The gym is one of the final elements to be finished in the new 171,000 square-foot Hufford Junior High School, which is approximately a third larger than the current building.

Proceeds from the event will support grants for JTHS District 204 students and staff, scholarships for Joliet Central and Joliet West high school seniors.

University of Illinois Extension and Illinois 4-H are urging schools, after-school programs, and families to take small, concrete steps to help youth feel supported.

A majority on the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees approved censuring a trustee for what they deemed violations of board policy when she spoke at a Joliet City Council meeting.

Plainfield School District 202 is facing a multi-million dollar decrease in state funding for the coming school year due to its reclassification from a Tier 1 to Tier 2 status district.

The Oswego School Board approved hiring Adam Hurder at an annual base salary of $145,000.

The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees will consider approving three censures against a trustee for her comments at a Joliet City Council meeting.

The boys volleyball teams from Joliet West and Joliet Central turned their rivalry game at Joliet West on May 12 into a fundraiser for Will County veterans.

The Kids n Nature program has been offered during spring and fall semesters as well as a summer session by University of Illinois Extension volunteers.