Will County
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State's unemployment rate soars; Lake Co. tops in suburbsNov 07, 2021 12:18 am - Illinois' unemployment rate jumped to 8.6 percent last month -- above the national average and partially fueled by suburban job losses. The February data released Tuesda...
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Plainfield boy heading home from hospitalNov 07, 2021 12:25 am - Ten-month-old Michael Gillespie's life began with many strikes against him. Born 10 weeks premature to parents Greg and Keri, of Plainfield, Michael appears eager Tuesda...
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Casino's sprinklers were off before fireNov 07, 2021 12:20 am - Joliet's building inspector says the sprinkler system of the Empress Casino's pavilion was disconnected when a fire destroyed the building. David Mackley said Tuesday th...
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Heavy fire damage at Empress Casino in JolietNov 06, 2021 11:53 pm - A fire apparently sparked by a construction worker caused heavy damage to sections of the Empress Casino on Friday and firefighters had to truck in water to contain the ...
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Economy not affecting March Madness at the officeNov 06, 2021 11:37 pm - The economy is in the tank and the threat of layoff looms large at companies across the country. So, are Americans worried they'll sink the household budget if they plun...
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Watchdog group: Illinois' open government laws weakNov 06, 2021 11:34 pm - A study released Wednesday by a local watchdog group concludes Illinois' open government laws are the weakest among five Midwest states. Officials with the Citizen Advoc...
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Man accused of harassing witnessesNov 06, 2021 11:00 pm - JOLIET -- Authorities in Will County have filed witness harassment charges against a man already charged in a shooting that wounded three people, including a 7-year-old ...
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Why are assessments up when values are down?Nov 06, 2021 11:07 pm - As property values tumble to lows not seen in a decade and home sales continue to falter, homeowners across the suburbs question how their property's value increased, at...
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Happy Pi Day in the suburbsNov 06, 2021 10:50 pm - Pi is the most famous ratio in mathematics. It is the number of times a circle's diameter will fit around the circle. The decimal places go on forever, making it "irrati...
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Child abuse up; advocates urge more preventive programsNov 06, 2021 10:48 pm - Child advocates are blaming a tanking economy for a recent rise in child abuse, and nowhere is the rise more pronounced than in the suburbs. While incidents of abuse hav...