Shorewood HUGS annual chocolate ball supports the grassroots nonprofit's HUGS & Wishes program. to date, Shorewood HUGS has fulfilled more than 1,400 wishes.

Hundreds of Joliet Central and Joliet West high school students took to the streets to protest the actions of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents as part of a nationwide student walkout on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026.

Coal City emerged victorious over Yorkville Christian in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team Sectional on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, to advance to team state finals for the fourth year in a row with a 56-14 win.

Joliet West gets a conference win over Plainfield South on Monday night in Joliet. Photos by Gary Duncan for Shaw Local News Network

Lincoln-Way West comes out on top of a close battle against Lockport on Tuesday night in New Lenox.

Joliet Catholic runs away with the Minooka regional title featuring Joliet Central, Joliet West, Lockport, Minooka and Plainfield South in the title matches on Saturday afternoon.

Here are Gary Duncan's photos from Friday's game between Bolingbrook and Oswego East.

A commercial building near South Eastern Avenue and Washington Street in Joliet was destroyed in a fire on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. Work crews were at the scene of the demolished the structure on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Joliet firefighters worked to extinguish a fire that started at a commercial building on the corner of Eastern Avenue and Washington Street on Thursday afternoon, Jan. 29, 2026. https://www.shawlocal.com/the-herald-news/2026/01/29/joliet-firefighters-fight-blaze-at-commercial-building/