Coal City News

The Grundy County Office of Solid Waste Management is conducting its annual gently-used toys, books and DVD/video collection.

A DUI charge was dismissed against James Henderson, 44, 415 W. Jefferson St., Gardner.

Voters in the Coal City and Goose Lake areas will decide in the Feb. 2, 2010, primary whether to form a park district.

A free Thanksgiving dinner will be served from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 22, at Berst Center, 180 S. Kankakee St., in Coal City.

Jack Micetich and Kailee Martin will present a holiday show titled, “Christmas Tunes with Kailee and Jack” at 4:15 p.m. Sunday, Dec.

Volunteers from New Community Christian Church in Morris prepare to distribute bananas, salad dressing and other food items to the more than 200 families who turned out for the monthly distribution of food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

The Prairie Singers mark their 22nd Christmas season with a series of concerts in the local area.

They're hoping its legit, says Police Chief Ray Meglan of letters residents bring him, promising them millions in exchange for their personal check for peanuts.

TWO MEN were arrested on drug charges in Diamond after deputies responded to a reckless driving complaint about 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov.

A DRIVER stopped for not having a valid registration was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia about 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov.

Mr. John Chester Spiewak, 60, of Coal City, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, at his home.

Jana Amsler packs boxed dinners for Grundy County seniors who take part in the Community Nutrition Network's home-delivered meal program.

A suit filed after an accident at Division and George streets on May 7, 2005, has been dismissed in circuit court.

Not everyone is on track for having fewer train whistles echoing through the village.

Tommy Fatagante, a sophomore at Coal City High School, is arrested by Patrolman David Kasher during a scene in Road to Reality at Coal City Middle School Wednesday.

Dear Citizens of Grundy County: Mike Farrell made an important point in his Saturday, Sept.

A DRIVER was taken to Morris Hospital following an accident at Pine Bluff and Will Roads about 6:10 a.m. Tuesday.

Trick-or-treaters in Morris will be able to go door to door seeking candy and other treats between 4 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

Fall rummage sale: 9 a.m. to noon Oct. 24 at Our Savior Lutheran Church, 1910 Black Road, Joliet.

Jason Smith has noticed in the past few months that, every time it rains in Coal City, it always seems to pour.