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Campaign signs dotted the exterior of Plainfield Village Hall on April 7. The race for three trustee seats was close, and candidates in the lead were hesitant to declare victory until everything is finalized on April 21.

Candidates say Plainfield board race too close to call

June 16, 2018 at 6:29 p.m.

A day after the April 7 election, just who would occupy the three Plainfield Village Board seats that were up for grabs in the race remained unclear. A slim margin...

Bolingbrook incumbent trustees win re-election

June 15, 2018 at 8:31 p.m.

All three Bolingbrook Village Board incumbent trustees cruised to an easy re-election victory in the April 7 race. Unofficial tallies from Will and DuPage counties show Leroy Brown netting about...

Motorists drive south on I-55 past the scene of a car accident that left one person dead and another hospitalized Wednesday near Lockport Road in Plainfield.

Joliet man dies in I-55 accident outside Plainfield

May 12, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

A 47-year-old Joliet man was killed Wednesday after his car was struck by a semitrailer on Interstate 55 outside of Plainfield. The incident occurred about 4:30 p.m., according to Illinois...

Campaign signs dotted the outside of Plainfield Village Hall on Election Day. Poll officials inside reported less than 100 voters as of about 3:30 p.m.

New trustees elected to Plainfield, incumbents hold on in Bolingbrook

May 12, 2019 at 11:00 p.m.

Plainfield Village Board incumbent Bill Lamb appeared poised Tuesday night to retain his seat in what turned out to be a tight race for three trustee seats among six candidates....

Cubs fans gear up for home opener

August 18, 2019 at 7:09 p.m.

The Cubs faithful flocked to Wrigley Field en masse on a gorgeous Easter afternoon to watch their club open the season against the mighty St. Louis Cardinals. But unlike years...

Plainfield and scores of other municipalities across Illinois are bracing themselves for potentially huge cuts in the amount of state income tax they receive. The cuts were proposed as part of Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget.

Plainfield, Bolingbrook could lose up to $5.5M in state funding plan

May 13, 2019 at 8:23 a.m.

Bolingbrook and Plainfield stand to lose $5.5 million total in state income tax revenue if Gov. Bruce Rauner's budget proposal for the next fiscal year becomes reality. Towns across the...

A stretch of West 127th Street east of Heggs Road in Plainfield is slated to be improved under a project approved last month by the Plainfield Village Board.

Treacherous stretch of 127th Street in Plainfield to see improvements

May 12, 2019 at 10:59 p.m.

West 127th Street in Plainfield between Heggs Road and Northwest Community Park is a narrow two-lane stretch of road that dips precipitously down into ditches on either side. Town officials...

Valley View uses grant for security upgrade

June 15, 2018 at 9:15 p.m.

Valley View School District 365U's school board has approved a plan to buy about $439,000 worth of video surveillance and lockdown systems. The purchase is made possible through an Illinois...

Romeoville police offering gun buy-back program April 11

May 13, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

Looking to get rid of some guns and make some no-questions-asked cash in the process? The Romeoville Police Department will offer a gun buy-back program April 11, where residents can...

Man charged with misdemeanor after 2-year-old son is found in the street

August 18, 2019 at 7:05 p.m.

A West Side man was ordered held in lieu of $10,000 bail Sunday after prosecutors said his 2-year-old son was found out in the street. Jeff R. Henderson, 33, was...

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