Will County

Ava Tisch hit a long 3-pointer in the fourth quarter to help lift Lincoln-Way West to a 37-33 nonconference win over Downers Grove North.

The Village of Plainfield is seeking residents interested in serving on the Plan Commission.

Will County Democrats are pushing the case for Cesar Guerrero and Kevin "Kollins" Hedemark in township races after the county clerk says they can't be on April ballot.

A Joliet man is charged with a 2023 road rage shooting. Illinois State Police continue to make arrests in expressway shootings, which have declined from 310 in 2021 to 89 in 2024.

Joliet West's defensive effort was a constant on Friday night, giving its offense a chance to catch up in a 57-36 win over Romeoville.

Decked out in the Green and Gold of the old Joliet East Kingsmen, Joliet Central's girls basketball team outscored Plainfield Central 19-2 in the fourth quarter of a 47-32 win.

One person is dead and two others are injured after a car went off the roadway and went airborne before landing near a creek in unincorporated Homer Township.

The YMCA is adding programs at Joliet Junior College's Event Center as the organization plans to close its Galowich facility in 2026.

Hog Wild barbecue restaurant recently opened at 1300 N. Cedar Road in New Lenox, former home of Little Joe’s Famous Pizza.

The Lockport City Council has approved emergency repair funds for a damaged well along Gougar Road.

An intrepid professor and a trio of students have been chasing evidence of a rare and elusive dragonfly through the remarkable habitat at Joliet Junior College.

The son of a Lockport Township Fire Protection District trustee has been charged with arson in connection with a fire that caused more than $150,000 in damage to a vacant home.

Richard Wayt, 77, and Kathleen Wayt, 63, were identified as the people who were killed in the crash in Peotone Township in Will County.

Bolingbrook woman was sentenced to three years in prison for stealing almost $2.5 million from taxpayers by fraudulently billing Medicaid-funded companies for services she did not provided, state officials said. 

In a back-and-forth game Thursday, Joliet West's girls basketball team beat Romeoville 70-54.

Minooka scored the first 13 points of the second half to erase a six-point halftime deficit and went on to defeat Plainfield North, 53-49.

Former Joliet city manager and retired Will County judge Thomas Thanas will return to his previous role as Lockport city attorney on an interim basis.

Attorneys for a former Joliet Township official claims Will County prosecutors broke the law when presenting evidence to a grand jury that led to pandemic relief fraud charges.

Protecting Medicaid is the focus of a rally Sunday at the DuPage County Courthouse

Application deadline for students at participating high schools for the Will County Center for Economic Development internship program is Feb. 21.

A Joliet man who has tattoos that say "Killinois" and "Angel Of Death" has been serving life in prison for the 2020 murder of a 25-year-old man.

Celebrate the season of love with art-inspired activities at more than dozen downtown Joliet businesses.

Restaurants and bakeries in the Joliet area are feeling the pinch of soaring egg prices, but say they working to find ways to not pass the costs onto their customers.

Cesar Guerrero, a Joliet City Council member who opted to run for Joliet Township supervisor, is not likely to appear on the ballot. Incumbent Supervisor Alicia Morales now running as write-in.

A 40-plus Joliet restaurant tradition is no more. A new restaurant has moved into the former Sub Dock at 923 W. Jefferson St., Joliet.

Defense attorneys in a Lockport Township gun case claim a vehicle search during a traffic stop was unjustified because a deputy claimed he could smell marijuana that was never recovered.

Joliet community mental health program leads to 50% decline overall in suicides, no teenage suicides in past two years

Joliet City Council member Cesar Guerrero, and three other candidates, will not be on the ballot in April, Will County Clerk Annette Parker says. Guerrero said Tuesday night he plans on being on the ballot as Joliet Township supervisor candidate.

Lockport put itself in position to capture its first SWSC girls basketball championship by outlasting Lincoln-Way West 51-47 in overtime on Tuesday evening at Lockport.

A secpnd half surge led by senior Zion Gross helped Joliet West to a 62-50 win over Plainfield South on Tuesday.

The Tigers started hot and only got hotter as the game went on. Three players finished in double figures and the clock ran the whole fourth quarter as Plainfield North delivered a massive statement, beating Oswego East 69-42.

A judge blocked the jail release of a Romeoville man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child. The judge found he was a flight risk after he allegedly tried to obtain a fraudulent passport in 1998.

Several individuals and teams are hoping to come home with a state medal. Here's a look ahead at the boys wrestling postseason in The Herald-News area.

The Joliet Fire Department will receive a national award that recognizes its community mental health program that has provided rapid care to more than 2,000 residents since 2022.

The Minooka Community High School Board voted to approve the sale of $52 million in working cash bonds to move forward with the construction of a new Career and Technical Education Center and field house.

The village of Plainfield is planning a path that could also be used for cyclists as part of the 143rd Street expansion project.

The Lockport Township Fire Protection District responded to a fire at a two-story house in the 20400 block of Kingsbrook Drive in Crest Hill on Monday.

A woman may spend more than two months in prison after a Will County jury found her guilty of fatally stabbing a dog during a domestic disturbance in Crest Hill.

A Joliet grocery store and several restaurants were closed for one day as part of a nationwide protest in solidarity with immigrants in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s mass deportation campaign.

Despite 28 points from Joliet Central's Erick Contreras, Lockport cruised to a 63-47 win over the Steelmen.

Future Joliet levee meets FEMA requirement to protect against a flood the city says never would happen.

Brendan Sanders of Lincoln-Way East has a big night, Lockport is looking good and more in this week's The Herald-News boys basketball notebook.

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

Shorewood HUGS held its annual chocolate ball fundraiser on Feb. 1, 2025 to fulfill wishes for local people in need.

Second City Greens in Lockport is a hydroponic farm that grows seven varieties of herbs, artisanal lettuces and select leafy greens, such as Swiss chard and kale.

The Joliet City Council will consider approving the donation of land with a value of about $377,000 from NorthPoint for the construction of a future water tower.

A man has been jailed after he was charged with a Jan. 18 shooting that damaged a house on Youngs Avenue in Joliet. 

Renwick Nursing & Rehab, formerly River Crossing of Joliet, has been updated and transformed now that it’s under new management.

Joliet Democrat Rachel Ventura introduced a measure in the Illinois Senate to ensure that the odor of raw or burnt cannabis alone could not be a reason for police to search a vehicle.

Will County property transfers from Sept. 4, 2024, to Jan. 15, 2025.