet. 

Joliet area businesses in the news the week of March 3-March 10, 2025.

The American Red Cross of Greater Chicago has named two Plainfield residents to be among its 2025 class of heroes. The two will be honored at an event in Chicago in April.

Test your knowledge at one of these northern Illinois bar trivia nights.

Two Plainfield School District middle school Special Olympic basketball teams will compete in the state championship games this weekend.

From Romeoville to Pontiac and everything in between, you’ll be surprised at all the hidden gems you discover during your wine-sampling excursion along Route 66.

District 202 in Plainfield's new schedule will provide more equity in offerings across all four high schools additional opportunities to prepare for college and careers, more academic support for students and increased collaborative planning time for teachers.

A Will County jury found a former landlord guilty of the 2023 Plainfield Township hate crime murder of a 6-year-old Muslim child and the attempted murder of the child’s mother. A sentencing hearing is slated for May 2.