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This one-time increase is for the additional work election judges will have to perform including the wiping down of pens and voting booths.
D308 parent Kijuana Boulrece said during the Sept. 14 meeting she hopes her children will be "valued" when they return to school in person.
Properties were damaged and cars were stolen in Oswego Between Sept. 22-27, according to the village police department.
The Plainfield couple's yard haunt will allow a limited number of people, letting just two families visit during each 15-minute slot.
Will County Health Department is offering flu shots across its various immunization clinics, including one in Bolingbrook.
Eden Strong's son, Baylor, got severe cellulitis in his eyes after squirting water from a tub toy. "I could barely look at him," she said.
This shred event will take place from 9 a.m. to noon at the Village of Oswego Public Works Facility located at 100 Theodore Drive.
Clarence M. Otis was found after police say he checked himself into a hospital in Winnebago County to treat injuries resulting from a crash.
Hosted on Oct. 6, this year the event will be a village-wide scavenger hunt for small participating groups.
Head out and pick out that pumpkin and enjoy the many fall attractions Oswego-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
Head out and pick out that pumpkin and enjoy the many fall attractions Plainfield-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
Head out and pick out that pumpkin and enjoy the many fall attractions Romeoville-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
In accordance with state and federal guidelines, the governor and all close contacts will self-isolate for 14 days, Pritzker's office said.
The OSD308 Board of Education will vote on the four-stage plan during its next Oct. 13 meeting.
The Bolingbrook PD is looking for two men who stole from Helzberg Diamonds on Friday and fled the scene before officers arrived.
Superintendent Lane Abrell said masks will be essential and that they are not a "political statement or a First Amendment issue."
CDC has asked the rescue to return the 15 French bulldog puppies from Jordan that were kept without food, water at the airport warehouse.
Head out and pick out that pumpkin and enjoy the many fall attractions Bolingbrook-area pumpkin patches have to offer.
Ruth Spaeth, 25, is in custody as of Monday, facing charges of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon.
Brandon M. Parks, of Addison, fell face first into a yard while trying to run away from the officer, said Deputy Chief Brant Hromadka.
