The Will County Mobile Workforce Center is a state-of-the-art vehicle that travels across the county to offer residents assistance with their career searches. The mobile workforce center is equipped with 11 computer station and Internet access. Resume and career search assistance using online listings, including jobs4people.org and Illinois workNet, are also available on the mobile unit.
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Illinois Attorney General's office give update on Joliet Police Department investigation
Lawyers from the Illinois Attorney General’s office encouraged Joliet residents to come forward to provide information that may be helpful in its civil investigation of the Joliet Police Department, which began
Sept. 8. During a Sept. 23 town hall meeting, attorneys part of the investigation examining whether JPD has a practice or pattern of civil rights violations, introduced themselves, gave an overview of what they will be working on and answered questions.
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Nine-year-old girl previously reported missing, found
The Will County Sheriff’s Office was contacted earlier this week and has announced that the 9 year old, they were attempting to locate has been found. In the late afternoon hours of Sept. 21, she was checked by a local law enforcement agency.
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VVSD, IDPH teaming up to offer community COVID vaccination clinic
Valley View School Community Unit School District 365U and the Illinois Department of Public Health are joining forces to offer a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic open to all members of the
community age 12 and older.
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Plainfield North HS Tiger Buddies Club yields strong student participation
The Plainfield North High School Tiger Buddies club is kicking off the new school year with near-record participation. Tiger Buddies, founded eight years ago, is a student club that brings together PNHS general education and STAR PLUS / Intensive Program students. STAR PLUS provides functional instruction to students with a wide range of special needs.
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Pedestrian bridge opens two new Forest Preserve trails for outdoors enthusiast
The Forest Preserve District of Will County just made it easier and safer for outdoor enthusiast. The bridge installed early Wednesday morning will link two Forest Preserve District of Will County trails along Black Road between Joliet and Shorewood. This installation over I-55 was the second pedestrian bridge to be installed along Black Road as part of the Forest Preserve’s plan. The first bridge, a 260-foot span over the DuPage River, was installed in August 2020. The two bridges and a path along Black Road will connect the DuPage River Trail in Hammel Woods to the Rock Run Greenway Trail in Rock Run Preserve.
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Joliet to celebrate planting project at Bicentennial Park
The City of Joliet will celebrate a pollinator planting project, made possible through a $25,000 grant from the Canadian National EcoConnexions “From the Ground Up” program on Tuesday, October 12, 2021, at noon at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park, 201 West Jefferson St. Joliet.
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Virtual townhall meeting planned on probe into Joliet PD
A state investigation is underway into possible patterns or practices of unconstitutional or unlawful policing in Joliet and now the public is being asked to weigh in on the matter.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is inviting members of the public to participate in a virtual town hall meeting discussing the investigation into the Joliet Police Department’s policing practices.
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Life vs. Liquor: The average Illinoisan would give up three years of their life to keep drinking alcohol, survey reveals
• One-third would give up caffeine for life, if they can continue drinking alcohol.
• 30% admit they ignore studies warning about alcohol health risks.
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Science and Sobriety: There are many behaviors and habits we’ve developed and continue despite studies having proven that they have adverse health complications – from smoking cigarettes and drinking too much coffee, to the overconsumption of processed food and skimping on exercise. A recent major study found that drinking any amount of alcohol has a negative impact on the brain and is linked to increased risk of developing more cancers than previously thought. However, many people continue to drink despite knowing that it could take years off their lives as evidenced by a recent 3,700-person survey conducted by Alcohol.org a leading provider of alcohol addiction treatment resources.
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Will County Sheriff's Department seeks help in finding missing 9-year-old girl
The Will County Sheriff’s Office is requesting help from the public regarding a missing 9-year-old female named Nalaya S. Patterson-Dean. Nalaya has been reported missing by extended family members due to family not having contact with Nalaya since Sept. 15. Nalaya has also been absent from her elementary school since that date.
