Grundy County, IL

Grundy County Sheriff Ken Briley reports tips to a social media post proved invaluable in determining the identity of a man accused in an armed robbery. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22, Grundy County Sheriff’s detectives arrested 22-year-old Joseph Kneller, of Morris, for the armed robbery of the Casey’s General Store in Mazon.

With an aim to help keep kids learning and engaged this summer while growing skills for the future University of Illinois Extension is sponsoring Grundy County's STEM Camp 2021. The two week four session camp will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays—June 29, July 1, July 6 and July 8—from...

A serial burglar was sentenced in a Grundy County courtroom on Tuesday, June 22nd. According to the Illinois Department of Corrections, Andrew Viles, 36, of Morris was released on parole in March of 2019 after serving a 12 year prison sentence he received on a burglary charge out of Grundy County in 2012. Viles then burglarized two businesses in Morris nearly two months after his release from prison.

..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM CDT FOR KENDALL...NORTHERN LA SALLE...SOUTHEASTERN DE KALB AND NORTHERN GRUNDY COUNTIES... At 1111 PM CDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Leland, or near Sheridan, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Aurora, Joliet, Plainfield, Oswego, Ottawa, Yorkville, Morris, Channahon, Minooka, Plano, Sandwich, Sheridan, Montgomery, Boulder Hill, Lake Holiday, Somonauk, Earlville, Serena, Newark and Leland.

Note to Readers: Information presented here is obtained from the city police and sheriff's departments. Individuals listed in reports who have been charged with a crime have not been proven guilty in court. Several individuals were indicted by a Grundy County grand jury on Wednesday, June 16th. Colleen Sprinkle, 27,...

Grundy and LaSalle County residents can expect to see more than 1,000 motorcycles in the area for the Illinois Motorcycle Freedom Run happening on Saturday, June 19th. The Morris Police Department said participants will meet at the Grundy County Fairgrounds beginning at 7:00 a.m. and the motorcycle procession will leave the fairgrounds at 10:30 a.m.

Minooka Police responded to 100 block of S. Wabena Ave on Thursday morning after receiving a call of shots fired. When they arrived, Police saw a female sitting the front stoop of the house with a gunshot wound to her shoulder. The victim was transported to Morris Hospital but eventually flown to Loyola Hospital in serious but stable condition. The investigation has shown that the victim and her boyfriend, Deonte Wardick, were in their bedroom when the gun he was holding fell out of his hand and discharged. Wardick has been arrested for Reckless Discharge of a Firearm and has been transported to Grundy County Jail. Minooka Police tell WJOL that the incident is a result of alcohol use and carless handling of firearms that led to the accidental shooting.

Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Grundy County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). Grants range from $5,000 for smaller communities up to $19 million in larger cities such as New York. Real Clear...

The Grundy County Board last week approved a text amendment allowing for the accessory of beekeeping as an administrative use. Land Use Director Heidi Miller explains how this came about. Your browser does not support the audio element. Miller also spoke beekeeping as an administrative use. Your browser does not...

The Grundy County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man wanted on three warrants on Sunday, June 13th. In May of 2021, a Grundy County grand jury indicted Damon Ward, 22, of Mazon for the unlawful delivery of a look-alike substance, a class three felony. He is accused of knowingly selling a look-alike substance to an individual somewhere in the Grundy County area on February 3rd of 2020.

The latest Covid-19 cases and vaccine figures have been released in Grundy County. The Illinois Department of Public Health said two more people have died from Covid-19 related complications. They included a male in his 50’s and a male in his 70’s. Grundy County has had 5,986 positive Covid-19 cases...

The fate of a $1.3 billion natural gas plant under construction in Grundy County is mainly what kept the Senate from acting yesterday on the most ambitious state energy bill in 25 years. Competitive Power Ventures, a Silver Spring, Md.-based power generator, threatened to pull the plug on a massive...

MORRIS, Ill. — An isolated rain storm forced officials to cancel Friday night’s stock car racing program at the Grundy County Speedway. Racing resumes next Friday at the third-of-a-mile paved oval.

There were 32 offenders released on parole during 2020 that live in Grundy County, according to Illinois Department of Corrections data obtained by Illinois Valley Times. The data shows 27 men and five women were released in Grundy County. The median age of the parolees was 39. The youngest parolee was a 23-year-old man convicted of a financial crime or fraud in 2019, and the oldest was a 70-year-old woman convicted of a crime involving alcohol in 2018.

MORRIS – A 25-year-old Joliet man was killed after a crash on I-80 Wednesday morning in Grundy County. Authorities say Devon J. Wade was traveling westbound driving a motorcycle when a semi-tractor trailer reportedly came in front of the cycle causing Wade to lose control. The Grundy County Coroner’s Office said the cycle traveled into the safety wire and ejected the man. Wade was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The crash is still under investigation by the Illinois State Police and the Grundy County Coroner’s Office.