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The Herald News
The Joliet Herald News News
Updated: 11 hours 31 min ago
Monitors back, but part-time
Most of the fired female campus monitors will return to work at Plainfield School District today, but as part-time lunch supervisors rather than full-time employees.
JackHammers behind on bills
The Joliet JackHammers in the spring had a billboard that seemed to poke fun at their own financial challenges: players in various forms of undress urged people to buy tickets because the team needed uniforms. The JackHammers never paid for the billboard, according to a complaint filed in Will County Circuit Court seeking $4,500 from the team.
Property tax due Sept. 2
The second installment of Will County property taxes is due Sept. 2.
Joliet chamber lauds JTHS leader
Longtime Joliet Township High Schools District board member Arlene Albert has been chosen to receive the annual Athena Award.
Plainfield Schools building turned to rubble
1990 tornado 20th anniversary: Pam Leddy took a late lunch the day the tornado struck down her office.
On the drive back, Leddy heard on the radio that a tornado had hit Rockford. So when the skies turned dark over Plainfield School District's administration building, she took it serious.
Board, residents discuss MCHS parking options
School has begun for Minooka High School students and so has the
aggravation for residents in Hunters Crossing whose neighborhood is
adjacent to the district's south campus in Channahon.
Wheatland family: 'That's the one that got us'
1990 tornado 20th anniversary series:
While the Aug. 28, 1990, tornado is most known for wreaking havoc on Plainfield, Joliet and Crest Hill, the storm started its path of destruction in Will County in the northwest corner of the county in Wheatland Township.
St. Mary's staff: Storm was a 'black wall'
1990 tornado 20th anniversary: Peni Heffernan remembers Aug. 28, 1990, was an institute day at St. Mary Immaculate School in Plainfield. She'd been talking with the principal, Sister Mary Keenan, about the upcoming year when she looked out the window around 3:30 p.m. and saw the sky darkening in the northwest.
Tornado changed Plainfield
The Plainfield tornado of 1990 was a significant turning point in the history of then a relatively small village. The principal of Plainfield High School at the time of the tornado reflects on that time.
Lockport event for foster kids features fair
A September fund-raising event featuring hot-air balloons, a craft fair
and food will benefit the Lockport SOS Children's Village, which serves
foster children.
Pulse
Dignitaries who gathered at a Joliet Hospice labyrinth
groundbreaking were all abuzz over the new 10-story Joliet Junior
College building proposed for downtown Joliet. Once built, the school's
culinary arts/hospitality hub could help revive downtown.
The Steelmen band goes marching in
The Steelmen band are marching back. Now that there are two
varsity sports teams for Joliet Central and Joliet West high schools,
there's a need for double the cheer power. So the Steelmen's
marching band will be performing three different half-time shows at home
games at Memorial Stadium this fall, including playing and marching to
Michael Jackson's "Thriller."
Residents urge flooding fix
The five inches of rain that hit Joliet on Aug. 3 may have been
unusually heavy, but it stirred up flooding problems that some residents
say happen too often.
Formation of advisory council tabled
The Plainfield School Board decided this week to table a discussion on forming a Citizens Advisory Council until next month.
Twister maintains grim record
1990 tornado 20th anniversary: It was the worst tornado in Will County history, and the worst in Illinois since April 21, 1967. The Will County tornado varied in strength from an F1 to a level between F4 and F5, with winds of more than 260 mph. It traveled more than 16 miles on the ground and varied in width from one-quarter to one-half mile.
A mom's cry: 'Where's Chase? Where's Chase?'
1990 tornado 20th anniversary:
I have to admit that I knew nothing about tornadoes before the Plainfield tornado ravaged our town. I ignored what I now recognize are signs. At the time, we had four sons: Austin, 6 weeks old (born a month premature); Chase 2; Clayton, 4; and Nicholas, 5½. The children were all down for their afternoon naps that Aug. 28 afternoon.
Ceremony to remember victims
1990 tornado 20th anniversary: Aug. 28, 1990, is a day many people in Plainfield and Will County will never forget. On Saturday, the village will host a ceremony to honor the victims of the storm's wrath and celebrate how far Plainfield has come in the 20 years since.
City looks to Facebook for school suggestions
Wilmington is seeking ideas for the reuse of Booth Central School -- and it's turning to a student favorite for advice: Facebook.
Joliet pastor picked to serve as chaplain of the day in D.C.
At 9 a.m. July 21, a pair of huge doors opened and the Rev. Herbert
Brooks walked into the U.S. House of Representatives. He had come to
give the opening prayer of the day for Congress.
Pastor Brooks' prayer
Pastor Brooks' prayer.
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