Dennis Sullivan

The city's drinking-water supply will meet national radium standards by the end of this year, City Manager John Mezera said Thursday. Mezera said 10 low-rise water treatment plants would begin...

Forest Preserve District commissioners are considering paying $5.5 million for 28 acres next to the Woodlawn Cemetery in Joliet, and $550,000 for an inactive 22-acre horse farm west of Peotone....

A Forest Preserve District official wants to raise the rent on more than 2,000 acres leased to farmers. Larry Troutman, vice chairman of the district's Citizens Advisory Committee, told members...

As Joliet considers open the door to 1,700 or more new homes, one state legislator thinks the area may be growing too fast. "I get scared to death when I...

Forest Preserve District President Kerry Sheridan is downplaying a lack of communication to commissioners about 10 district structures that burned down near New Lenox in 2002 and 2003. The structures,...

Forest Preserve District commissioners have agreed to buy about 191 acres in southwestern Will County for nearly $3.7 million. Executive Director Michael Pasteris said the district is adding 168 acres...

Almost $2.5 million has been approved to upgrade a preserve in northeastern Will County into a recreational destination. The 1,765-acre Messenger Marsh Preserve in Homer Township will cater to hikers,...

Two Joliet hospitals are scheduled to ban smoking from their campuses on Tuesday. The ban at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center and Silver Cross Hospital also applies to any building...

A Will County Forest Preserve District official says bicyclists should be able to take the Old Plank Road Trail to Park Forest in 2008. Planning and operations director Marcy DeMauro...

The Forest Preserve District is considering court action to take about 60 acres near University Park from two owners who have balked at offered prices. Members of the forest district's...