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100+ WWC is a philanthropic group formed for local women who are interested in supporting their communities by contributing to Will County charities together as a group.
All proceeds from "A Shamrockin’ Good Time" benefit the Rialto Square Theatre Foundation.
A Joliet man will remain in jail in a case where he's charged with killing a man and wounding another man in a Lockport Township shooting. The two victims were not the intended target, police said.
Crest Hill police officials believe the vehicle that struck and killed two pedestrians in Crest Hill is a dark-colored Jeep Grand Cherokee missing at least four silver rectangle grill pieces and at least one fog light.
A Joliet man has been charged with the first-degree murder of a man and wounding another man in a shooting that was reported on Feb. 8 in Lockport Township.
Dining at a local fish fry is a traditional part of Lent for many Will County residents.
A man who was caught in a sting by the Save Our Siblings group at La Mex in Joliet has pleaded guilty to indecent solicitation of a child and child pornography in Will County.
Open Lens XIV is the annual juried fine art photography exhibition hosted by Gallery Seven in Lockport.
The City of Lockport has begun the process or replacing the pedestrian bridge over the I&M Canal at 8th Street with assistance from the State of Illinois.
On Feb. 21, Trinity Services and High Tide Press hosted a book signing for clinical psychologist Mike Mecozzi at the ROXY in Lockport.
A 79-year-old woman had died in a fire reported at an apartment building on Division Street in Lockport. Police and fire officials are investigating the incident that left the woman with burn injuries.
Redwood Homes cited interest rates and construction costs in its decision to pause plans to construct 110 rental homes, aimed at empty nesters, in Johnsburg.
Get The Led Out will perform Led Zeppelin music on Saturday at the Rialto Square Theatre in Joliet.
Lockport's annual Restaurant Week will start on Feb. 26 with seventeen local businesses offering special deals until March 10.
The Will County Sheriff's Office are investigating an incident where the sheriff's son was reportedly scammed out of money he paid for the National Football Championship game.