Dennis Sullivan

Joliet hopes a firm that has helped dozens of state and federal agencies navigate electrical rate and pricing structures can help it trim as much as $200,000 from municipal electricity...

The Dow Chemical Co. would donate $65,000 to the Will County Forest Preserve District by year's end and another $65,000 in 2007 under a licensing agreement the district board is...

City officials have amended the liquor ordinance to require businesses that sell liquor to discourage "nuisance" behavior outside their establishments. The move, made Monday night at a regular pre-council meeting,...

Former Joliet Fire Chief Joseph Drick's attorney, Joseph Polito, has resigned to accept an appointment as an associate judge in the 12th Judicial Circuit Court, which serves Will County. Polito,...

Joliet has rescinded its offer of $20,000 to the Protect Kendall County Now! initiative. The City Council voted unanimously this week to pull the funding after Councilman Joe Shetina's observation...

Forest Preserve District commissioners on Thursday agreed to pay $10.4 million for 420 acres in southwestern Will County. But commissioners postponed action on two proposals involving 74 acres in Homer...

If the County Board agrees to institute two user fees, the county's Drug Court hopes to raise nearly $645,000 for treatment and case management. Drug Court Coordinator Julie McCabe-Sterr pitched...

Forest Preserve Commissioner Jim Moustis (R-Frankfort) said the Forest Preserve District should consider flexing its eminent-domain muscle and take a small parcel with a big price tag. Moustis raised the...

Forest Preserve District officials want to tap their acquisition budget for approximately $15 million to buy land. Nearly 300 of the 488 targeted acres are earmarked for the proposed Huyck's...

The County Board last week unanimously approved an airstrip owner's request to expand a runway to allow helicopters and light jet aircraft to land at the general aviation facility between...