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Kevin Johnson, 12, a special-education student in Crete-Monee School District 201U, died Sunday morning.

Kevin Johnson, 12, a special-education student in Crete-Monee School District 201U, died Sunday morning.

Donald Steven Cheffer , 20, of 14316 Wicker Ave. in Cedar Lake, was arrested by Will County Sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Sunday on charges of damage to property, two count of burglary and ...

Dear Fixer: On Feb. 1, 1993, we buried our first dog at Evergreen Pet Cemetery in Monee.

School may be out for the summer, but that doesn't mean Jeremy Ridder is sitting around bored.

The Ozinga campaign points out opponent Debbie Halvorson's double-talk about taking money from special interests, her current bit-chomping issue: In a fundraising email today, Debbie Halvorson vows to eradicate ...

Prairie planter Sharon Ostrowski's garden in Chicago's Beverly neighborhood is a collection of more than 500 native plants.

No one was injured when a fire started in a Burger King restaurant kitchen Thursday morning in south suburban Monee.

During a Will County Board meeting that occasionally became heated and divided along political lines, famed forensic pathologist Michael Baden talked Thursday about the merits of investigating deaths with a ...

The Illinois Department of Transportation announced Friday morning that all four lanes of Interstate 57 were reopened about 7 a.m., five days after tornadoes swept through the area.

Officials in Will County are touting recent environmental programs, including a proposal to establish its own household hazardous waste recycling facility instead of contributing toward operation of one in ...

South suburban residents began the unenviable task of assessing damage and trying to salvage as many personal belongings as possible Sunday morning after a tornado ripped through parts of Monee, Frankfort, ...

Tornados spotted in Will, Kankakee counties UPDATE: At 6:22 p.m. ABC 7 news reported a tornado "a half-mile wide" was on the ground, moving through Monee, heading toward University Park.

The Illinois Native Plant Society is providing a free program, Saturday, June 7, on native plants in the garden and problems caused by invasive species at the meeting rooms in the Morris Inn, 200 Gore Road, ...

Thanks to a sharp-eyed and quick-witted customer, three people now are facing charges in connection with an armed robbery at the Burger King in Monee.

Frederic T. Ehringer , 18, of 205 Hayes Ave. in Romeoville, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Thursday on charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance and ...

“We learned his whereabouts (Wednesday) and were able to arrest him”

One man was arrested after reportedly shooting a man in the leg Wednesday night. via Herald News

The Will County 4-H Program this year will produce dozens of 4-H members eligible to take their 4-H exhibits to the Illinois State Fair. via Herald News

A 15-year-old Crete-Monee High School student appeared in Will County Court Thursday, charged as an adult after he was arrested for carrying a 9 mm handgun and a bullet clip to school, authorities said. via Chicago Tribune

A high school student in the far south suburbs was arrested after police say he brought a gun to school. via WLS-TV Chicago