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Will County tops state in industrial development and new home construction.
The Plainfield Village Board is expected to vote on approval of Parsonage Events’ special use permit at its Monday, Dec. 18 meeting.
The failed settlement occurs months after a judge dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit case alleging two former Plainfield Central High School football players were subjected to sexual assault and hazing.
Thanks to a more than yearlong renovation and rebranding effort, Twisted Pin, 15610 Joliet Road in Plainfield, now offers an upscale bowling, arcade, and entertainment experience.
Odai Alfayoumi, father of the 6-year-old Muslim boy killed in Plainfield Township, is seeking to be special administrator of the child's estate in a wrongful death lawsuit.
Former Will County Board Member Charles "Chuck" Maher will challenge Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant for county executive post.
A former River Grove woman pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend in 2018 at the former Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.
Phase 2 construction of Plainfield's Old Town project began on Nov. 29 with several streets partially or completely closed for new water main installation.
Will County voters will pick six countywide officials and three county board members along with state and federal offices, including president, in 2024.
State Senator Meg Loughran Cappel will meet with residents at her Coffee and Conversation event from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday.
Light up the Holidays Festival and Parade starts off the season in Joliet with a family feeling.
Entepreneurs say Small Business Saturday has captured the buying public's imagination.
The annual Grinchmas on the Green begins at 4 p.m. Saturday with free hot chocolate and cookies underneath the pavilion in Village Green. At 5 p.m., Santa and the Grinch arrive via the fire truck courtesy of the Plainfield Fire Protection District.
From community holiday kick off events to quieter outdoor adventures, there is plenty to do in the Will County region this weekend.
Will County Circuit Judge Carmen Goodman found Darrius Brown guilty of three felony charges on Monday, Aggravated Domestic Battery, Aggravated Unlawful Restraint with a Deadly Weapon, and Aggravated Restraint, in a 2018 attack on his then-girlfriend.