Shorewood News

Police say a nursing home resident's TV was stolen over the weekend. The 85-year-old woman and family members returned to her room Sunday at an assisted-living facility in the 3300 block of Executive Drive, and discovered someone had taken a 23-inch Sharp flatscreen TV that was on a stand by the window.

The Route 59 widening project is behind schedule just four months into construction.

A man arrested eight years ago for allegedly running a door-to-door underage tattooing service was locked up again Thursday on charges he inked another two youths.

Concert on the Hill: 6:30 p.m. through Aug. 27 at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, 201 W. Jefferson St.

Retailers in unincorporated Will County will need a license to sell tobacco under an ordinance approved unanimously by the county board Thursday.

Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park is going green -- Emerald City green. "Wizard of Oz" live and outdoors will come to the downtown Joliet park along the waterway at 7:30 p.m. June 26 and 27, and again July 10, 11, 17 and 18.

The third annual Timmy's Hugs and Hearts Garden Walk benefiting pediatric programs at the Joliet Area Community Hospice is June 27, and walkers may pick up tickets in advance at the hospice for $10 or at any home on the walk for $12. The gardens will be resplendent this year, according to walk organizer and hospice pediatric care coordinator Kim ...

DuPage Health & Wellness Centers and Island Massage will hold an open house at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at 13242 S. Route 59, Suite 202 .

Pancake breakfast: 8 a.m. to noon June 14, July 12, Aug. 9, Sept. 13, Oct. 11, Nov.

A judge wouldn't lower the bond Monday for a Joliet man who was involved in a traffic crash that killed a local accountant.

Trinity Christian School in Shorewood surprised Carol Lehman, assistant preschool teacher, by honoring her for 15 years of service, the longest tenure of any employee at the 16-year-old school.

Holy Family Parish will host a 50th anniversary celebration May 30. A 4 p.m. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop J. Peter Sartain at the church, 600 Route 59 in Shorewood, to start off the events.

A Premier Academy student loads supplies onto a bus Wednesday morning as other students wait to board for the trip to Springfield.

Duane Krieger oversaw the care of the terminally ill for the last 16 years. On Friday, he began the golden years of his retirement.

Will County Judge Bobbi Petrungaro will not preside over Joe Baltz's case as he tries to reclaim a seat on the Will County Board.

It's not unheard of for someone to kick the tires on a car lot, but when they keep kicking the vehicles and then strike the salesman and a police officer, they're going to get arrested.

Dorothy Riblon of Crest Hill, a volunteer with the Senior Services Center of Will County in Joliet, signed up for the center's free tai chi class because she heard it might help her neuropathy.

A postal substation that was hosted by the Bank of Shorewood since 2001 will close Friday.

In this time of economic struggles, people may have become pessimistic, doubting that every little bit helps.

The outgoing Minooka Village Board Tuesday Night approved a boundary line agreement with the city of Joliet.