Joliet News
Dual flush innovator honored at Joliet’s GR2010 kickoff event
In the “green” and sustainability market, a fourth-generation plumber is making a national…
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JJC culinary students serve it up better than downtown Chicago
Patrons who attend Joliet Junior College’s annual spring fundraising gala can expect to dine and wine as though they’re at a…
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Joliet mother charged in the death of her son in a fire on Bluff Street
Last week the Will County State’s Attorney office filed felony charges against a mother whose 4-year-old son died in a fire at the…
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Small independent food pantry in Crest Hill feeds hundreds of Joliet families
Many local food pantries are run by churches relying on tithes and townships using tax-based dollars, the Family…
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This spring an expert interior designer discusses “why color matters” at the Des Plaines Public Libraries
As the weather warms up some people may be deciding on what colors to paint rooms…
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Female Neurosurgeon at Provena
Provena Saint Joseph Medical Center ( PSJMC ) has hired the hospital’s first female…
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Joliet sees its 5th homicide of the year
There were only two homicides in Joliet this time last year. Recently the city witnessed its fifth murder, when a sixteen-year-old…
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Memorabilia collector Walter Krueger points out a pair of replica prototype shoes from the Wizard of Oz. Some of Kruger’s memorabilia, dubbed “Oz and Ends: An Oz-sessed Collection” is on display through May 23 at the Joliet Historical Museum, located at 204 N. Ottawa Street, Joliet. Robert Bykowski/Staff photographer

Wizard of Oz Collector at Joliet Historical Society
A 24-year-old memorabilia collector knows very well the 100- year-old story of the Wizard of…
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A bus driver and nine Joliet school children were injured in a school bus accident
A school bus driver and 29 students were involved in a bus accident Monday as the…
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JJC culinary professor makes World Culinary Olympic Competition team
Joliet Junior College Culinary Instructor Tim Bucci recently received news that he…
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