Wilmington News

The city council approved a preliminary plat for a planned unit development on 36 acres that will bring both residential and commercial development to the city.

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

A company filed suit in circuit court Friday, seeking to collect $116,266.81 from a Wilmington construction company.

A television set was stolen between Sunday night and Monday morning from a residence in the 500 block of Ottawa Street in Joliet.

Rummage sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 9-10, St. Mary Magdalene Parish, 201 S. Briggs St., Joliet.

Christina S. Craven , 25, of 635 Betula Ave. in Joliet, was arrested by sheriff's police and booked into the county jail Monday on a charge of theft.

The city council passed its own economic stimulus package Tuesday night. The council voted to waive the city vehicle sticker requirement on any new car bought in Wilmington from July 1 through June 30, 2010.

I think that I may never see a poem as lovely as a ... oh, look out! A woman driving on McDonald Avenue around 8:20 a.m. June 17 took out a small tree planted in front of a nearby car wash, dragging it several hundred feet.

A friend was coming back from an outing Sunday in Will County when he stopped at Wilmington Dam on the Kankakee.

The body of a Wilmington man was found Sunday morning in Kankakee State River Park Hunting Area 7 in Will County.

Police say one woman's choice of A parking spot drew some unwanted attention Sunday.

The Will County State's Attorney's Office is getting some help from the FBI in the on going investigation of the murder of three year old Wilmington girl Riley Fox five years ago.

FBI agents tonight are set to step into a new phase of the investigation surrounding the death of Riley Fox, the three-year-old Wilmington girl whose kidnapper and killer has never been caught more than five years after she was first reported missing.

Coal City Fire Protection District recently used new technology funded by Exelon Nuclear's Dresden Generating Station to transmit a heart attack victim's EKG results directly to Morris Hospital, which significantly expedited the patient's treatment.

The plaque of an engraved angel with the words "May you find comfort in the arms of an angel" is the only remnant left on the bridge over Forked Creek on Kahler Road.

For so many in Wilmington, it seems like just yesterday. But Saturday is the five year anniversary of the murder of three year old Riley Fox.

Mayor Marty Orr broke a tie Tuesday night to approve the appointment of Darin Plotts as the new chief of police.. Following the split vote, Plotts took the oath of office.

Officials of Will County and Waste Management of Illinois announced a plan to jointly develop a landfill gas-to-energy plant at the Prairie View Recycling and Disposal Facility near Wilmington.

James E. Phelps , 54, of Jacksonville, was arrested on charges of failure to wear seat belt and illegal transportation of alcohol.

A Northlake man involved in a Friday crash was arrested on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol, according to state police.