Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville hosted We, the Native People, a program exploring how Native people were viewed and affected at the time the Declaration of Independence was signed on Saturday, March 14, 2026.

Joliet falls to Sandburg 16-8 in the season opener in Joliet.

Benet holds off host Bolingbrook to win the Class 4A Bolingbrook Sectional title on Friday night.

Hundreds of residents showed up to City Hall for the Joliet Plan Commission's special meeting on the proposed data center development on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

The City of Joliet announced the three winning names for the city’s new snowplows. Throughout January, elementary and junior high school students from Joliet Public Schools District 86 were invited to submit their most creative names for the plows.

Bishop McNamara defeated Wilmington 61-24 in the IHSA Class 2A Seneca Sectional semifinals on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

St. Francis never gave up the lead defeating Lemont 52-44 in the Class 3A Hinsdale South Regional semifinal on Wednesday night.

Providence falls short of state losing to Washington in the Class 3A Kankakee Super-Sectional.

Coal City dominated Vandalia 43-23 for a repeat title in the IHSA Class 1A Dual Team State championship on Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026, completing a perfect 40-0 dual team season. See the photos from the meet.