TTW Press Room In partnership with the Homer Township Public Library, the Lemont Artists Guild presents, via Zoom, Artist Mary Dorrell, who will give an oil painting demonstration making use of color and light on October 13 at 7 pm. ...

TTW Press Room Illinois artists of all kinds are invited to submit their work for inclusion in Gallery Seven’s Annual Illiart Exhibit taking place during October. Illiart, formerly known as “The Art of Illinois,” will feature various media, including painting, ...

Gov. JB Pritzker last week signed SB 1833 into law, allowing for the designation of cultural districts across the state. Managed by the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), this distinction will promote economic development and empower communities ...

Family Fun Festival 2021

thetimesweekly.com The University of St. Francis (USF) Art Gallery will open a new exhibit featuring the work of artist and USF professor Michael “Chester” Alamo-Costello, MFA, beginning on Monday, August 23.

Joliet, IL – On Friday, the Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) revealed a new travel guide as part of a kickoff for the new Route 66 campaign: The First Hundred Miles. The travel guide cover features the new, ...

A new park has opened in New Lenox that is designed to be accessible to those with special needs. State Senators Patrick Joyce (D-Essex) and Michael E. Hastings (D-Frankfort) attended a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Leigh ...

Thetimesweekly.com The Forest Preserve District of Will County's Hammel Woods Dam removal and modification project in Shorewood is scheduled to begin in July. The project will close a section of the DuPage River, a segment of the DuPage River Trail ...

July 15, August 5 & 19, September 2 & 16 3-7 p.m. Heritage Park - 14240 W 151st St

More than 95,000 books changed hands at the annual Book Reuse/Recycling Event sponsored by the Will County Land Use Department’s Resource Recovery and Energy Division the first weekend in June. Tim Anderson, who coordinated the event for RRE, said this ...

The Plainfield Park District will host a skateboard contest on May 29 at Gregory B. Bott Park, 24550 W. Renwick Rd.

The City Center Partnership, in conjunction with the City of Joliet Arts Commission, seeks proposals for the commission of five pieces of art. Selected artists will be paid $1,000 each and the commissioned pieces will be displayed at local downtown ...

American Foundation of Suicide Prevention

Twenty-five locations are offering significant discounts to patrons during the 2021 Joliet Area Restaurant Week, which takes place between April 15 – 30, 2021. Those patrons are then encouraged to submit photos of their meals for a chance to win ...

State Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) will be hosting a Recycling and Shredding Event on Saturday, April 24th, 2021 from 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. The event will take place at Holy Family Church in Shorewood.