Wilmington News

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.

Vendor fair: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 5 at 30849 Riley Road, off Peotone Road, in Wilmington.

It all started in the late 1930s, when David Phillips' mother came down with scarlet fever.

Get your kicks on Route 66 - Again! The Gemini Giant and the author's 1968 "Bullitt" Mustang.

Should you muster the bravery to step inside your automobile to trek across the Wilmingtonian roadways, please take a moment to observe a phenomenon that occurs at stop lights that I will henceforth call ...

Folepi's Winter Wonderland: A two-mile cruise through the Parade of Lights floats will be open Friday through Dec.