Wilmington News

The U.S. Forest Service is seeking public comment on a plan to restore 764 acres at Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie to native prairie and wetlands.

Police say a teen kicked out the window of a squad car after being caught with a stolen gun Wednesday.

There will be a C.J. Begler Scholarship Benefit Car Show, featuring cars of all shapes and sizes from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sept.

ComEd today issued a reminder about the public safety risks associated with stealing electricity, an illegal activity that led to the arrest and conviction of a Wilmington, Ill., man who was charged with violation of the Illinois Public Utility Act.

The Wilmington Community Band will present a concert Sunday, only this time they will be the warm-up act to the Joliet American Legion Band .

Joliet Township High School Class of 1943 will hold its 66th annual reunion Aug.

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One summer night in 2004, 3-year-old Riley Fox lay asleep on a couch not far from her 6-year-old brother on a chair in the living room.

Three area residents will be celebrating birthday milestones in the coming weeks.

The FBI has joined Will County authorities in their investigation of the 2004 murder of a 3-year-old Wilmington girl Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow and FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Robert D. Grant announced the formal cooperation Thursday, and said FBI agents have been informally reviewing the case of Riley Fox for about a year.

Fish fry: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Fridays at American Legion Post 1080, 2625 Ingalls Ave., Joliet.

Ian Byrne's Mining Ancestry & The Appeal of Small Towns I read a couple of articles over the last few days, of before and after the Elders gig in the Mar Theatre in Wilmington, Illinois, and both had pretty much the same theme - that of the appeal of small towns to, Elders front man, Ian Byrne due to his mining ancestry.

Born in a small Irish village, musician Ian Byrne of The Elders says playing Wilmington takes him back to his roots.