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Runners can race in a 5K or one-mile youth fun run at the nonprofit's first Turkey Trot at Community Park at Grande Park.
Tania Hess "works tirelessly" to ensure an important program at the Plainfield Public Library is impactful, according to the submission.
Despite not receiving much acknowledgment for her actions, the submission reads, McKenzie puts "her all into everything that she does."
To gather input from the generations of the future, Sen. Loughran Cappel is forming a Youth Advisory Board.
The event aims to provide community members with a safe, convenient and responsible way to dispose of prescription drugs.
Officials said they'll honor their contract to license PARC after fest organizers threatened to sue over the inclusion of a drag story hour.
The park district was chosen as one of the best park districts in the 2022 Herald-News Best of Will County Readers' Choice Awards.
Nuhie Faheem will serve on the Plainfield Park District Board of Commissioners until her term expires in 2023.
More than 14 million TikTok users viewed a video of the display, which featured a levitating Max Mayfield inspired by a season four episode.
Over 109,000 Dry Tons of Residuals and Biosolids have been kept out of Landfills
Funding available to support inclusion, diversity and equity initiatives for nonprofit organizations, schools and government entities
Crews are completing sealcoating work, which includes crack filling and parking lot restriping, at 10 sites this week.
Monthly winners receive a $75 Visa gift card. Overall winners chosen in January will take home $500, $250 or $150 for the top three photos.
Of the more than 700 entries in the contest, Plainfield's Hayley Pendergast close-up shot of an Orinoco crocodile took the top prize.
The ISU students were in critical condition after a car hit them as they were walking down the street in Normal, according to the campaign.
Register now to search for migratory birds on Sept. 17. The hike will begin at the Plainfield Township offices parking lot on Lockport St.
Online and in-person registration at the Prairie Activity and Recreation Center will be shut off at the end of the month, officials said.
Ken McEwen joins the Plainfield Park District after serving as parks maintenance manager in Bolingbrook for more than 8 years.
Activities on the docket for this year's event include a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, hayrides and a prairie maze.
Several Plainfield organizations are encouraging community members to donate food and personal hygiene items to food pantries.
The kind of story we need right now (for August 29,2022): Kindness and love for some dogs who need and deserve it.
In the eight years Jullo served the department, he was an ambassador, sniffed out a burglar and starred in educational videos.
Cop on a Rooftop is an annual fundraising event for Special Olympics Illinois.
The Eaton Preserve trail and parking lot paving project is scheduled to begin Monday.
The last time Brie Hurley worked at the Plainfield Park District, she was a swim instructor and front desk staff member.
As a result of the upcoming training exercises set to take place in downtown Plainfield, part of Lockport Street will be closed for an hour.
The truck, which has a 100-foot main aerial ladder and 188 feet of ground ladders, was put into service Friday at Fire Station 1.
It's the sixth straight year PPD was awarded the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award by the Government Finance Officers Association.
The proposed multi-use trail is located east of the DuPage River and would cross Old Renwick Road.
Debra Narducci's appointment fills the term of former commissioner Rob Ayres, who died May 12.
The park district now has a record of park trees — not including those in dense forests — cataloged by condition, type, size and location.
Among improvements, the project will include shoreline restoration, a pollinator garden, a disc golf course and expanded trails throughout.
Can you and a team of five pull an armored truck 75 feet? Teams can now sign up to participate in the upcoming armored truck challenge.
This month, the park district will be offering daily activities designed to encourage people to unplug from technology and plug into life.
Antique cars, built between 1904 and 1974, will be on display until 8 p.m. Wednesday on Lockport Street in Plainfield.
Proceeds raised at Aubrey's LemonAid Stand, happening Saturday, will benefit Tom Hernandez, director of community relations, and his family.
Police warned community members that crews will be flying a helicopter at a low altitude during the routine coming up Thursday and Friday.
Community members concerned with a large police presence at Plainfield East, don't worry — it's a training exercise, police said.
“Our mental health is essential to leading a happy life,” Mattson said.