Stanley Ziemba

For some, the annual Will County Fair provides a journey down memory lane to a time when the number of barns and barnyard animals in the county exceeded its human...

Army Air Forces Sgt. Arthur Andrew Merzlock was laid to rest near his Joliet home Tuesday, 60 years after being killed in action in the South Pacific and thanks to...

Prosecutors on Friday charged a Robbins man with strangling his wife during a domestic dispute. Curtis Leach, 30, of the 13900 block of South Grace Avenue, is charged with first-degree...

The South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association has unveiled a sweeping plan to increase public open space in a 50-square-mile area that is part of northeast Illinois' and northwest Indiana's...

The Orland Fire Protection District board has selected Hazel Crest's assistant fire chief as the district's new chief. Donald Bettenhausen, 46, who has worked as a firefighter in Hazel Crest...

After warning about larger class sizes, teacher cuts and fewer student activities, school districts saw mixed results Tuesday from voters reluctant to increase their taxes. Voters in south suburban Thornton...

A letter containing a "suspicious bluish powder" was delivered Monday to a savings and loan in southwest suburban Frankfort, bringing out hazardous material teams shortly after threatening letters and strange...

The Will County Forest Preserve District is expected to approve the acquisition of a 118-acre farm in Frankfort Township on Thursday, adding yet another significant parcel to the district's growing...

Emergency repairs scheduled to begin Tuesday to the Elgin Elevated Water Tower on the northeast side of Joliet may leave a funny taste in the mouths of nearby residents and...

Joliet continued to set records last year for building permits issued, further evidence, officials say, that the city is still in the midst of a construction boom that began 10...