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Cars navigate through the S-curved intersection at Cedar Road and Haven Avenue in New Lenox, by a vacant lot where the village recently tore down a home it owned on the corner.

New Lenox home demolished to make way for safer corner

May 21, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

New Lenox officials took another step toward straightening the S-curve intersection of Cedar Road and Haven Avenue by demolishing the two-story blue house that sat on that southwest corner for...

Search continues for retired Andrew High School teacher

May 21, 2019 at 11:07 p.m.

The search for the missing retired Andrew High School science teacher continued Thursday as family members joined authorities in searching for the educator who has been missing since Sunday. Kankakee...

In this January file photo, Will County farmers bring their tractors and combines out of storage to hit the roads in a show of opposition to a proposed warehouse development.

NorthPoint withdraws much-maligned Elwood proposal: ‘It’s a big chess match’

May 21, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

One day before its application for the 850-acre warehouse park was due to expire with the village of Elwood, NorthPoint Development withdrew its proposal, according to a company news release...

Developers seek approval for new solar farms in Will County. (Zbigniew Bzdak/baiduhai)

Will County seeks to expand its solar power

May 21, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

Will County officials hope to add solar panels to the roof of the new 10-story courthouse, but they are not stopping there. They also want to know if other county...

Will County scores a drug-free community grant

May 21, 2019 at 11:04 p.m.

Will County received another possible tool to help tackle substance abuse — a $125,000 federal grant from the Drug Free Communities program aimed at youth. Lois Mayer, the county’s grant...

New Lenox hosts suicide prevention event

May 21, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

In support of World Suicide Prevention Day, “A Pathway to Hope and Healing” will be hosted Thursday by the village of New Lenox, its Safe Communities America Coalition, and the...

Authorities search for retired Andrew High School teacher

May 21, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

The Kankakee County sheriff and the family of a missing retired Andrew High School teacher are enlisting the public’s help in what the educator’s family has called a “sudden” and...

The Country Club Hills fire department has erected eight cargo containers to resemble a typical suburban home, which they will use as a training facility, near 175th and Cicero Avenue.

Will County eyes container homes

May 21, 2019 at 11:06 p.m.

Cargo containers, once considered the domain of the homeless, are trending today as the foundations of new homes, both simple and elaborate. These boxes of steel — currently only allowed...

Will County’s new courthouse earns national design honor

May 21, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

The Will County courthouse being built in downtown Joliet has earned a national design award. The American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Justice recognized Wight and Company, based...

Elwood files objection to NorthPoint’s plan in Will County

May 21, 2019 at 11:05 p.m.

With two trustees absent, the Elwood village board voted unanimously Wednesday night to file a legal objection to NorthPoint Development’s attempt to get approval for its warehouse project in Will...

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