Grundy County News

James L. Nelson, 53, of Mor-ris, was arrested by Grundy County Sheriff's police May 17 on a charge of possession of 10 to 30 grams of cannabis.

The Morris City Council approved more of its annual donations to local organizations Monday, including $7,500 for the Grundy County Housing Authority.

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission will hold a public open house Wednesday to discuss the agency's annual assessment of safety performance for the Dresden nuclear power plant.

Josh P. Dean, 20, of Minooka, was arrested by Grundy County Sheriff's police May 12 on a charge of domestic battery.

Operation St. Nick, We Care of Grundy County, and the Community Foundation of Grundy County all pulled together to offer an initial $55,000 in mini grants to help those suffering from the flood.

Across the cover of one of my high school yearbooks are the words, “Where everybody knows your name.” To some the concept of everyone knowing your business is a huge turn off, but to me it's a way of life and a feeling of home.

One lost his life in the Battle of Iwo Jima . The other served in World War II and Korea.

The Illinois 113-BNSF Railway Company grade crossing in Coal City will be closed beginning Sunday, May 12, for approximately 10 days to allow the BNSF Railway Company to reconstruct their crossing.

During the week of May 13-19, National Law Enforcement Week, Americans across the United States will honor fallen police officers who have given their lives in the line of duty.

Across the state of Illinois, schools are struggling to come up with the revenue necessary to make sure our educational facilities - and our children's educations - are the best they can be.

Jimmy Wade Cook, 54, Corinth, Miss., was cited by Minooka police for parking where prohibited at 99 W. Ottawa/Grainger Way, Minooka, on May 7, 2013.

A Plainfield man was cited Monday in a two-vehicle accident in Coal City that sent a Morris woman to the hospital.

Mitchel posted bond and was released. • Thomas M. Sheridan II, 37, and Brittani M. Kotlar-Sheridan, 27, both of Channahon, were arrested by Channahon police April 30 on charges of domestic battery.

He sure found one at Tough Mudder, a worldwide series of 10 to 12 mile obstacle events that force participants to run through electric wires, swim through ice water, and sprint through fire.

FORMER U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Debbie Halvorson was instrumental in pushing the VA clinic through the congressional approval process.

A fire started to remove corn stubble and debris after recent flooding spread across several acres of marsh reeds near southwest suburban Minooka this morning, prompting a large response from several fire departments, authorities said.

The Illinois constitution calls public pensions “an enforceable contractual relationship, the benefits of which shall not be diminished or impaired.” But House Speaker Michael Madigan's plan for reform, which passed the House last Thursday, argues that the state can amend pension promises if its other vital interests are at risk.

Morris Hospital is back at full capacity two weeks after flooding forced the evacuation of patients.

April 2013 was the fourth wettest on record for Illinois, with 6.90 inches of rain, according to Illinois State Climatologist Jim Angel at the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.

Kelly Dransfeldt, Kelly Thompson, Rose Grossi, Ray Grossi, Jennifer Price, Sheriff Kevin Callahan and Jeff Rzasa stand next to the Special Connections bus that was purchased and customized thanks to donations from the community.