Channahon News

Every Saturday, we will post a photo of something you might pass by every day and not notice.

The public is invited to a Valentine's Day dance at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 16, at The Timbers of Shorewood retirement community, 1100 N. River Road, Shorewood .

Declan is a 7-month-old, male, black cat. You can find kittens for free, but after you take care of altering and vaccinations, you're looking at a vet bill of at least $200. How free is that? Declan is already neutered and up-to-date on his vaccinations, has a microchip implant and has been tested for feline leukemia.

Sunday, Feb. 5 DUI Arrest Bradley D. Synder, 37, of Channahon, was arrested on charges of aggravated DUI, DUI, improper lane use, failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident, and obstructing a peace officer, police said.

Aubrey Brooks, a 4-year-old from Coal City, may be the only little girl in Grundy County with an entire army named after her.

In a lot of ways, Aubrey Brooks is like most 4-year old girls. Her favorite color, for example, is pink.

Channahon police arrested Dillion T. Mumper , 24, of Verona, for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, improper lane usage, for driving while his license was suspended and for driving without a breath alcohol ignition interlock device per monitoring device driving permit.

I have heard from Channahon resident Nicole Puraccio multiple times before. As the administrative assistant for the Will County Center for Economic Development, I see her name in my email and her phone number in my voice mail list a number of times.

Channahon School District 17 is trying to “round-up” all prospective kindergartners for the 2012-2013 school year.

Are you looking to move on up to Shorewood ? How about Channahon or Minooka? Or maybe you're already living in Shorewood, Channahon or Minooka, and just want something a little bigger, or nicer, or possibly smaller, or cheaper.

While working in cabinetry, Rich Mikula didn't have to deal with people. He had his area of the workshop, and he simply needed to perform his tasks well.

A trial day has been set for Christopher Vaughn, the man who allegedly killed his family in 2007 after stopping in Channahon while traveling during a family vacation.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1 Warrant ArrestA Michael P. Magro, 22, of the 26100 block of Lauren Drive in Channahon was arrested around 5:15 p.m. at the Channahon Police Department on a warrant out of the Tinley Park Police Department for battery.

Willie R. Waddell: 44, of 650 Third Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Thursday on charges of driving on a suspended license and operating an uninsured vehicle.

Amanda L. Harrison: 29, was arrested on a Tazewell County warrant for failure to appear on a contempt of court charge.

Parents may drop off their children at the church for crafts, activities, games, music and snacks, while they enjoy shopping, a date night or simply relax.

Will County Judge Daniel Rozak agreed to an Aug. 13 trial date Thursday, which means prosecutors would put on their case more than five years after Vaughn's wife and three children were found shot to death along Interstate 55 near Channahon.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County offers opportunities for home school students to learn through educational programming and resources.

Lazy eyes, loose limbs, cracked faces and missing appendages are not child's play for Rosalie Jostes.

Daniel Jon Eberhard of Channahon was among the students who completed a degree in the School of Undergraduate Studies at Lincoln Christian University on Dec.