Wilmington, Illinois news
Comicopolis will be held Saturday inside and around the White Oak Library District's Lockport branch. The first 500 attendees to the eighth annual Comic and Fandom Con will receive free swag bags.
Joliet-based singer-songwriter Matt Sandelin will perform at Audiophil’s Records in Joliet.
The body was identified Tuesday evening as Chicago pastor Warren Beard, 53, who was was last seen July 2 in Joliet, Will County Coroner Laurie Summers said.
The National Weather Service in Chicago has issued a flood watch for Grundy, Livingston and Will counties as the remains of Tropical Storm Beryl enter the area late Tuesday through Wednesday morning.
Will County Board Republicans wanted to hire Robert Schillerstrom, former Republican chair of DuPage County Board, to serve as consultant.
A Wilmington man allegedly admitted that he and another man sold a Beretta firearm, a Colt AR-15 rifle and a M-900 Calico firearm to another man for narcotics, according to Will County prosecutors.
Republicans point to Robert Schillerstrom's previous experience on DuPage County board. Democrats dissent.
A man has died and a girl has been flown by helicopter to a Chicago hospital following a two-vehicle crash on Thursday in Wilton Township in Will County.
The City of Wilmington announced in a news release that the Gemini Giant, an iconic Route 66 landmark, will remain in Wilmington along its portion of the historic road.
Wilmington VFW Post 5422 teams up with Ryan Jandura as iconic statue goes to auction.
A Will County judge ordered the pretrial release of a Braidwood man charged with meeting who he thought as a teenage girl at a forest preserve in Wilmington. He must be on GPS monitoring and stay off the internet as a condition of release.
Conditions on the Kankakee River improved Saturday as the threat of flooding continued to go down as temperatures stayed up.
The City of Wilmington issued an emergency declaration Friday afternoon as flooding from ice jams covers the area.
In August 2022, the Attorney General’s office filed charges against six individuals alleging they broke into businesses throughout northern Illinois and robbed video gambling machines, stealing approximately $400,000.
The Launching Pad restaurant building in Wilmington is one of the iconic stops for Route 66 tours. The Joliet Area Historical Museum might purchase the property.
The Will County Division of Transportation is holding two public information meetings in December about the future of Wilmington-Peotone Road, between Interstate 55 and Drecksler Road.
The Will County State's Attorney said the life of Nicholas Ercolini was "extinguished" because Erik Christensen, a "repeat offender, made the selfish decision to once again drive while intoxicated."
A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against a Wilmington man facing 12 charges of aggravated driving under the influence over a deadly crash that killed two parents and injured their children.
Barbie pink is popping up everywhere. People want to dress like Barbie, color their hair like Barbie and be photographed as Barbie.
State police have arrested a Wilmington man on DUI charges for a wrong-way interstate collision that killed two parents and hospitalized three of their children on June 27.
A retired Will County judge’s son was cited for driving under the influence of alcohol the day before he was jailed on a charge of making a false police report.
Arrest of Dwight man follows three-year investigation into alleged 2013 assault.
The charges alleged that they stole approximately $400,000 after breaking into businesses around Illinois and robbing video gaming machines, Illinois Attorney General’s Office said.
Chloe L. McCully of Wilmington died in the accident on Saturday night.
A Wilmington man is facing misdemeanor charges after he was accused of firing a gun into the air and into the ground in response to seeing three men trim trees on land that he gifted to the University of Illinois, police said.
Road projects include truck corridor at Route 52 and Laraway Road in Joliet area.
No injuries were reported in the crash on Tuesday involving a train and a semitrailer in Wilmington Township. Police said to expect traffic delays in the area for the remainder of the day.
Two of the three suspects were hospitalized after one complained of chest pains and the other told a Grundy County sheriff's deputy she ingested heroin, police said. A fourth suspect remains at large.
We've got updated unofficial election results for Joliet and Will County for you here
A man who was wrongfully charged with the murder of his 3-year-old daughter in Will County has died in a head-on crash in Arkansas, according to his attorney.
The 47-year-old man and a 30-year-old man were in a Chevrolet pickup truck that was struck head on by a Toyota Camry on Tuesday in Will County, according to Illinois State Police.
Students will help with land restoration projects, earn minimum wage and participate in educational field trips.
All northbound lanes of Interstate 55 were closed for the investigation of the semitrailer crash at Kankakee River Bridge until about 1 p.m. on Friday, according to Illinois State Police.
Tim Placher of Joliet is bringing more than 20 area musicians, performers and touring friends to the MAR Theatre in Wilmington for a “A Merry MAR-y Christmas Show!”.
The female was pronounced deceased at a railroad crossing in Wilmington, according to the Will County Coroner's Office.
Bolingbrook, Joliet West and Wilmington scrimmage at Morris.
Prosecutors charged Alexander Fullriede with disorderly conduct and criminal damage to a bean field in connection with the Wilmington incident.
Since Aug. 10, Alvaro Hernandez, 25, of Joliet, has been wanted by the law on charges of attempted first-degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm and aggravated discharge of a firearm.
Overdose deaths in Joliet, Lockport, New Lenox and Wilmington likely due to 'street drugs that contain lethal doses of fentanyl,' coroner said.
The $1.3 million project consists of bridge deck joint repairs and is expected to be completed in August.
Midewin wants public input on the future of recreation at the prairie.
USDA seeks input on recreation plan at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie
Wilmington names new police chief
Wilmington police chief to lead Shorewood department
Wilmington looks for new city administrator
COUNTRY Financial representative sponsored an appreciation dinner
The USDA Forest Service Eastern Region has 14 openings
Chris Lundgren part of emergency team that brought the fire under control
Gargol: ‘We invite everyone to take this opportunity and see with their own eyes’
No tornadoes were reported following the National Weather Service’s warning late Monday for part of southwestern Will County, but more bad weather could be on the way.