The 2025 girls volleyball season promises to be another banner year for The Herald-News area

An appellate court upheld a ruling that a former inspector general for Joliet had no power to sue Illinois State Police for records of an investigation concerning the former mayor.

Celebrate summer break’s end with science experiments, trail walks, nature art and more at this three-day family program at Four Rivers Education Center in Channahon.

The Will County Sheriff’s Office conducted a focused traffic safety campaign from July 8 to Aug. 1 to remind motorists that “Speeding Catches Up With You” and encourage safer driving habits.

A convicted felon cursed out a Will County judge who found him guilty of attempting to murder two police officers during a 2023 shootout in a Romeoville neighborhood.

New Hollywood casino opens in Joliet on Monday with much fanfare, marking first move for what originally was the Empress Casino since it opened in 1992.

Morris advanced to the Class 5A semifinals last season, and captains Logan Sparrow, Caeden Curran and Chase Bachert are ready to start a new season.

Lincoln-Way East is 93-7 in its last 100 games, with five of those losses coming to Loyola. The hope in Frankfort is that this year the Griffins will get over that hump for the program's first state title since 2019.

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Hollywood Casino opened its new Joliet location in the Rock Run development at Interstates 55 and 80 in Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. People were waiting in line for the doors to open.