Grundy County News

The husband of a woman who died when a Duragesic patch failed, causing her death, has filed suit in Grundy County Circuit Court.

A bicyclist was killed Sunday evening while trying to cross Illinois 47 near Jefferson Street in Morris.

TWO DRIVERS have been ticketed for driving with suspended licenses by Grundy County deputies.

The Grundy County Office of Solid Waste Management is conducting its annual gently-used toys, books and DVD/video collection.

Volunteers from New Community Christian Church in Morris prepare to distribute bananas, salad dressing and other food items to the more than 200 families who turned out for the monthly distribution of food from the Northern Illinois Food Bank.

A long-time rural Grundy County resident died Sunday in an traffic accident involving a farm tractor transporting field equipment.

Erika Pilkerton, left, and Chris Kessler learn about cooperation and teamwork as they participate in a team-building game organized by John Davis of the University of Illinois Extension.

Area law enforcement is joining Gov. Pat Quinn's Operation Save 100 campaign to reduce traffic deaths statewide to a new low this year.

By Jo Ann Hustis jhustis@morrisdailyherald.com Three Veterans Day observances are scheduled in Morris, at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood, and in Seneca on Wednesday, Nov.

Overcast skies provided a somber setting Tuesday afternoon for the dedication of the Illinois Fallen Soldiers Tree Memorial in Illini State Park.

Jana Amsler packs boxed dinners for Grundy County seniors who take part in the Community Nutrition Network's home-delivered meal program.

This week in U.S. District Court in Chicago, an imprisoned cocaine dealer from Chicago settled a lawsuit arising from a police chase that began in Ottawa almost three years ago.

Three men were indicted for sex offenses, two of them Class X crimes, when the circuit court grand jury convened Wednesday morning.

Filings for 2010 election closed at 5 p.m. Monday, resulting in a primary contest for the Grundy County Board among Republicans in District 2, and a District 1 board incumbent not seeking re-election. Five Republicans have filed for Grundy County Board from District 2, requiring a primary vote on Feb.

Keeping in good health and fitness might be more important to law enforcement officers than it is to most people.

Several members of the Omicron Chapter of the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International were on hand at South Wilmington Grade School Oct.

Trick-or-treaters in Morris will be able to go door to door seeking candy and other treats between 4 and 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

At one time, if I was asked if I heard what had happened in Kinsman, it only meant one thing - a bar fight had broken out.

Federal agents investigating possible Immigration irregularities conducted raids at a Grundy County meatpacking business and several Chicago locations over the weekend, sources familiar with the probe said Monday.

Alexa Chaidez, Alexander Pascual, and Brejan Nino are Door Prize winners from Grundy County Preschool Parent Meeting held at White Oak Elementary School.