Anthony’s Restaurant & Pub in Joliet announced Saturday night would be its last night in business.

The three-week closure of the nature preserve in Homer Glen is necessary for the entrance road to be replaced.

The Joliet Fire Department was called to the scene of a house fire in the 1900 block of Arbor Gate Drive Saturday.

View nesting herons, egrets, cormorants and bald eagles during this limited-access season.

Joliet police reported that officers found the victim in the front yard of a residence in the 200 block of Nicholson Street.

Discussion of healthcare, federal spending priorities and education were among some of the hot topics highlighted at a town hall Wednesday, as Jim Marter, R-Oswego, sought to get to know voters better in Illinois’ 14th Congressional District ahead of the November election.

Plainfield North students competed against 54 schools at the Science Olympiad Team State Tournament at the University of Illinois.

The Joliet Slammers opened their season at home against the Washington Wild Things on Friday night, May 9, 2026.

Prime Healthcare officials are touting the praise they’ve received from a state review board following criticism from union nurses, including one Joliet nurse who said the company’s actions are “death by a thousand cuts.”

The city set rules for what residents can't do in the new City Square, but drinking liquor is OK under certain conditions.

Prime Healthcare has been in network with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Illinois since buying up Illinois medical facilities, and they will remain in network after June 1.

A Joliet Township man in prison for first-degree murder is seeking a lighter sentence under a lesser offense, which his brother received even though prosecutors said he was the one who killed the victim with a baseball bat.

A firearm instructor from Frankfort has been charged with issuing a false concealed carry firearm training certification in exchange for $300.

Kaity Siegel, manager of Siegel's Cottonwood Farm in Lockport, said the decision to close the garden center wasn’t quick or easy.

From packed tour buses to rising conversion numbers, clergy across Illinois say the first American-born pope is energizing Catholics one year after his election

Steve Buresh said several factors contributed to his decisions to close both Plainfield stores. Buresh is now making plans to support the community in new ways.

An Illinois National Guard staff sergeant from South Elgin has been charged in Will County with official misconduct by looking up someone’s license plate for no “official purpose.”

Peter Strama, 22, was taken to the jail on Thursday after his arrest by the Will County Sheriff’s Office.

The Village of Manhattan invites residents and visitors to attend the free, family event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Village Hall.

The City of Lockport has scheduled two workshops to discuss the possibility of a data center, though no official proposals are under consideration.

Before you get the bikes and scooters out for a ride around Plainfield, the village is reminding residents of local rules and regulations.

The Rialto Square Theatre presents the Lithuanian Opera "Marta" on Sunday, May 10. Celebrate mom at weekend events in Joliet and Mokena.

District 202 Director of Safety and Security Stefan Bjes told those in attendance it is OK to be nervous during a traffic stop.

The not-for-profit credit union also has full-service branch offices in Aurora, Batavia, Montgomery, Oswego and Yorkville, as well as a student-run branch in Oswego High School.

Here are the IHSA postseason schedules for softball teams across the greater Joliet/Plainfield/Morris area.

After nearly squandering a substantial lead, Nazareth took nothing for granted in the eighth inning of Wednesday's game with Benet, and in doing so scratched across the winning run in a 5-4 decision.

Construction to start this summer. Developer says it can bring 50 stores and restaurants to Rock Run Collection in Joliet.

The speed of an SUV involved in a deadly Joliet crash and the factors that led to the initial collision “remain significant parts of the ongoing crash investigation being conducted by our traffic unit," a police spokesman said.

The $18,000 in annual funding would be the village’s membership contribution to the regional tourism agency.

Blue Cross patients in Illinois could soon find themselves out-of-network at Prime Healthcare facilities, such as Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, Mercy Hospital in Aurora, and Saint Mary Medical Center in Kankakee.

Aisha Chavda, a seventh-grader at Timber Ridge Middle School, placed second at the regional Illinois Civics Bee, advancing to the state competition on July 31.

Three people, one with life-threatening injuries, were taken to a local hospital following a four-vehicle crash on Joliet’s west side late Tuesday afternoon.

A group of Gomper's Junior High students and their teacher discovered the hiding place of a time capsule left by students at the school over 50 years ago.

The Sip & Thrift Sale, where every item is just $3 or less, will be Friday and Saturday, May 8-9, at Joliet West High School, 401 N. Larkin Ave.

A judge found a Plainfield Township man guilty of the first-degree murder of a girlfriend who was brutally beaten to death in 2018 in Romeoville.

Plainfield village trustees unanimously voted to freeze the village’s 5% hotel/motel tax through April 30, 2027. Under the current ordinance, short-term rentals are not taxed.

A 17-year-old who was stabbed Sunday at Riverwalk Homes in Joliet has died, Joliet police said

The new YMCA in its first week signed up more than 6,000 members, and a couple of thousand came Saturday to check out the facility during an open house.

A security guard at Anthony’s Restaurant & Pub in Joliet was struck in the face and bit during an altercation with two patrons, police said. 

The proposed ordinance would authorize banning alleged offenders up to a lifetime from city property.

The artist who designed the Unity Dome said she was "very honored to be part of the bigger project to be creating something very special for City Square for Joliet."

City of Joliet would have to put up $37 million to cover development costs. City Council will vote on the deal Tuesday.

Members of the Illinois Nurses Association gathered outside Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet on Monday to express concerns about Prime Healthcare's management of that hospital and others in Illinois.

A Joliet police officer on patrol heard the sound of an animal crying and saw a man punching and kicking a pit bull while it was lying on the ground, a police spokesman said.

A search warrant operation on Dixon Avenue in Joliet led to the discovery of drugs, guns and one handgun modified to fire shots automatically, police said.

The closures are necessary to safely install steel beams on the I-80 bridge over Interstate 55, the Illinois Department of Transportation said.

The Herald-News presents this week’s Pets of the Week. Read the description of each pet to learn about it, including where it can be adopted in Will County.

Plainfield plan commissioners are set to review plans for Dutch Bros. Coffee, which wants to build an approximately 1,000-square-foot cafe on a vacant piece of land south of Route 30 and west of Spangler Road.

A teen in Joliet has been charged with stabbing another teen at the Riverwalk Homes apartment building in Joliet, police said.

Charles Berry Jr. and Melody Berry-Eskridge, the son and daughter of music legend Chuck Berry were in Joliet on Saturday for the opening of an exhibit to their father at the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum.