Channahon News

The Channahon School District 17 Board will hold public hearings Monday on three issues, including allotting $5.5 million for improvements to three of the district's four schools.

MORRIS – Grundy County could lose as much as $1.8 million in future revenue if the Illinois legislature redefines the state's current point of sale tax laws.

Parents are concerned about the possibility that Minooka Community High School will eliminate class ranking, WJOL reports.

Especially during the holiday season, community contributions -- whether it's sharing photos with Santa, family rituals or reflections of thanks -- is a hugely important part of Channahon-Minooka Patch.

Joliet landmark will meet the wrecking ball as soon as today. The Church of the Living God, built in 1881, will be demolished.

They were married Nov. 14 1953 at St. Mary's Church in Naplate. They are the parents of three children, Matt , of Channahon, Tim , of Ottawa, and Janet Nolan, of John's Island, S.C. They have five grandchildren, Matthew, of South Bend, Ind., Peter , of Minooka, Mary, of Chicago, Jessica Buckley, of Naperville, and Hannah, of Milwaukee, Wis.

His favorite movie was "It's a Wonderful Life." He teased his daughter, Kim McLearen-Jones, that she should name her baby "Zuzu's Petals" - a line from the movie - and he loved elaborate Christmas decorating.

Karen Woods , 59, of Joliet, passed away Monday, Nov. 25, 2013 at Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center with her loving family by her side.

U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, announced residents and businesses in Grundy, La Salle and Will counties can apply for disaster assistance to aid in cleanup and rebuilding efforts after severe storms tore through the area Nov. 17. "For families still dealing with the effects of last week's storms, this badly needed assistance will go a long ... (more)

Two men robbed a cellphone store at gunpoint Monday night, taking about $20,000 worth of merchandise and an unknown amount of cash, police said.

The election cycle that will be under way four months from now had its official beginning this week, with Naperville residents involved in several primary contests that are taking shape.

A distributor of electronic raffle games that share profits with charities has made a second pitch to put them in Joliet bars.

Early this morning within the area of the Highlands Subdivision in Channahon between the hours of 1 a.m. - 3 a.m. adolescent teens ransacked the neighborhood looking for unlocked vehicles taking anything they could find... Electronics, Cell Phones, Wallets, Cash, Credit Cards, Change, Power Converters, Leather Jackets, IPass Transponders, ... (more)

They won today The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a resounding blow to questionable tax strategies that allow businesses to minimize their sales tax burden in the state.

Q. What reaction does U.S. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Channahon, have to the Obamacare rollout? A. Wednesday, Kinzinger released a statement after the Department of Health and Human Services reported only 106,185 individuals signed up for insurance under the Affordable Care Act , including only 26,764 who signed up through the federal exchange.

The devastating storm that ripped through several towns in Illinois on Sunday have left a path of destruction and death.

Staff report The construction zone at the Interstate 55 bridge over the Des Plaines River does not fit into a standardized approach to traffic management, and a comprehensive effort to make passage through it is underway.

Mail carried during the weekend storms that caused destruction across Illinois traveled miles from a tornado-ravaged community to Channahon, according to reports.

By Shannon Antinori At least five people are dead and 37 were injured Sunday as tornadoes tore through central Illinois.

Or, more accurately, both of his homes. In the backyard of his Channahon residence and in areas adjacent to it, the East Peoria native found evidence of the destruction wreaked by the tornado that swept through Washington - almost 100 miles to the southwest.