Official says taxes from casinos secure
The city won't lose $850,000 a year in casino tax revenue as feared, according to City Manager John Mezera. Instead, 11th-hour changes to state legislation have diverted the funds directly...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
District panel OKs 68-acre purchase
The Forest Preserve District moved a step closer this week to establishing a new preserve south of University Park. The district's Finance Committee endorsed paying $822,800 for a 68-acre parcel...
Lightning, outage hit forest district
The Forest Preserve District was still recovering Wednesday from a lightning strike Sunday that fried a power surge protector. Executive Director Michael Pasteris said he expected the two computer servers...
Dow’s $135,000 gift to build 2 shelters
Dow Chemical could be the first corporate participant in the Forest Preserve District's fledgling sponsorship and donation program. Finance committee members Wednesday unanimously endorsed Dow's offer of $135,000 to help...
Search dog is right at home in country
Rosie doesn't talk, but it's a pretty safe bet that she's very happy she isn't living in Boston. Rosie, by the way, is a bloodhound. She and her human partner,...
Federal cuts hurt housing programs
Will County and city officials expect to lose more than $300,000 from their separate affordable-housing program budgets in 2007 because of reduced federal Housing and Urban Development funding, officials said....
Transport facility not a done deal
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway representatives are trying to dampen speculation that a second truck-train transport facility will be in Will County. BNSF spokesperson Suann Lundsberg said the Texas-based company...
Police supervisors union stands pat
Joliet's police supervisors union will continue trying to "educate" City Council members about contract negotiations, said Sgt. John Albrecht, union president. Albrecht presented the union's case Monday night in a...
Forest preserve adds to greenway
The Forest Preserve District of Will County has "realistically" completed a 7-mile east-west greenway with the recent acquisition of 142 acres south and east of Homer Glen, district spokesman Bruce...
Businesses get a turn on local Monopoly game
The Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry hopes to have a hometown version of the venerable Monopoly board game in local stores by September. Chamber President Russ Slinkard said...